4/24/01 - Gov. Jim Geringer has signed HB231 into law to protect highway patrol and other emergency personnel during roadside stops. Effective July 1, the law will require drivers of all highway vehicles to maintain a safe distance and speed when passing emergency vehicles parked by the road with their lights flashing. On highways, the law requires you to merge into the furthest lane away from an emergency vehicle. On two-lane roads, slow down to 20 miles below the posted speed. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, violators could face up to $750 in fines and six months in jail. Wyoming lawmakers went home March 1.

3/7/01 - All drivers traveling through Wyoming need to start paying extra attention for flashing lights along the side of the road. Gov. Jim Geringer has signed HB231 into law to protect highway patrol and other emergency personnel during roadside stops.
The law, which takes effect July 1, will require drivers of all highway vehicles to maintain a safe distance and speed when passing emergency vehicles parked by the road with their lights flashing. On highways, the law requires you to merge into the furthest lane away from an emergency vehicle. On two-lane roads, slow down to 20 miles below the posted speed.
According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, violators could face up to $750 in fines and six months in jail. At least 20 patrol officers over the past five years in the state have been hit by passing vehicles.