Roadwise States Nebraska Driving lessons Emergency vehicles and pedestrians Nebraska driving lesson · Right-of-Way & Speed
Emergency vehicles and pedestrians A 2-minute lesson from the Nebraska course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 2 minutes
Course unit Right-of-Way & Speed
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 59, 60 A siren or flashing lights mean clear the way. Pedestrians, especially blind pedestrians, also always get your yield.
Pull right and stop for an emergency vehicle When an emergency vehicle's siren or flashing lights are on: Yield the right-of-way Immediately drive parallel to and as close as possible to the right edge or curb Stop clear of any intersection, unless a traffic officer directs otherwise Stay stopped until the emergency vehicle has passed Watch for other emergency vehicles before proceeding Handbook p. 59 ↗ Know the rule
On a roadway divided by a median, traffic going the opposite direction is not required to stop.
Handbook p. 60 ↗ 500 ft Never follow a fire apparatus answering an emergency closer than this
Handbook p. 60 ↗ Know the rule
Don't drive onto, or park within, the block where fire apparatus has stopped to answer an emergency.
Handbook p. 60 ↗ Know the rule
Funeral procession escort vehicles are classified as emergency vehicles. Yield to them when they display proper audio or visual signals.
Handbook p. 60 ↗ Know the rule
Yield to all pedestrians within crosswalks. Slow down and be ready to stop.
Handbook p. 60 ↗ 3 feet Minimum clearance to leave around any pedestrian on a roadway
Handbook p. 60 ↗ Know the rule
When approaching someone using a white cane or guide dog, stop until the person is well away from the roadway or path of travel.
Handbook p. 60 ↗ Put it into practice
You're stopped at a red light when an ambulance approaches from behind. Don't pull into the intersection to get out of the way. Stay stopped clear of it, let the ambulance pass, and check for more emergency vehicles before you go.
Check your understanding Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
When you hear a siren or see flashing lights of an emergency vehicle behind you, you must: Pull to the left edge and stop Speed up to clear the intersection first Stop wherever you are immediately, even in the intersection Pull to the right edge or curb Answer: Pull to the right edge or curb
Pull right, stop clear of intersections, and remain stopped until it passes.
Handbook p. 59 ↗ No vehicle may follow a fire apparatus responding to an emergency closer than: 500 feet 100 feet 200 feet 1,000 feet Answer: 500 feet
Vehicles must stay at least 500 feet behind responding fire apparatus.
Handbook p. 60 ↗ On a roadway divided by a median, an emergency vehicle with its siren on approaches from the opposite direction. What must you do? Pull to the right edge and stop Nothing; you are not required to stop Pull over only if it crosses the median Slow to 25 mph but keep moving Answer: Nothing; you are not required to stop
Opposite-direction traffic on a median-divided road need not stop.
Handbook p. 60 ↗ Motorists must leave a safe clearance of at least how much when passing a pedestrian on a roadway? One foot Six feet Three feet Ten feet Answer: Three feet
At least three feet of clearance is required for pedestrians.
Handbook p. 60 ↗ When approaching a person using a white cane or a guide dog, a driver must: Slow down but continue driving past Honk to alert the person, then proceed Only stop if the person raises a hand Stop until the person is well clear of the roadway Answer: Stop until the person is well clear of the roadway
Drivers must stop until the person is well away from the roadway.
Handbook p. 60 ↗ Funeral procession escort vehicles displaying proper signals are classified as emergency vehicles that drivers must yield to. True False Answer: True
Escort vehicles for funeral processions are classified as emergency vehicles.
Handbook p. 60 ↗ Previous lesson Roundabouts Next lesson Speed limits and speeding fines More in Right-of-Way & Speed About the source Roadwise’s Nebraska course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 59, 60. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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