When drivers see flashing lights on the side of the road, they're supposed to move over. If that's not an option, they have to at least slow down.

Between 2015 and 2021, AAA found 123 roadside assistance workers were killed by passing vehicles. However, the agency also found roadside workers are hit and killed nearly four times more than reported.

The reasons vary by state and reporting agency. Also, tow truck drivers are occasionally considered pedestrians.

AAA's Dan Fisher says the most surprising part of the survey was that 84% of these crashes happened during good weather.

Fisher says drivers need to focus on what's 30 seconds down the road. That way, you can see what’s coming up, whether it's brake lights or someone on the side of the road.

Fisher says there are a lot of distractions we need to just keep at bay.

“People need to remember, too, just how fast something can happen," said Fisher. "It's not because you checked your phone for half a second that everything ... because it was only half a second. It really can be milliseconds between life and death.”

Fisher would know. He was hit in the back by someone’s mirror while working along the side of a road years ago. He says the driver didn’t even know it happened, so they never stopped.

At the end of next month, March 30, New York's Move Over Law will expand to include all disabled vehicles. This means you slow down 10-20 mph below the speed limit and, if you can, move over, even if it's just a passenger car on the side of the road.

If something happens and you need to stop on the highway, Fisher says the big mistake people make is stopping in the lane they’re in. He says to move to the right shoulder if you can. Keep your seat belt on and stay in your car.

Fisher says there have been many times he’s had to pull people out of the road because another car was approaching and they were looking at their vehicle.