When you see or hear an emergency vehicle coming, you should:
- Stop immediately and let the vehicle pass.
- Drive as far toward the right side of the road as is safe and stop. ✓
- Proceed slowly and permit the vehicle to pass.
- Keep moving slowly, staying to the right side of the road.
Answer: B. Drive as far toward the right side of the road as is safe and stop.
Drive as far toward the right side of the road as is safe, then stop and wait for the emergency vehicle to pass.
Why this is the answer
The manual says that when an emergency vehicle is coming toward you from any direction, you should get safely to the right edge of the road and stop. It adds that you wait for it to pass before you continue, and if you are in an intersection, you drive out of it before pulling over. That fits getting as far right as is safe and stopping, not just slowing or stopping in place.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Stop immediately and let the vehicle pass. — Stopping immediately can leave you in the roadway or in an intersection; the manual calls for pulling to the right edge first when that is safe.
- C. Proceed slowly and permit the vehicle to pass. — Slowing down and letting it pass is not enough; the manual requires you to pull to the right edge and stop.
- D. Keep moving slowly, staying to the right side of the road. — Continuing to move slowly on the right side does not meet the rule; you must stop and wait until the emergency vehicle passes.
Remember it
Think: right edge, then full stop, then wait for it to pass.