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Do you have to pull off to the side of the road for emergency vehicles?
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When you hear a siren coming?
Pull over to the side of the road, emergency and police vehicles have right-of-way.
When yielding to an emergency vehicle you are to pull your vehicle?
Yes, over to the right side of the road when it is safe to do so.
You don't need to pull over for an emergency vehicle using its lights and siren if?
There is no need to pull over for an emergency vehicle using its lights and siren if you are already parked or idling on the side of the road.
If you are stuck on the road, don't turn on your emergency light, and another vehicle hits you are you at fault?
Yes you can be at fault. You are supposed to turn your emergency lights on when you pull over to the side of the road to warn drivers.
Slow moving vehicles on a two lane highway or road where passing is unsafe must safely pull on the side of the road to let vehicles pass if followed by 3 vehicles?
False, the law states that you only have to pull over if there are 5 or more cars following closely behind you.
What must you do when you hear or see an emergency vehicles approaching?
In the USA, slow down and move to the right side of the road as soon as it is safe to do so. On a 2-lane road, move to the shoulder. Allow the emergency vehicle to proceed.
When a car is parked and the police pull behind the car and turns on his emergency equipment is this a traffic stop?
Not always, with the car being on the side of the road the officer might have been stopping to offer assistance to the motorist. They turn on there emergency lights like all other forms of emergency vehicles to let people know that they are there. It keeps them safe as well as yourself safe.
Why do cops leave their lights on when pulling people over?
So that people driving past can easily see that there is a car parked on the side of the road and hopfully not crash into it. To keep other vehicles away and protect themselves and the driver they pulled over. Most state laws say that you have to slow down or pull into a lane further away from an emergency vehicle on the side of the road.
What should you do if you are being overtaken by an emergency vehicle fire truck police car or ambulance flashing its emergency lights?
If your country normally drives on the right side of the road then you should pull over to the right as far as your safely can and come to a complete stop If your country normally drives on the left hand side of the road (England, Japan, Australia etc.) then you pull over as far as you safely can to the left and come to a complete stop.
When there is a double yellow line on the road and emergency equipment is traveling towards the driver is it required by law to pull to the side of the road?
With or without the double line a driver is required to pull over when emergency equipment is coming towards the driver. Unless the roadway is divided by a physical barrier, this is ALWAYS what the driver needs to do.
Slow moving vehicles on a two-lane highway or road where passing is unsafe should safely pull to the side of the road to let the vehicles pass if followed by 3 vehicles?
They should, but they usually don't. If there are any actual LAWS addressing the issue, they would vary from place to place.
What should you do if you are being overtaken by an emergency vehicle fire truck police car flashing it emergency lights?
Overtaken? Hence the vehicle is approaching rapidly from behind. You are to slow down and move to the right side of the road in the U.S. as long as it is safe to do so. If there is a shoulder, you are required to pull on to the shoulder and stop your vehicle as long as it is safe to do so) until the emergency vehicle passes you. Basically, you are to yield the right of way to emergency vehicles.
