Question 1

Which vehicles does Arizona's Move Over Law (ARS 28-775) cover?

Accepted Answer

Any vehicle stopped with flashing lights — tow trucks and private vehicles too — Arizona's Move Over Law is broader than a typical emergency-vehicle rule — it covers any vehicle stopped on the roadside with flashing lights, including tow trucks, highway maintenance vehicles, and private vehicles, not just police, fire, and ambulance.

Question 2

How far behind a RESPONDING POLICE vehicle must an Arizona driver stay, and how does that compare to a fire department vehicle?

Accepted Answer

At least 300 feet behind police — less than the 500 feet required behind a responding fire department vehicle — Arizona doesn't use one flat following distance for every responding emergency vehicle — it's at least 500 feet behind a fire department vehicle, but at least 300 feet behind a police vehicle.

Question 3

What happens to fines for traffic violations committed in a posted Arizona work zone?

Accepted Answer

They double, regardless of what type of violation it is — Arizona doubles fines for any traffic violation in a posted work zone — not just speeding — to help protect the people working there.

Question 4

In Arizona, does painted center-line striping alone count as a "divided roadway" for the school-bus stopping exception?

Accepted Answer

No — it needs real physical separation, like a fence or curbing — Arizona's school-bus stopping exception for opposite-direction traffic only applies on a genuinely divided roadway — one with physical separation like a fence, curbing, or a pavement gap. Painted striping by itself does not create that exception.

Arizona: Emergency Vehicles, School Buses & Work Zones Questions

1. Which vehicles does Arizona's Move Over Law (ARS 28-775) cover?

2. How far behind a RESPONDING POLICE vehicle must an Arizona driver stay, and how does that compare to a fire department vehicle?

3. What happens to fines for traffic violations committed in a posted Arizona work zone?

4. In Arizona, does painted center-line striping alone count as a "divided roadway" for the school-bus stopping exception?

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