Emergency Medical Services

When approaching a stopped emergency vehicle, you must change lanes, where reasonable. If changing lanes is unreasonable or unsafe, you must proceed with caution.

Violations can result in court suspension of your driver’s license and demerit points on your driving record.

Additionally,

• You may not park within 500 feet of where fire trucks or equipment are stopped answering an alarm.
• You must yield the right-of-way to police, fire, rescue vehicles and ambulances using a siren, flashing lights or both.
• Never follow any emergency vehicle closer than 500 feet.
• When police, fire and rescue vehicles or ambulances approach you using a siren, flashing light or both, you must Immediateely yield the right-of-way. Pull over to the right edge of the road and stop until the emergency vehicle has passed. Don’t follow any emergency vehicle any closer than 500 feet.
• Regardless of your direction, on an undivided highway, you must pull over to the edge of the road and allow an emergency vehicle to pass

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