Florida Statute 316.126 requires drivers to move over and away from stopped emergency vehicles. The purpose of the law is to protect law enforcement officers, firefighters and EMS workers while they are on the scene of an accident or other roadside emergency.
Under the law, drivers must:
* Approach cautiously when an emergency vehicle is stopped along the highway with its lights flashing.
* Move away from emergency vehicles when traveling on a multi-lane highway.
* Slow down to 20 mph below the speed limit or to 5 mph when the speed limit is 20 mph or less or if changing lanes safely is not an option.
