If you hear an emergency vehicle heading toward your vehicle, you must:
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Wait until you can clearly see the emergency vehicle and then stop.
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Pull over and stop, but only if the vehicle is headed toward you in the opposite lane of a two-lane roadway.
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Pull over to the left edge of the road and stop.
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Pull over immediately to the right edge of the road and stop.
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Explanation
If you hear an emergency vehicle approaching from any direction, unless you are in an intersection or roundabout, you must immediately pull over to the right and stop your vehicle. Proceed only when the emergency vehicle has completely passed.
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