Slow Down to Get Around—
A Campaign to Save Lives
Slow Down to Get Around (SDTGA) is a national safety campaign that reminds motorists to drive more carefully when near waste and recycling collection vehicles. Being struck by a motorist is a leading cause of death for waste and recycling collecti on employees, and with proper awareness, is completely preventable.
Slow Down to Get Around is also the name commonly applied to legislation that requires motorists to slow down or move over when passing waste and recycling vehicles that are in the process of collection. Since the start of the campaign, as least twenty states have enacted some type of SDTGA law to help protect solid waste workers out on the job.
- Alabama
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
SDTGA Photo Gallery
Kansas SDTGA Law Signing Ceremony
Maryland SDTGA Law Signing Ceremony
Ohio SDTGA Law Signing Ceremony
Photo Credit: County of Fairfax, Virginia
Photo Credit: Craig Poulsen, City of Spencer, Iowa
Photo Credit: Dominick Incantalupo, M&M-Sanitation
Photo Credit: John-Sliwicki, Lakeshore-Recycling-Systems
Photo credit: City of Manteca from Rexie LeStrange
Photo credit: Waste Management, Omaha from Gary Kuhn
Photo credit: Waste Management, Omaha from Gary Kuhn
Photo credit: Waste Management, Omaha from Lisa Disbrow
Slow Down to Get Around Videos
NWRA SDTGA Public Service Announcement
Laurel Community Spotlight: Slow Down/Move Over Law - May 9, 2018