When you are driving on the roadway and hear a siren behind you, you must:
|
Speed up to get out of the way.
|
|
|
Pull over to the side and stop.
|
|
|
Slow down and drive with caution.
|
|
|
Immediately come to a complete stop.
|
Explanation
When you hear the warning signal or see the warning lights of an emergency vehicle, you must pull over to the right edge of the road, or as near to the right as possible, and stop your vehicle.
Answer Statistics
🟡 This question is moderately difficult — 16% of our users answer it incorrectly.
Other questions in the same category: Sharing the Road with Emergency Vehicles
Emergency vehicles:When an emergency vehicle approaches using a siren, air horn or a red or blue flashing light, drivers must move to the right side of the road and stop until the vehicle has passed.Drivers must yield for emergency vehicles:When an authorized vehicle using its sirens and flashing lights approaches a vehicle, the driver should pull to the right-hand edge of the roadway and wait for the emergency vehicle to pass.When being approached by an emergency vehicle using audible and visual signals, drivers must:When you approach a scene where there are emergency vehicles with lights flashing, and the road has two lanes carrying traffic in the same direction:You must pull over to the edge of the road and allow an emergency vehicle to pass:Amber lights are used on:If you hear a siren while you are driving along a street, you should:If you hear a siren close by but do not know exactly where the emergency vehicle is, you must:
This question appears in the following DMV practice tests: