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See the Lights? Hear the Sound? Look Around!

October 26, 2010

An ambulance is transporting a critically injured patient to the hospital. A fire truck is en route to a fire that could spread quickly to other homes in the area. A police car is responding to an urgent 911 call for help.

These are critical situations where emergency responders need the co-operation of drivers. Unfortunately, they continually experience delays getting to the scene of an emergency as a result of motorists who do not follow rules of the road.

When an emergency vehicle (ambulance, fire or police) is approaching from any direction and is sounding a siren, drivers must yield the right-of-way by:

• Immediately moving clear of any intersection.
• Driving their vehicle to the right side of the road if it has one or two lanes.
• Driving their vehicle to the nearest side of the road if it has three or more lanes. If you are in the centre lane, drive to the right side.
• Remaining stopped until the emergency vehicle has passed and checking that no other emergency vehicles are approaching.
• Staying at least 150 metres (493 feet) back when following emergency vehicles.

Watch an instructional video or read a brochure for more information about the rules of the road as they relate to emergency vehicles.

The City of Edmonton would like to thank AMA, Alberta Health Services, Emergency Medical Services, and Edmonton Police Service for their contributions to this project.

For more information:

Tim Wilson