Politics & Government

'Move Over: It's the Law' Campaign Starts Today

The campaign seeks to remind motorists to move over in traffic lanes whenever they see flashing lights. The campaign is being supported by the mother of Caltrans employee D'juan Bush, pictured, who was killed while performing highway maintenance.

In light of recent worker fatalities, Caltrans, in partnership with the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), the California Highway Patrol (CHP), and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), launches the "Move Over: It’s The Law" campaign today to highlight awareness among motorists of the importance of slowing down and safely moving over in traffic lanes whenever they see flashing lights. 

The campaign will run from July 11-22.

"This simple action will help to protect highway crews, emergency response workers and law enforcement officers while they work on California’s highways," say campaign organizers.

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One of the biggest proponents of the campaign is Luceda Evans, the mother of Caltrans highway maintenance worker D'juan Bush, who was killed while working alongside an east bay freeway in September of 2007.

Bush was closing the tailgate on a one-ton truck when a private vehicle hit the boom truck that was parked behind the smaller truck. The private vehicle then spun out and struck Bush, pinning him to the one-ton truck.

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Bush was transported to the hospital and operated on, but died from internal injuries just before midnight in the intensive care unit.

Bush's death is just one of many by Caltrans workers over the past few years, prompting the formation of the "Move Over: It's the Law" campaign and another recent campaign, "Slow for the Cone Zone."

For more information, visit the California Department of Transportation website.


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