The 3rd Annual Alabama “Slow Down, Move Over” Rally was held December 1, 2019 to raise awareness of the “Slow Down, Move Over” (SDMO) laws and the dangers that towers face daily. Currently, we are losing one tow operator every 6 days which is higher than other first responders who average losing one every 30 days. Our 1st responders’ office space is often mere inches away from the white line of inattentive motorists driving dangerously close in their vehicles at high speeds. These men and women towers are out doing what they love to do which is serving others, and many are not going home to their families afterwards.
The 3rd Annual “SDMO” Rally was put on by Classic Towing which is owned by Wes Passmore. Three years ago, Wes lost a driver, John Hubbard, to a motorist who did not
move over one lane when approaching a first responder giving aid on the side of the road. Since then, Wes has worked tirelessly and persistently to spread the word to all to move over one and protect fellow towers, so that no more are lost to inattentive drivers. Consequently, over 300 participants came from as far as Louisiana and Mississippi to help support the rally and then drove from Hueytown, AL to Tuscaloosa, AL with other first responders to raise awareness across the state.
