MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is reminding you to slow down for roadside workers.
Wisconsin’s Move Over Law requires drivers to provide a safety zone for law enforcement, emergency responders and maintenance vehicles stopped alongside the road with their emergency lights on.
DOT says you can also avoid secondary crashes by being an attentive driver. In 2023, Wisconsin saw 760 secondary crashes resulting in 3 deaths and more than 380 injures.
Over the past five years, 60 emergency responders were struck and injured by a vehicle while working on the side of the road in Wisconsin.