The time saved responding to an emergency could make a difference! This includes all police, ambulance and fire services vehicles.
Stop
on approach of vehicle with flashing lights or bell or siren sounding
The
driver of a vehicle, upon the approach of a police, ambulance or fire
department vehicle with its bell or siren sounding or with its lamp
producing intermittent flashes of red light or red and blue light,
shall immediately bring such vehicle to a standstill, (a) as near as
is practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway and
parallel therewith and clear of any intersection; or (b) when on a
roadway having more than two lanes for traffic and designated for the
use of one-way traffic, as near as is practicable to the nearest curb
or edge of the roadway and parallel therewith and clear of any
intersection.
**NOTE: This media release is
being sent out again over concerns by local emergency first
responders attending a recent serious personal injury collision of
Highway 10 at 25th side road. Several vehicles refused
to pull right and yield emergency vehicles with emergency lights and
siren activated.
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