The American Automobile Association (AAA) and other partners have launched a year-long campaign to reduce deaths and injuries among roadside workers and stranded motorists. The effort includes two primary components. One is enactment in all 50 states of "Move Over" laws that cover tow trucks and other roadside-assistance vehicles. These laws require motorists to change lanes to provide an empty travel lane between their vehicle and emergency vehicles, or to slow down while approaching a traffic incident if moving to another lane is not possible.

The second element is a national public awareness campaign that will include public safety and other announcements featuring testimonials from NASCAR driver David Ragan. AAA says that approximately 200 roadside workers are killed in crashes each year. And as many as 800 deaths occur among motorists in highway work zones or in locations where motorists are receiving help.

The AAA initiative also involves law enforcement organizations, firefighters, state highway workers, and emergency medical personnel.