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Zorluk: KolayEmergency Vehicles and Move-Over Laws

When an emergency vehicle with active sirens and flashing lights approaches your vehicle from behind on a two-lane road, you are legally permitted to maintain your speed as long as you activate your hazard lights.

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False. Drivers must pull to the right edge of the roadway and stop immediately until the emergency vehicle has passed.
The statement is false because upon the approach of any emergency vehicle displaying active warning lights and sounding a siren, drivers must immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway and stop until the vehicle has passed.

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1
Identify the required driver action when an active emergency vehicle approaches from behind.
State traffic laws require drivers to safely yield the right-of-way by moving as close as possible to the right curb or edge of the road.
Clearing the path entirely ensures emergency service providers can safely navigate past traffic.
2
Determine if turning on hazard lights excuses a driver from pulling over.
Activating hazard lights does not grant permission to stay in motion or hold the lane.
Hazard lights only signal awareness of a situation; they do not clear space for emergency responders.

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Yielding Right-of-Way to Moving Emergency Vehicles
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