EAST IDAHO - The Move Over Law was passed a little over 3 years ago.

It was enacted to prevent officers from being hit while on traffic stops. But are people in East Idaho following this relatively new law?

Every day, police officers put their lives in danger when making routine stops. In fact, more police officers are killed in traffic accidents than being shot. It's severe accidents we've seen in the past that helped enact the Move Over Law in Idaho.

"We've had a lot of voluntary compliance on this law," says Lt. Chris Weadick of Idaho State Police.

But we're nowhere near perfect.

"So what is the Move Over Law? The law states that if there's an officer with a stopped car, you must slow down and change lanes to pass. When the law was put in place in 2006, you could choose one- either slow down or move over, but today, you must do both," says Tommy Noel.

"During some of the enforcement activities on this, we'll have other troopers and other law enforcement agencies kind of follow or tail another officer that's making a traffic stop," says Lt. Weadick.

That's what we'll be doing in a ride-along with ISP Trooper Kristopher Barnes. I barely had the camera rolling for two minutes before we caught the first lawbreaker.

"The reason I stopped you... That trooper had a vehicle stopped on the right side of the road and in Idaho you are required to move over into the left lane," says Trooper Kristopher Barnes.

The driver didn't believe the trooper and claimed he did move over.

"No, you stayed in the right lane," says Trooper Barnes.

But the tape cleary shows the offense.

"You didn't move over at all," says Trooper Barnes.

Now while Trooper Barnes was visiting with this driver for breaking the Move Over Law. I caught at least three other drivers breaking the Move Over Law as well.

"Make sure you move over when you see the flashing lights," says Trooper Barnes.

"Once is bad enough, twice is horrible," says Trooper Chad Goody.

Trooper Chad Goody has been hit in two separate incidents while making stops on the side of the road. Video from ISP shows the aftermath after being hit by a semi truck.

"...next thing I know, I wake up, and I'm looking at bright blue sky," says Trooper Goody.

Since then, Trooper Goody is pretty adamant about the Move Over Law.

"If they go by me and I'm done with that person, I've chased several down," says Trooper Goody.

In the first accident, Trooper Goody escaped with head and neck injuries. But other officers aren't so lucky. In the past decade, 722 officers nationwide were killed in auto-related accidents.

"Just being a law enforcement, EMS, or firefighter, the inherent dangers of the job are always there," says Lt. Weadick.

But a simple switch to the left lane can help reduce the number of accidents and deaths of emergency personnel. While on the ride along, in my 20 minutes of footage, 19 drivers broke the Move Over Law, coming with feet of a possible accident.

"We still have a lot of gains to go," says Lt. Weadick.

When the lights are flashing, slow down and move over. Officers are at the greatest danger when they do something they do every day - make a traffic stop.

It's a $75 fine if you break the Move Over Law and three points on your driving record.