Emergency vehicles pull over — Wyoming Permit Test

When a fire truck, police car or ambulance with siren or flashing lights comes up behind you, pull as close as possible to the right-hand curb or edge of the road and stop.

Getting out of the way to the right leaves a clear lane for a vehicle that is racing to save a life.

When you hear the siren or see the flashing lights of a fire truck, police car or ambulance approaching you from behind:

When you pull over for an emergency vehicle, do not stop in an intersection.

An emergency vehicle may need to cross or turn through the intersection, and a car stopped there blocks it.

not stop in an intersection;

After an emergency vehicle passes, watch for other emergency vehicles to pass you before you begin moving.

Fire trucks and police often travel in groups, and the second one may be right behind the first.

for other emergency vehicles to pass you

If an emergency vehicle comes while you are approaching a roundabout, pull over and let it pass; if you are already in the roundabout, continue to your exit, leave, then pull over to the right.

Stopping inside a roundabout would block the circle the emergency vehicle needs to get through.

in a roundabout, continue to your exit, leave the roundabout and then pull over to the right so the emergency vehicle can pass.

An ambulance with its siren on comes up behind you. What should you do?

Pull close to the right edge and stop. Getting out of the way to the right leaves a clear lane for a vehicle that is racing to save a life. Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, p.48: “When you hear the siren or see the flashing lights of a fire truck, police car or ambulance approaching you from behind:”