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Do - Know your state laws when it comes to yielding to an emergency vehicle
- Remain calm and don't panic
- Move your vehicle to the right, if at all possible. Then, come to a complete stop, and wait. REMEMBER, "Move to the right for sirens and lights."
- Stay put at an intersection stop sign or traffic light, if you cannot pull to the right. Don't try to go through the intersection.
- Pull over to the nearest side of the road if you are on a one-way road or divided highway -- but before you do, make sure the shoulder is safe.
- Before you move on, make sure another emergency vehicle isn't coming along after the first one.
Don't - Stop in the middle of an intersection. Proceed through it, then pull over to the right.
- Stop in the middle of a lane when there is room to pull to the right.
- Pull to the left in the center yellow lane or left turn lane.
- Race ahead to get through a green light or turn before emergency vehicle gets there.
- Race after an emergency vehicle to get through a traffic light.
- Make a left turn quickly into a driveway or side street.
- Disregard the emergency vehicle and continue travel.
REMEMBER:
NEVER PASS A MOVING EMERGENCY VEHICLE
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