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Slow Down, Move Over

This public safety announcement was prepared by Respondersafety.com with funding from the National Institute of Justice and the United States Fire Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Slow down.

Slow down and move over.

When you see lights, vests or reflectors, please give us some room.

Slow down and move over.

When you need us, we've got your back.

Do you have ours?

You got our back?

You got ours?

You got our back?

Please, slow down and move over

When you see lights, vests or reflectors, slow down and move over.

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More law enforcement officers die each year in traffic incidents than from any other cause, including shootings. Many of these deaths occur on the roadside as officers perform their duties. This public service announcement reminds drives to slow down and move over when they see a public safety responder on the side of the road. This video was produced by Respondersafety.com with funding from the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, and United States Fire Administration, Department of Homeland Security.

This public service announcement was used in a research project to test the effectiveness such announcements on changing driver behavior. Learn more from the full report Determining the Relative Impact of PSAs and Brochures upon General Public Drivers Interfacing With Emergency Service Vehicles (pdf, 48 pages).

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Date modified: July 18, 2012