Emergency vehicles — New Jersey Permit Test
Emergency vehicles on the New Jersey permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A driver steers to the extreme right of the roadway, stops, and waits for the emergency vehicle to pass.
One clear line down the right is worth more than a dozen drivers each picking their own gap.
A motorist should steer to the extreme right of the roadway, stop, and wait for the emergency vehicle to pass.
A driver keeps at least 300 feet behind a signaling emergency vehicle.
It can stop dead in the road, and crews step out of the back of it without looking.
the motorist should keep at least 300 feet behind a signaling emergency vehicle
A driver may not park within 200 feet of a fire department vehicle in service or drive over a fire hose.
A hose crushed by a car loses pressure at the end where somebody is holding it.
A motorist should never park within 200 feet of a fire department vehicle in service or drive over a fire hose unless directed to do so by a fire, emergency rescue or police official.
A private vehicle showing blue lights is a volunteer fire or rescue squad member answering an emergency call.
The blue light is a neighbor on the way to somebody else's worst day.
Private vehicles operated by volunteer fire and rescue squad members (with emergency vehicle identification) responding to an emer-gency call use blue lights.
On the test
What must a New Jersey driver do for an approaching emergency vehicle?
Steer to the far right, stop, and wait. One clear line down the right is worth more than a dozen drivers each picking their own gap. New Jersey Driver Manual, p.78: “A motorist should steer to the extreme right of the roadway, stop, and wait for the emergency vehicle to pass.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against New Jersey Driver Manual, published by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-15.