[LVAllen]

Originally Posted by Boris347

In our State, and several others I know, an Ambulance or a Fire truck, do not have the right of way. People make room for them because that's what your supposed to do out of courtesy. You move, if you have room and are driving, and if at a light and stopped, and can't move, you stay stopped, and let the emergency vehicle pick their way around you. That's what they want you to do.

What on earth are you talking about? If emergency vehicles are running with lights and sirens on, they get the right of way. Even in Maryland.

MD Transportation Code Ann. § 21-405. Operation of vehicles on approach of emergency vehicles

1. In general. - On the immediate approach of an emergency vehicle using audible and visual signals that meet the requirements of § 22-218 of this article or of a police vehicle lawfully using an audible signal, the driver of every other vehicle, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, shall yield the right-of-way.

No "Out of Courtesy" mentioned there. Now, if they aren't running with lights and siren, they are treated like any other vehicle. But with them on? Get out of their way.

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by jfkIII

Not sure about NV traffic laws, but answer E could also be correct when an emergency vehicle approaches you from the oncoming direction, not just from the rear.

Depends on if there is a median in the road. If not, yes, you must pull over. An officer told me once that since they sometimes go the wrong way on those streets with low medians, that it doesn't matter if there's a median, pull over. But that's not what the law says. You'd be wrong anyway so slow down and be ready for anything.

And don't cut the guy in front of you off when he pulls back into traffic after the emergency vehicle has passed.... you people know who you are.

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by Boris347

In our State, and several others I know, an Ambulance or a Fire truck, do not have the right of way. People make room for them because that's what your supposed to do out of courtesy. You move, if you have room and are driving, and if at a light and stopped, and can't move, you stay stopped, and let the emergency vehicle pick their way around you. That's what they want you to do.

And that's the problem with drivers in Nevada....they aren't Nevadans. There are so many people here from states with all kinds of different rules, they should have to take lessons on how to drive here before they can have a Nevada license.

Here's the strangest law I've ever seen. In New Mexico you have to change lanes to let a person pass you if they flash their lights, even if you are driving the speed limit and they are speeding. Also, in NM you can, or could when I lived there, stop on the way home from work and get a beer (and I suppose a margarita) to drink on the way while driving.

[oeccscclhjhn]

Originally Posted by OmegaSupreme

About 25% of the drivers here would get a ticket

100 percent, from my experience the other day, and as far as I could see of the cars heading in the same direction of the ambulance.

Originally Posted by Ethan Allen

That is an excellent way to get rear ended. People rubbernecking the passing ambulance not paying any attention to your car, that is now at a dead stop int he middle of the road.

Where is the negative rep button?

[Ethan Allen]

Originally Posted by oeccscclhjhn

Where is the negative rep button?

It's true. In fact, it's one of the leading causes of accidents.

http://www.legalmatch.com/law-librar...accidents.html

[C_A_Braun]

A police car, a fire truck and an ambulance all reach a 4 way stop at the same exact moment while traveling in different directions. At the same time, from the 4th direction, a US Mail delivery truck arrives at the same moment as the others.

Who (by law) has the right of way?

[airics]

Originally Posted by hotjambalaya

So pulling to the right is more of a NV thing, what's normal in the majority of states?

Seriously?

[LVAllen]

Originally Posted by C_A_Braun

A police car, a fire truck and an ambulance all reach a 4 way stop at the same exact moment while traveling in different directions. At the same time, from the 4th direction, a US Mail delivery truck arrives at the same moment as the others.

Who (by law) has the right of way?

You don't say whether any of them are using their emergency signals. If no one is, than no one is required to yield the right of way. But there are laws determining which must yield to the first car that goes, and which order the other ones have to yield the right of way.

If the three emergency vehicles are running code, the mail truck yields to all of them. No question. He isn't even in the running, and no, there are no special federal provisions giving him the right of way. Typically, the order would then be Ambulance (for life), Fire, then police. Of course, the drivers might also adhere to the tonnage rule.

[C_A_Braun]

Originally Posted by LVAllen

You don't say whether any of them are using their emergency signals. If no one is, than no one is required to yield the right of way. But there are laws determining which must yield to the first car that goes, and which order the other ones have to yield the right of way.

If the three emergency vehicles are running code, the mail truck yields to all of them. No question. He isn't even in the running, and no, there are no special federal provisions giving him the right of way. Typically, the order would then be Ambulance (for life), Fire, then police. Of course, the drivers might also adhere to the tonnage rule.

You are correct in that it IS NOT the mail truck. That is something that is regularly misunderstood by the masses as many, including myself, were taught in high school drivers ed that the mail truck would have the right of way, regardless of if any or all of the emergency vehicles had lights and or siren activated.

Assuming that all 3 emergency vehicles have their lights and sirens active, everyone SHOULD still yield right of way to which ever emergency vehicle is to the left of the postal truck, as the postal truck ends the yield to the right loop that is created when all 4 arrive at the same exact moment to the 4 way stop.

[oeccscclhjhn]

Originally Posted by Ethan Allen

It's true. In fact, it's one of the leading causes of accidents.

Common Causes of Car Accidents | LegalMatch Law Library

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