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- 1 How many feet can you drive behind an emergency vehicle with its lights flashing?
- 2 When approached by an emergency vehicle using sirens and or flashing lights you should?
- 3 How many car lengths do you have to be behind a car?
- 4 What to do when emergency vehicles are flashing and sirens?
- 5 When do emergency vehicles have the right of way?
How many feet can you drive behind an emergency vehicle with its lights flashing?
500 feet
Stay at least 500 feet behind any moving emergency vehicle (fire truck, ambulance, patrol car) displaying flashing warning lights and sounding a siren.
How many feet must you stay behind an emergency vehicle when its lights and sirens are activated in California?
300 feet
Yield to Emergency Vehicles It is against the law to follow within 300 feet behind any fire engine, police vehicle, ambulance, or other emergency vehicle with a siren or flashing lights (CVC §21706).
When approached by an emergency vehicle using sirens and or flashing lights you should?
When you are approached by an emergency vehicle that is using its lights, sirens, and/or other warning devices, you must immediately drive to the right side of the road and stop.
When an emergency vehicle is flashing lights and or sounding sirens The motorists should pull over to the side of the road?
right-of-way
The law states that emergency response vehicles should have right-of-way over all other road users, when sounding a siren or displaying flashing lights. In most cases, police cars, ambulances and fire engines will use both these devices to warn other motorists that they must yield.
How many car lengths do you have to be behind a car?
Rule #1: Do Not Tailgate “Here’s the deal. Figure one car length for every ten miles an hour,” Barndt said. “So if you’re doing 55 miles an hour you should have six car lengths between you so that if something happens to the car in front of you, you have time to stop or react.”
How far should you stay behind a flashing emergency vehicle?
It is recommended that vehicles stay at least 500 feet behind any moving emergency vehicle that is flashing its lights or sounding a siren. Sometimes you are driving, and you see lights up ahead.
What to do when emergency vehicles are flashing and sirens?
If an emergency vehicle with active flashing lights and sirens is approaching from the opposite direction on the other side of the road, you must still yield the right-of-way. Pull over to the right curb and stop, just as you would if the vehicle were traveling in the same direction.
What happens when you hear sirens while driving?
If you hear sirens and see flashing lights in your rear-view or side-view mirrors, the emergency vehicle you must yield to is likely traveling in the same direction as your car and seeking to occupy the same space on the roadway.
When do emergency vehicles have the right of way?
The law states that emergency response vehicles should have right-of-way over all other road users, when sounding a siren or displaying flashing lights. In most cases, police cars, ambulances and fire engines will use both these devices to warn other motorists that they must yield. Emergency vehicles approaching from behind