What should you do if an emergency vehicle is behind you and sirens are sounding?

What should you do if an emergency vehicle is behind you and sirens are sounding?

• A. Accelerate to clear the way.
• B. Continue at the same speed.
• C. Change lanes away from the emergency vehicle.
• D. Move to the right and stop, or pull over to the curb if possible, and stay stopped until it passes.

Answer: (D)

When you hear sirens from an emergency vehicle behind you, the priority is to yield and let it pass. The best action is to move to the right edge of the road and stop, or pull over to the curb if possible, and stay stopped until the emergency vehicle has passed. This gives responders a clear, unobstructed path and reduces the risk of a collision or delaying their arrival. Accelerating is dangerous and unnecessary; it can place you in the emergency vehicle’s path. Continuing at the same speed doesn’t create room for the vehicle to pass. Moving lanes away from the vehicle isn’t reliable or always safe, whereas pulling to the right and stopping directly clears the way in the standard way Alberta expects drivers to respond. If you can’t pull over fully, slow down and move as far to the right as safe, then stop and wait.

When you hear sirens from an emergency vehicle behind you, the priority is to yield and let it pass. The best action is to move to the right edge of the road and stop, or pull over to the curb if possible, and stay stopped until the emergency vehicle has passed. This gives responders a clear, unobstructed path and reduces the risk of a collision or delaying their arrival.

Accelerating is dangerous and unnecessary; it can place you in the emergency vehicle’s path. Continuing at the same speed doesn’t create room for the vehicle to pass. Moving lanes away from the vehicle isn’t reliable or always safe, whereas pulling to the right and stopping directly clears the way in the standard way Alberta expects drivers to respond. If you can’t pull over fully, slow down and move as far to the right as safe, then stop and wait.