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All vehicles on both sides of the road must pull over to leave a clear path whenever an emergency vehicle uses its siren and flashing lights. 

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Failure to change lanes and/or slow down when passing a stopped vehicle displaying flashing lights may result in a traffic violation and penalty points. 

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## do 

## Space margins and speed control 

Allow following distance  — when you’re following a fire truck, you must stay back at least 150 metres. 

## Communication 

Signal  — use your turn signal to let the emergency vehicle driver know you have seen the vehicle and are pulling over. 

## Stopped vehicles with flashing  lights 

Drivers must slow down and leave plenty of room when passing stopped vehicles displaying flashing lights to make highways safer for law enforcement, emergency personnel and other r oadside workers. This rule applies to all vehicles authorized to display flashing yellow, red, white or blue lights, including those used by fire departments, law enforcement, commercial vehicle inspectors, conservation officers, paramedics, tow truck operators, highway maintenance workers, utility workers, land surveyors, animal control workers and garbage collectors. 

## see 

Watch for  – vehicles with flashing lights on the side of the road. 

## think 

Know the rules  – all traffic must slow down when approaching stopped vehicles displaying flashing lights. When approaching these types of vehicles, you must drive no faster than 70 km/h if the speed limit is 80 km/h or more, and no faster than 40 km/h if the speed limit is less than 80 km/h. (Exception: this rule does not apply if you are on a divided highway and approaching the vehicle with flashing lights from the opposite direction.) 

