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Difficulty: MediumEmergency Vehicles, School Buses, and Work Zones

You are approaching an intersection with a solid green traffic signal when you observe an emergency vehicle with active sirens and flashing lights approaching the same intersection from a cross street against a red light. What is your legal obligation in this situation?

  1. Yield the right-of-way by slowing down or stopping before entering the intersection until the emergency vehicle has safely passed.Answer
  2. B
    Accelerate quickly to clear the intersection before the emergency vehicle reaches the crosswalk.
  3. C
    Maintain your speed and proceed through the intersection because a solid green light grants absolute right-of-way.
  4. D
    Drive into the center of the intersection and bring your vehicle to an immediate complete stop.

Answer

Yield the right-of-way by slowing down or stopping before entering the intersection until the emergency vehicle has safely passed.
Emergency vehicles operating active visual and audible signals always have the right-of-way. Drivers approaching an intersection must yield by slowing down or stopping prior to entering the intersection, allowing the emergency vehicle to clear the area safely.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the presence of an active emergency vehicle.
Recognize that active siren and flashing lights require immediate yielding under traffic law.
Emergency vehicles responding to calls take priority over standard traffic signals.
2
Assess current vehicle position relative to the intersection.
Determine that the vehicle has not yet entered the intersection.
Stopping before entering an intersection keeps the lane clear for emergency travel.
3
Bring the vehicle to a controlled stop or slow down prior to entering the intersection.
Allow the emergency vehicle to navigate through the red light safely.
Yielding prior to entry prevents intersection gridlock and potential side-impact collisions.

Key Concept

Emergency Vehicle Right-of-Way Priority at Traffic Signals
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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Emergency Vehicles, School Buses, and Work Zones

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