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alvins wrote:tow truck drivers should get some courtesy on the road?yea right. they all drive like maniacs and practically cause more trouble getting there then what already happened. Even the police dont drive that aggressivly. I give them no respect what so ever and will never move out of their way for any reason.

and those superbright strobes and such on cop cars really help people to see better at night too.

Not quite sure where you live but that is not the way they drive in the area I live in. They are courteous, safe drivers. Mainly because they see on a daily basis what causes accidents. Usually makes them a far better driver than people like yourself. It's drivers like you and your kind of attitude and thinking that make some roads a danger zone.

speedsix wrote:...excellent...common courtesy and good sense...in such short supply these days that a law had to be passed...to protect those who have to make a living taking those risks...I'd be for amending it...making it cover any roadside breakdown/hazard...citizens have been killed changing flats and helping...sad but things we used to take for granted now have to be legislated and a penalty attached...

sjfcontrol wrote: Why not pull over for any disabled vehicle where a person is present outside of the vehicle?

I do, but most people won't.

C-dub wrote:This isn't a stupid law, but where does it stop? I hadn't realized that tow truck drivers were now included. They are not emergency workers or first responders. How many regular folks being hit or killed will it take before the law is expanded to any vehicle on the side of the road?

Tow truck operators are working right alongside emergency workers everyday clearing accident scenes. They are emergency workers. They are doing just as much of a duty to help with the rescue and cleanup as the fire, EMS and law enforcement personnel. In the small rural area I reside in, it is not uncommon for tow trucks to "first respond" with EMS and fire units.

There are probably just as many, if not more tow truck operators killed each year on the side of the road doing their job as police, fire and EMS people. The next time you see one helping a stranded motorist on the side of the road, go ahead and extend the courtesy of moving over or slowing down. It's the law. There is no one to write the citation or watch his or her back.

srothstein wrote: I disagree Mel. The law does not give a preference to one action or the other. It simply says you must do one or the other. Incidentally, it applies to tow trucks now, as well as police, fire, and EMS.

Thank you!