On a two-lane street, your vehicle is being followed by a fire engine that is not using its emergency signals. You should:
- Continue to drive in a normal manner. ✓
- Stop as quickly as you can.
- Speed up to get out of its way.
- Slow down, move as far to the right as possible, and stop.
Answer: A. Continue to drive in a normal manner.
You should continue to drive in a normal manner.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says drivers must yield to fire engines and other emergency vehicles that are using sirens or flashing lights. Those signals are what trigger the pull-over rule. Since this fire engine is not using its emergency signals, that rule is not active. You are not required to stop, slow sharply, or move aside, and doing so could disrupt normal traffic. Keep driving normally and follow the ordinary rules of the road.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Stop as quickly as you can. — Stopping as quickly as you can is wrong because the handbook's pull-over-and-stop rule applies to emergency vehicles that are using sirens or flashing lights, which this fire engine is not.
- C. Speed up to get out of its way. — Speeding up to get out of its way is wrong because no yield rule applies here, and the passages do not tell you to exceed the speed limit or drive faster than normal.
- D. Slow down, move as far to the right as possible, and stop. — Slowing down, moving as far right as possible, and stopping is the response for an emergency vehicle using its signals, so it does not fit an engine that is not using them.
Remember it
If the lights and siren are off, treat the fire engine like ordinary traffic and keep driving normally.