When you hear a siren or see flashing lights, your best choice is to
- pull over and stop ✓
- stop where you are
- turn at the next corner
- back into the curb
Answer: A. pull over and stop
Pull over and stop when you hear a siren or see flashing lights.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says emergency vehicles with flashing lights and sirens have the right-of-way, and traffic in both directions must stop. It gives the usual best action: move to the right and stop, or to the left if you are in the left lane of a divided highway or one-way street. It also warns not to stop in an intersection. That is why pulling over and stopping is the best choice, while simply stopping wherever you are can block the path the emergency vehicle needs.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. stop where you are — Stopping where you are can leave you in the emergency vehicle's path or in an intersection, which the handbook says to avoid.
- C. turn at the next corner — Turning at the next corner is only mentioned as something you may have to do if you are stopped at an intersection and blocking the emergency vehicle, not as the general best response.
- D. back into the curb — Backing into the curb is not described in the passages and does not match the handbook's instruction to pull over to the right and stop.
Remember it
When lights and siren come, think clear the path: move right, stop, and keep intersections open.