Question

You see an emergency vehicle with audible and visible signals approaching from behind while you are stopped at an intersection.

What should you do?


Accelerate through the intersection, staying at least 500 ft. in front of the emergency vehicle.


Drive through the intersection with your high beams on to alert other drivers.


All choices are correct.


Remain stopped unless you can move over to the right without blocking the intersection.

Answer 1

Remain stopped unless you can move over to the right without blocking the intersection.

Option #1, accelerate through the intersection, staying at least 500 ft. in front of the emergency vehicle, is incorrect because it is dangerous and against traffic laws to try to outrun an emergency vehicle.

Option #2, drive through the intersection with your high beams on to alert other drivers, is incorrect because using high beams in this situation may dazzle the emergency vehicle driver, making it harder for them to see and navigate through traffic.

Therefore, the correct answer is to remain stopped at the intersection, unless you can safely move over to the right without blocking it. This allows the emergency vehicle to pass through the intersection safely.