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Under standard Move-Over regulations, drivers are legally required to change lanes or slow down only for primary emergency vehicles (police, fire, and medical), excluding stationary tow trucks and highway maintenance vehicles displaying flashing warning lights.

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False. Move-Over laws mandate yielding or slowing down for stationary tow trucks, utility vehicles, and highway maintenance crews operating active warning lights, not just police, fire, or medical emergency vehicles.
The statement is false because statutory Move-Over regulations explicitly mandate that drivers clear adjacent lanes or reduce speed for stopped tow trucks, maintenance vehicles, and service trucks operating flashing amber or emergency lights on roadway shoulders.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the legislative intent and scope of Move-Over regulations.
Move-Over laws aim to safeguard all personnel performing hazardous operations on roadside shoulders.
Roadside workers operating near live lanes face severe crash risks regardless of whether they perform medical response, enforcement, vehicle recovery, or highway repair.
2
Evaluate which vehicle categories fall under Move-Over protections.
Statutes extend requirements beyond traditional emergency vehicles to cover tow trucks, transportation department maintenance vehicles, and utility service crews displaying hazard lights.
Excluding roadside service personnel from move-over protections would leave essential emergency responders and highway workers vulnerable to passing traffic.

Key Concept

Scope of protected vehicle classifications under Move-Over laws
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