What should I do if I see an emergency vehicle on the road?
If you go through a red light or into a bus lane to make way for an emergency vehicle you are still breaking the law. When travelling on the motorway, police, fire, and ambulance drivers may use the hard shoulder. Avoid blocking it to allow them to pass quickly and easily if they need to.
What kind of lights do emergency vehicles use?
“You should look and listen for ambulances, fire engines, police, doctors or other emergency vehicles using flashing blue, red or green lights and sirens or flashing headlights, or traffic officer and incident support vehicles using flashing amber lights.
Do you have to stop at red lights with flashing blue lights?
Vehicles with flashing blue lights are exempt from many of the normal road traffic regulations, including having to stop at red lights, driving on the correct side of the road and obeying the speed limit. It’s important to remember that in these cases, the drivers of these vehicles are highly trained.
Is it illegal to sit behind another car at a red light?
“On the (hopefully) rare occasions that a blue light vehicle, in ’emergency mode’, is sitting behind another vehicle at a red traffic light, it’s important to appreciate it would be both very dangerous and illegal for the other vehicle to move across the solid white line.”
Can a police car have red flashing lights?
You can only use red or blue lights that are visible from the front of your car if you drive a designated vehicle, for example. In Florida, police vehicles – along with the local fire department, ambulance, and the departments of Environmental Protection, Transportation, Agriculture and Consumer Services are allowed to use red flashing lights.
What should I do if I see an emergency vehicle?
If you are driving and come upon a stopped ambulance, fire truck or police car with its lights flashing: 1. Vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle. 2. Slow to a speed not more than 20 mph less than the speed limit when the posted speed limit is 25 mph or more; or 3.
The most notable occurrences of flashing warning lights, also called LED emergency lights, are on emergency vehicles, such as police cruisers, fire trucks, and other first responders. Though these are the instances that usually come to mind, flashing warning lights can be used for a wide variety of applications.
When to use red flashing lights in Florida?
In Florida, police vehicles – along with the local fire department, ambulance, and the departments of Environmental Protection, Transportation, Agriculture and Consumer Services are allowed to use red flashing lights. And, to make it clear – red lights can only be used in the event of an emergency.