| Emergency vehicle lights are red, blue, or white | | | | with flashing emergency vehicle lights approaches |
| lights sported by a police vehicle, an ambulance, or | | | | an ordinary vehicle, that vehicle should move to |
| a fire truck. When such a vehicle is proceeding in | | | | the curb or right hand edge in a way parallel to |
| response to an emergency, the lights on it would | | | | the road, away from the intersection. For other |
| be continuously blinking. When the emergency | | | | drivers to give way, it is important that |
| vehicle lights are flickering and are accompanied | | | | emergency vehicle lights should be flashing. |
| with an active siren, it is the duty of every other | | | | Depending on the angle in which an emergency |
| vehicle on the road to yield to the emergency | | | | vehicle is approaching, the color of the light may |
| vehicles and let them pass at the speed they | | | | not be clearly perceivable from other vehicles |
| want. | | | | whereas eyes will clearly record the flashing |
| Emergency vehicle lights may also be used on | | | | effect. That is why flashing is a must for |
| personal vehicles responding to an emergency | | | | emergency vehicle lights |
| situation. Different states have different rules on | | | | Both the public and the operators of emergency |
| the colors usable on personal vehicles. A blue | | | | vehicles should be coached well on rgency vehicle |
| flashing light is used in many states by volunteer | | | | lights. This is a must to avoid accidents that could |
| firefighters, while a green one is used by | | | | result from the extra speed at which emergency |
| emergency medical technicians or volunteer | | | | vehicles move. And it is not enough that both |
| ambulance services. Amber is used on vehicles like | | | | parties are familiar with the rules of their own |
| tow trucks, or snow plows that are involved in | | | | state. They should ideally be familiar with the rules |
| hazardous operations. In larger cities amber light | | | | of at least their bordering states because both |
| could be used on the vehicles of those doing | | | | emergency vehicles and ordinary motorists will |
| volunteer crime patrol. | | | | have to cross borders now and then. |
| Those who use emergency vehicle lights on their | | | | Besides the rules set by the law, operators can |
| personal vehicles must have the authorization | | | | use their own discretion also in using rgency |
| from the head of their volunteer organization to | | | | vehicle lights sirens to minimize accidents. All |
| use such lights. Other vehicles on the road are not | | | | emergency situations are not such that |
| bound to yield to these vehicles. The special lights | | | | emergency vehicles should move towards the |
| used on a personal vehicle are known as courtesy | | | | point at breakneck speed. Once the vehicle |
| lights in that it is a sort of request from those | | | | operators know clearly that reaching the place |
| vehicles to the other vehicles on the road to let | | | | superfast is not crucial for saving the situation, |
| them go faster. But the other drivers need to do | | | | they can move at the same pace as other |
| so only at their discretion and they are not bound | | | | vehicles so that there is less inconvenience for |
| by rule to give way. | | | | other vehicles and less chances of an accident. |
| When an ambulance or police vehicle or fire engine | | | | |