While 'Slow Down and Move Over' seems simple, state officials say not enough people know it's the law.

Truck driver and owner of IDM trucking in Augusta County, Kern Houff, says heading into a seminar for the State Police's 'Slow Down, Move Over' campaign, he didn't know it was a law.

He says, "I learned that it's more than just a courtesy to move over when you see emergency vehicle on the side of the road. It is a law now."

As a long-time truck driver, Houff says the seminar helped put perspective on how dangerous the roads can be.

He adds, "Listening to the program today reinforced my thoughts that trucks or cars or whatever is on the interstate with emergency vehicles on the road makes an unsafe situation."

VSP Capt. Richard Denney spoke at the seminar in Weyers Cave Thursday. He says the statistics show that not enough people know about the law.

He says, "A national survey says approximately 71 percent of the people aren't aware of the law."

He says he has also seen the effects on his own account.

"Our department alone, we have had 12 troopers struck this year," adds Denney.

Houff says he also learned people need to know about the law for financial reasons.

He says, "You can have some pretty stiff fines if the trooper or whoever is on the side of the road decides to write a ticket for it."

Those fines can be as high as $2,500 for not slowing down or moving over.