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When you see the flashing lights of an emergency vehicle in your rear view mirror should you speed up to prevent delaying it?
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When is a wrecker considered to be an emergency vehicle?
A wrecker is considered to be an emergency vehicle when it's emergency lights are flashing. Under normal circumstances a wreckers lights are not flashing it is just a truck or service vehicle.
What do you do when you see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights ahead?
Slow down, assess the situation and give the emergency vehicle plenty of room.
If you can see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights ahead?
Turn on your flashers to help the emergency vehicle. If the emergency vehicle is moving and has a siren running, pull over to the side of the road.
Once you have stopped for an emergency vehicle remain stopped until the emergency vehicle is passsed?
That is correct, when you've pulled over for an emergency vehicle, you wait until it passes, then you can resume driving.
What is someone's job if they have a green flashing light on the top of their car?
If they have a green flashing light on top of their car, then they are a Doctor, and have as much priority as a regular emergency vehicle.
Drivers approaching an emergency vehicle must?
Stay 500 feet behind it if it's lights are flashing (in the U.S.)
Is it unlawful not to yield the right of way to an ambulance?
Yes. You are required to yield to any emergency vehicle with active emergency indicators (flashing lights, sirens, etc).
What type of emergency vehicle is fitted with green flashing lights?
In Ontario, green flashing lights are used by Volunteer Fire Fighters responding to a call. Please pull over to let them by.
When you encounter an emergency vehicle using flashing lights and a siren what must you do?
If it is safe for you to do so and ensuring you do not break any laws yourself (eg crossing a red light), try and pull over to let the emergency vehicle past.
What flashing red lights at a railroad crossing mean?
(in the US) Some cities and towns have installed a system at major intersections that can be activated when an emergency vehicle (fire apparatus - ambulance - police) are on an emergency assignment and approaching that interesection. The flashing strobe is an indication to motorists to be alert for emergency vehicle traffic and be prepared to stop regardless of the indication of the regular traffic lights.
What does it mean when police put red flares along the road?
A flashing red light on an emergency vehicle means stop. A flashing blue light means that the emergency vehicle is authorized to treat red traffic lights as being yellow, drive on an emergency use only lane on a highway, and disobey the speed limit.
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.
