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Tyler Howe
Residents,
I wanted to send out a couple reminders. Our roads are narrow enough as is. Most times a plow truck with wing plow will span the entire width. Amber strobe lights in NH are classified the exact same as red or blue so the move over law applies. If you are jogging, riding a horse or walking your dog during a winter maintenance event. Bright colors and body applied flashing lights are a great idea. Screaming at the plow truck operator or leaving such voicemails at the office is not acceptable. The entire DPW loves pets but walking them on a town road while we are actively plowing is not safe.
🚨 Safety Reminder: Give Plows Space 🚨
when you see a plow:
• Plow trucks often travel at slower speeds than surrounding traffic so they can do their job safely and effectively • They take up more room than most vehicles because they’re clearing the entire roadway, not just one lane.
• It is the law, under RSA 265:6-a, drivers must yield to highway maintenance vehicles ❄️ Please slow down, drive to the weather conditions, and stay alert.
❤️ Drive like the person in that plow truck is your family member because for someone, they are.
#DontCrowdThePlow #SlowDown #DriveToConditions #WinterDriving
265:6-a Highway Construction and Maintenance. – I. The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any authorized vehicle or pedestrian actually engaged in work upon the highway within any construction or maintenance area indicated by official traffic control devices.
II. The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any authorized vehicle obviously and actually engaged in work upon a highway whenever such vehicle displays emergency lights or amber warning lights as authorized under RSA 266:78-a through RSA 266:78-q and shall give wide berth, without endangering oncoming traffic, to highway workers and stationary or moving vehicles owned by or contracted to state or local highway maintenance departments displaying amber warning lights. Any person violating this paragraph shall be fined $150 plus penalty assessment for a first offense and $250 plus penalty assessment for a subsequent offense in a 12-month period.
III. Any offense involving speeding in a highway construction or maintenance zone on a state or interstate highway, manned by workers, shall be a construction work zone driving offense. A person found guilty of an offense shall be fined not less than $250 nor more than $500.