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PBCFR Yellow Dot Program
Have you ever wondered, what gets important information into the hands of emergency 3- Place the sticker on the back/rear windshield in
would happen if you got into a car responders quickly and it can save your life! the lower left hand corner so emergency responders can
crash and you were unconscious? If you are involved in a car accident and can’t see it quickly and easily when approaching from behind.
Have you thought to yourself… communicate, first responders can look in your glove *Important Tips*
how would anyone know what compartment box for the “Yellow Dot” pamphlet where * Keep the Yellow Dot pamphlet updated as
my medical history is; or how you have written essential medical information about information changes.
would they know about the yourself. ** How many do you need??? (i.e. One Yellow Dot
medications I am taking; or the This information can help rescue crews decide the best sticker per vehicle & One Yellow Dot pamphlet for
medicines I’m allergic to; or better approach to your emergency treatment. This is especially each person.)
yet, how would they know what important after a car accident where you may be unconscious, You can stop in to any Palm Beach County Fire Station
hospital that I want to go to…? in shock, or simply unable to communicate clearly. to pick up Yellow Dot pamphlets and stickers for your
Who would call my family and When you can’t talk to Emergency Responders to household. For quantities more than that, please call our
let them know I’ve been hurt? provide them with vital medical information, the Yellow Community Education Office at 561-616-7033.
How would they even know how Dot is your tool to provide personalized information on If your club or organization would like a presentation
to get in touch with my family? your behalf! about the Yellow Dot, to learn more about additional
The good news is that you don’t This is how it works…just follow three steps. resources available, and to have an opportunity to ask
have to wonder or worry about that 1- Fill out the form on the Yellow Dot pamphlet. questions, please call 561-616-7051. Yellow Dot Sticker/
anymore. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue supports a 2- Put the Yellow Dot pamphlet form in your glove Pamphlet sets will be brought to the presentation for
new Program called the Yellow Dot. The Yellow Dot compartment box. audience attendees. Quantities can be discussed when
presentations are booked.
Making Your Safety My Priority,
Elyse Weintraub Brown,
Our 38
th
Community Education Specialist, South County,
Annual Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
Ann
ual
561-616-7051
ewbrown@pbcgov.org
Summer Sale Move Over LAW
Summer Sale
(FS 316.126)
By Elyse Weintraub Brown,
Community Education
Specialist, Palm Beach
County Fire Rescue
(561) 616-7051 or
ewbrown@pbcgov.org
This message is brought
to you by your friendly
Firefighters from Palm Beach
County Fire Rescue….
Every day firefighters
and other emergency responders drive to
emergencies. What’s more, oftentimes
the emergency they are driving to is
actually in the roadway. Although
they are helping others and rendering
aid, they are also at risk of being
injured and killed on our roadways by
motorists. Help protect them…because
Learn the Move Over LAW (FS 316.126)
if they can’t help you in your time of need…who will?
Are you unsure about what you are supposed to do when
you are driving on a local roadway, and you see DRIVING
Lenses on 1 Pair
st
BEHIND YOU a fire truck or other emergency vehicle with
The Answer is …you must yield the right of way. When it is
lights flashing and sirens wailing on the way to an emergency?
safe to do so, move over as close as reasonable to the closest
Lenses on 2 Pair
nd
edge of the curb of the roadway, clear of any intersection and
then stop. When this happens on highways and interstates,
*Except Cartier & Maui Jim rather than stop, slow down and then safely move over so
that the emergency vehicle can pass.
Rx or Non-Rx Lenses on 3 or More Are you unsure about what you are supposed to do when
rd
you are driving on a roadway with multiple lanes, and you
Expires 08/21/24 Expires 08/21/24 see a fire truck or rescue truck working an emergency ON
THE SIDE OF THE ROAD? The Answer is….When it is safe
KNOWN FOR OUR SELECTION • REMEMBERED FOR OUR SERVICE to do, merge away from a vehicle working on the side of the
roadway to provide an empty travel lane for the emergency
worker. If you are not able to safely move over, you must
slow down to a speed of 20 MPH below the posted speed
limit unless directed otherwise by a law enforcement officer.
Never On a two-lane roadway…Where there is NO lane of travel
Boring in the same direction to merge over to, you are REQUIRED
to slow down to a speed that is 20 miles per hour less than
the posted speed limit. If the speed limit is 20 miles per hour
or less, you must slow down to five miles per hour.
In the State of Florida, drivers must also move over for
sanitation vehicles and utility service vehicles performing
tasks related to their services, and wreckers displaying amber
rotating or flashing lights performing a recovery or loading
on the roadside.
Violating the Move Over Law can result in a fine and points
on your license; and worse, because it puts rescuers, civilians,
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For everyone’s safety, share the Move Over Law with others.
Help us…help You! 
