Every once in a while we get a good reminder. It can come from close to home, or down the road two hours to the south on I-29 from Mondamin, Iowa. That reminder is to pull over and slow down!

A friend of mine from O'Neil, Nebraska Rod Ludemann shared an awesome story on his Facebook page. The story was posted on Mark's Towing and Repair out of Iowa.

I just got off the phone talking with a man who's lucky to tell the story to others today. His name is Mark Long. His wife shares a great reminder to us all. It's been shared by many on Facebook and Mark says it has now reached over 7 million people.  It's very well written.

Yesterday there was an accident on I-29 involving a semi rollover at the off ramp. There was a Good Samaritan that came up in the accident. Stopped on the shoulder and ran to help the driver who was laying on the ground by the semi. While this Good Samaritan was helping the driver another vehicle that failed to "Move Over" struck the Good Samaritan's vehicle totaling it as you can see in the photos.

While Mark's Towing was on scene attempting to remove the totaled vehicle of the Good Samaritan the Trooper on scene doing traffic control blasted his siren to gets Mark's attention. A truck pulling a trailer in the passing lane decided to pass the vehicle in front of him in the right lane. After merging to the right the truck saw the accident scene and swerved back to the left lane to avoid hitting Mark (not the flatbed, but MARK!). Thank you to the trooper who alerted Mark in time so he could jump up on the flatbed. He could have very well saved Mark's life.

Now if you have read this far please do me another favor. Please share this post with all of your friends and remind them to "Move Over" for all emergency vehicles and anything that may be on the shoulder. Accident scenes, Stalled cars, fire or rescue personnel, police officers, and tow truck operators. It takes you a second to merge. That second could save someone's life. In what was originally a single semi accident 2 individuals failed to Move Over. It is the law! ‪#‎SlowdownMoveOver‬

So, do the same rules apply for South Dakota? Here's a refresher for you from South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

South Dakota state statute requires motorists in South Dakota to stop when coming from any direction and approaching any stopped authorized emergency vehicle using red visual signals/lights. The law now requires you to move over and slow down when passing any vehicle displaying amber or yellow flashing signals/lights.

The law is aimed at protecting vehicles stopped on the shoulder of the road from being hit by passing vehicles. Protected vehicles include law enforcement, emergency response vehicles, service vehicles (tow trucks, etc.), and motorists experiencing mechanical trouble.

Under the new law, motorists on Interstates and other highways with two or more lanes traveling in the same direction as the stopped vehicle, must merge into the lane farthest from the stopped vehicle and proceed with caution, unless otherwise directed. On two-lane highways, motorists must slow to a speed that is at least 20 miles per hour less than the posted speed limit or slow to 5 miles per hour when the speed limit is posted at 20 miles per hour or less and proceed with caution, unless otherwise directed.

A violation of this law is a Class 2 misdemeanor, which is punishable by a fine of $200 and/or 60 days in jail. Click here to read the law in its entirety.

Thanks to Mark and Julie Long of Mark's Towing and Repair Mondamin, Iowa. It's a great reminder for all of us. Many of us know someone who works on the road or, like Mark works every day with traffic situations. Like Julie said in the story, share this story with your friends!

Photos and story used with permission from Mark Long. By the way, they have a great Facebook page. Give them a like today.

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