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Move Over LAW (FS 316.126)

By Elyse Weintraub Brown, roadways by motorists. Help protect them…because if they the emergency worker. If you are not able to safely move
Community Education can’t help you in your time of need…who will? over, you must slow down to a speed of 20 MPH below
Specialist, Palm Beach Learn the Move Over LAW (FS 316.126) the posted speed limit unless directed otherwise by a law
County Fire Rescue Are you unsure about what you are supposed to do enforcement officer.
(561) 616-7051 or when you are driving on a local roadway, and you see On a two-lane roadway…Where there is NO lane of
ewbrown@pbcgov.org DRIVING BEHIND YOU a fire truck or other emergency travel in the same direction to merge over to, you are
vehicle with lights flashing and sirens wailing on the REQUIRED to slow down to a speed that is 20 miles per
This message is way to an emergency? The Answer is …you must yield hour less than the posted speed limit. If the speed limit is
brought to you by your the right of way. When it is safe to do so, move over as 20 miles per hour or less, you must slow down to five miles
friendly Firefighters from close as reasonable to the closest edge of the curb of the per hour.
Palm Beach County Fire roadway, clear of any intersection and then stop. When In the State of Florida, drivers must also move over for
Rescue…. this happens on highways and interstates, rather than sanitation vehicles and utility service vehicles performing
Every day firefighters and other stop, slow down and then safely move over so that the tasks related to their services, and wreckers displaying
emergency responders drive to emergency vehicle can pass. amber rotating or flashing lights performing a recovery or
emergencies. What’s more, Are you unsure about what you are supposed to do when loading on the roadside.
oftentimes the emergency they are you are driving on a roadway with multiple lanes, and you Violating the Move Over Law can result in a fine and
driving to is actually in the roadway. see a fire truck or rescue truck working an emergency ON points on your license; and worse, because it puts rescuers,
Although they are helping others THE SIDE OF THE ROAD? The Answer is….When it civilians, and other motorists at risk of serious injury and
and rendering aid, they are also at is safe to do, merge away from a vehicle working on the even death. For everyone’s safety, share the Move Over
risk of being injured and killed on our side of the roadway to provide an empty travel lane for Law with others. Help us…help You! 

Community Association Meetings Monthly Schedule

(All meetings held via Zoom and in person.)

All meetings will be held electronically via Zoom and in person. The following is our regular schedule of monthly
meetings, however, sometimes meetings are cancelled or schedules are revised due to holidays, etc. If you would like to
attend, please call the BPCA office, (561) 395-7551, the day before the meeting to request the Zoom link be emailed to you.

Access Control & Safety Committee 2nd Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m.

Architectural Control Site Committee 1st Friday of each month at 9:30 a.m.

Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m.

Budget & Finance Committee The Friday before the third Tuesday of
each month at 9:15 a.m.

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