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Difficulty: EasyEmergency Vehicles, School Buses, and Work Zones

You are driving on a one-way street when an emergency vehicle displaying flashing lights and sounding a siren approaches from behind. Which of the following actions are you legally required to take?

  1. Pull over to the nearest curb or edge of the roadway, clear of any intersection, and remain stopped until the emergency vehicle passes.Answer
  2. B
    Maintain your speed and lane position while turning on your hazard lights so the emergency vehicle driver knows you see them.
  3. C
    Come to an immediate complete stop in your current lane of travel to allow the emergency vehicle to steer around your vehicle.
  4. D
    Accelerate to the posted speed limit to reach the next intersection before pulling over to the right side.

Answer

Pull over to the nearest curb or edge of the roadway, clear of any intersection, and remain stopped until the emergency vehicle passes.
When an emergency vehicle with active siren and flashing lights approaches on any roadway, including a one-way street, drivers must yield the right-of-way by moving as far as safely possible to the nearest edge or curb clear of any intersection and stopping until the vehicle has passed.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Recognize the approaching emergency vehicle
Identify active sirens and flashing lights indicating an emergency response.
Emergency vehicles operating lights and sirens have immediate right-of-way over standard traffic.
2
Locate the nearest edge of the street clear of intersections
Determine a safe path toward the nearest curb (left or right on a one-way street, clear of any intersection).
Blocking intersections or stopping in travel lanes prevents emergency vehicles from passing safely.
3
Drive to the curb and stop completely
Position your vehicle parallel to the edge of the street and come to a complete stop until all emergency vehicles pass.
This fully opens the travel lane for emergency responders.

Key Concept

Yielding Right-of-Way to Emergency Vehicles
Estimated Time:45s
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Emergency Vehicles, School Buses, and Work Zones

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