Move over for stopped emergency vehicles — North Dakota Permit Test

Move over for stopped emergency vehicles on the North Dakota permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

If an emergency vehicle, law enforcement vehicle or NDDOT maintenance vehicle is parked on the Interstate or a multi-lane highway with its emergency or work lights flashing, move over to the opposite lane and proceed with due caution.

People step out of these vehicles into the lane beside them, and a full lane of space keeps passing traffic from hitting them.

move over to the opposite lane and proceed with due caution.

North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.20

The move-over duty on the Interstate covers a parked North Dakota Department of Transportation maintenance vehicle with its work lights flashing, as well as emergency and law enforcement vehicles.

Road crews work right beside fast traffic, and their trucks are as dangerous a place to be hit as a police car.

move over to the opposite lane and proceed with due caution.

North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.20

On the test

A highway patrol car is parked on the Interstate shoulder with its lights flashing. What must you do?

Move over to the opposite lane and go with caution. People step out of these vehicles into the lane beside them, and a full lane of space keeps passing traffic from hitting them. North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.20: “move over to the opposite lane and proceed with due caution.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, published by the North Dakota Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.