Car permit · Right-of-way
When are you required to yield to an emergency vehicle? (Road Rules) · Question 564
Correct answer: Whenever it uses a siren or flashing red or blue lights.
Answer options
- AOnly after the drivers around you have yielded to it
- BWhenever it uses a siren or flashing red or blue lights Correct
- COnly when it is approaching in your own lane
- DNever, because yielding to it is only a courtesy
Why
A siren or flashing red or blue lights mean an emergency vehicle needs the road. Move to the right edge, stop, and stay there until it has gone by; failing to do so breaks the law and puts lives at risk.
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Topic: Right-of-way License: Car permit
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