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When an emergency vehicle including police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, other law enforcement, and tow trucks approaches you are expected to pull over to the closest edge of the roadway and stop until the emergency ...
Knowing which vehicles to pull over for and the precise actions required is a fundamental part of responsible driving. The duty to yield applies to authorized emergency vehicles, most commonly police cars, fire trucks...
The law requires that “upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle” all other drivers shall yield the right-of-way by pulling over to the right side of the roadway clear of any intersection, and rem...
For the safety of everyone on and off the road, all 50 states have Move Over laws. All states require drivers to move over and slow down for emergency vehicles with flashing lights.
For the purpose of this article, we will consider a known higher risk vehicle stop in which you and other officers will have the occupants come to you such as stopping a suspect believed to be armed and dangerous.
Driving laws require you to pull over and allow emergency vehicles to pass you. However, there are some exceptions to this rule. For example, you’re not allowed to break the law to pull out of the way. Additionally, y...
In many states, these requirements apply to law enforcement patrol cars, ambulances, firetrucks, and roadwork and utility service vehicles. Some states even require drivers to change lanes so that no vehicles pass in ...
All traffic in both directions must stop when the bus is picking up or dropping off students, unless there is a physical barrier like a median. For multi-lane roads, even if you’re in a lane that’s separated, you’ll s...
To keep traffic flowing smoothly and safely at intersections, we’ll review who has the right of way, answer frequently asked questions, and provide tips for different situations, so you can navigate intersections with...
Stay at least 500 feet behind any moving emergency vehicle (fire truck, ambulance, patrol car) displaying flashing warning lights and sounding a siren. Once the emergency vehicle approaches you, should you start movin...
