If you are driving on a one-way street and an emergency vehicle using its flashing lights approaches your vehicle, you must:
- Drive with your flashers turned on.
- Drive toward the nearest roadside and stop. ✓
- Speed up and take the nearest exit.
- Slow down until the vehicle passes you.
Answer: B. Drive toward the nearest roadside and stop.
You must drive toward the nearest roadside and stop, pulling over to the right edge of the road and waiting until the emergency vehicle passes.
Why this is the answer
The manual says that when you see or hear an emergency vehicle coming toward you from any direction, you should safely pull over right away to the right edge of the road and stop. You stay stopped until the vehicle has gone by. The same passage also says the emergency vehicle can legally go the wrong way on one-way streets, so the safe move is to get out of its path by stopping at the roadside rather than staying in the lane. If you are already in an intersection, clear it first and then pull over.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Drive with your flashers turned on. — Turning on your own flashers is not what the manual asks for; it tells you to pull to the right edge and stop, not to signal with hazard lights.
- C. Speed up and take the nearest exit. — Speeding up to reach an exit is not the required response, and the manual says to pull over and stop, not to try to outrun the emergency vehicle.
- D. Slow down until the vehicle passes you. — Just slowing down is not enough, because the manual requires you to pull over to the right edge of the road and come to a stop until the vehicle passes.
Remember it
Lights or siren coming your way? Right edge, stop, stay put until it goes by.