An emergency vehicle approaches from behind with lights flashing and siren sounding. What must you do?

• A.Speed up to stay ahead of it
• B.Pull over to the closest edge of the roadway and stop until it passes
• C.Stop immediately in your lane wherever you are
• D.Follow closely behind it through traffic

Why

Florida law requires you to yield to emergency vehicles by moving to the nearest edge of the road, clear of intersections, and stopping. Do not block the intersection or follow the vehicle closely afterward.

Manual topic: Official Florida Driver License Handbook - Right-of-Way & Intersections · From the Florida Learner's Permit (Car) practice bank (FLC-046).

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More Right-of-Way & Intersections questions

• Four cars arrive at a four-way stop at different times. Who goes first?
• Two vehicles arrive at a four-way stop at exactly the same time from different directions. Who must yield?
• A pedestrian is crossing at a marked crosswalk where there is no traffic signal. What must you do?
• A school bus on a two-lane road stops with red lights flashing and its stop arm out. You are approaching from the opposite direction. What must you do?
• In which situation are you NOT required to stop for a school bus traveling in the opposite direction in Florida?