What should you do when an emergency vehicle is approaching while displaying flashing red or blue lights?
- See if you can reach your destination before the emergency vehicle catches up to you.
- Continue driving but try to stay out of its way.
- Pull over to the side of the road and come to a complete stop. ✓
- Stop in the middle of an intersection.
Answer: C. Pull over to the side of the road and come to a complete stop.
Pull over to the side of the road and come to a complete stop for an approaching emergency vehicle with flashing red or blue lights.
Why this is the answer
The Florida handbook lists observing right-of-way as a driving exam skill. In that list, it says to allow pedestrians to cross, pull over and stop for emergency vehicles, and not enter an intersection where you will interfere with other traffic. That instruction matches pulling over to the side of the road and stopping completely for an approaching emergency vehicle. It does not support racing ahead, continuing to drive, or stopping in the middle of an intersection.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. See if you can reach your destination before the emergency vehicle catches up to you. — Trying to reach your destination before the emergency vehicle catches up is not what the handbook says; it says to pull over and stop for emergency vehicles.
- B. Continue driving but try to stay out of its way. — Continuing to drive while trying to stay out of the way does not match the handbook instruction to pull over and stop.
- D. Stop in the middle of an intersection. — Stopping in the middle of an intersection conflicts with the handbook guidance not to enter an intersection where you will interfere with other traffic.
Remember it
Remember it as two actions: pull over, then stop completely.