Oscar Mayer Wienermobile pulled over for not following the Move Over Law

No one is above the law, not even the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.Deputies in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, are using Monday's fateful events as a reminder to everyone about the Move Over Law.Deputies said the driver of the Wienermovile was stopped and given a verbal warning for not following the Move Over Law.The law states that when a driver sees a vehicle on the side of the road with its lights flashing, they must move over to the closest lane. If a safe lane change is not possible, the driver must slow down and maintain a safe speed until they've completely passed the vehicle."One of the most dangerous places for emergency responders and maintenance personnel is along the side of the road. Each year hundreds of these hard working men and women are injured or killed by passing motorists while working along the nation’s highways," Waukesha County deputies wrote on Facebook Monday.

No one is above the law, not even the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.

Deputies in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, are using Monday's fateful events as a reminder to everyone about the Move Over Law.


Deputies said the driver of the Wienermovile was stopped and given a verbal warning for not following the Move Over Law.

The law states that when a driver sees a vehicle on the side of the road with its lights flashing, they must move over to the closest lane. If a safe lane change is not possible, the driver must slow down and maintain a safe speed until they've completely passed the vehicle.

"One of the most dangerous places for emergency responders and maintenance personnel is along the side of the road. Each year hundreds of these hard working men and women are injured or killed by passing motorists while working along the nation’s highways," Waukesha County deputies wrote on Facebook Monday.