Page 8 - Boca ViewPointe - April '25

Page 8, Viewpointe April 2025

Move Over LAW Community Shred Event

T h e B oc a Poi nt e
(FS 316.126) Community Association
hosted another successful
community shred event on
By Elyse Weintraub Friday, March 21 at The
Brown, Community Club. Micro Shred was
Education Specialist, on site from 10 a.m. to 1
Palm Beach County p.m. shredding 9,750 lbs of
Fire Rescue personal documents safely
(561) 616-7051 or and securely thank you
ewbrown@pbcgov.org to all of the residents that
participated and to The Club
This message is at Boca Pointe. 
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 Community Association Meetings Monthly Schedule
risk of being injured and killed on
our roadways by motorists. Help protect them…because (All meetings held via Zoom and in person.)
if they can’t help you in your time of need…who will?
Learn the Move Over LAW (FS 316.126)
Are you unsure about what you are supposed to do All meetings will be held electronically via Zoom and in person. The following is our
when you are driving on a local roadway, and you see
DRIVING BEHIND YOU a fire truck or other emergency regular schedule of monthly meetings, however, sometimes meetings are cancelled or
vehicle with lights flashing and sirens wailing on the schedules are revised due to holidays, etc. If you would like to attend, please call the
way to an emergency? The Answer is …you must yield BPCA office, (561) 395-7551, the day before the meeting to request the Zoom link be
the right of way. When it is safe to do so, move over as
close as reasonable to the closest edge of the curb of the emailed to you.
roadway, clear of any intersection and then stop. When
this happens on highways and interstates, rather than Architectural Control Site Committee TBD
stop, slow down and then safely move over so that the
emergency vehicle can pass. Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m.
Are you unsure about what you are supposed to do when
you are driving on a roadway with multiple lanes, and you Budget & Finance Committee TBD
see a fire truck or rescue truck working an emergency ON
THE SIDE OF THE ROAD? The Answer is….When it
is safe 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.
On a two-lane roadway…Where there is NO lane of
travel in the same direction to merge over to, you are
REQUIRED to slow down to a speed that is 20 miles per Scan for a FREE
hour less than the posted speed limit. If the speed limit In Home Consultat on
is 20 miles per hour or less, you must slow down to five
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In the State of Florida, drivers must also move over for
sanitation vehicles and utility service vehicles performing IN BOCA
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, and other motorists at risk of serious injury and
even death. For everyone’s safety, share the Move Over
Law with others. Help us…help You! 

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