Emergency vehicles — Kentucky Permit Test

A Kentucky driver must yield the right of way to an emergency vehicle when its flashing lights and siren are on, by pulling over to the edge of the road so it may pass.

Seconds matter to whoever the ambulance is going to, and the road has to open for it.

As a driver, you must yield right-of-way to an emergency vehicle when the flashing lights and siren are on by pulling over to the edge of the road so the emergency vehicle(s) may pass.

Kentucky law specifically requires drivers to yield the right of way to any vehicle displaying a flashing red or blue light or sounding a siren.

The color of the light is what the law names, so an unmarked car with one counts.

Kentucky law specifically requires drivers to yield the right-of-way to any vehicle displaying a flashing red or blue light or sounding a siren.

On becoming aware of a Kentucky emergency vehicle, a driver must immediately drive to the right side of the road or to the curb, clear of any intersection, and stop.

Stopping inside an intersection blocks the route the emergency vehicle may need to take.

When you become aware of the approach of a vehicle displaying a flashing red or blue light, or when you hear a siren, you must immediately drive to the right side of the road or to the curb, clear of any intersection, and stop.

A Kentucky driver must remain stopped until the emergency vehicle has passed, unless directed by a police officer or firefighter to move.

There is often a second vehicle behind the first, which is why the wait is until it has passed.

You must remain stopped until the emergency vehicle has passed, unless you are directed by a police officer or a firefighter to move.

It is unlawful in Kentucky to follow any emergency vehicle closer than 500 feet.

Following one to get through traffic puts a car in the way of everything the crew has to do.

It is also unlawful to follow any emergency vehicle closer than 500 feet.

Kentucky emergency vehicles are equipped with sirens, flashing lights and special horns to help them move through traffic.

All three are there to buy the same thing: a gap in the traffic ahead.

Emergency vehicles will be equipped with sirens, flashing lights, and special horns to help them move through traffic.

A Kentucky driver yielding to an emergency vehicle should avoid blocking intersections.

An intersection is where the emergency vehicle needs the most room to get through.

Avoid blocking intersections.

What must a Kentucky driver do for an emergency vehicle with lights and siren on?

Pull over to the edge of the road so it may pass. Seconds matter to whoever the ambulance is going to, and the road has to open for it. Kentucky Driver Manual, p.64: “As a driver, you must yield right-of-way to an emergency vehicle when the flashing lights and siren are on by pulling over to the edge of the road so the emergency vehicle(s) may pass.”