Give way to emergency vehicles

Safe, legal ways to give priority to emergency vehicles in typical scenarios.

Emergency vehicles with blue lights and/or sirens have priority. Your duty is to give way safely and predictably without creating new hazards.

Principles

Stay calm, reduce speed smoothly, look for additional vehicles
Signal clearly before changing position
Do not follow after they pass

Common scenarios

Situation	Correct action
Two lanes same direction	Move right smoothly, keep steady low speed
Narrow road	Slow, keep far right, stop if needed
Red light in junction	Do not cross on red; wait for green or clear instruction
Roundabout	Finish the manoeuvre calmly, free the exit, stop if needed
Motorway queue	Keep lane; create a corridor, avoid late lane changes

Motorways

Keep lane and create space to the right edge when possible
Avoid sudden lane changes; use shoulder if stopping

Avoid these mistakes

Panic braking in lane → rear‑end risk; reduce gradually and move aside
Crossing red lights in junctions → collision risk; wait

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