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Emergency Vehicles
What you need to know
You must pull over and stop for approaching emergency vehicles with lights and sirens. In the official Ontario tests, questions on this topic come from the Ministry of Transportation's Driver's Handbook (for cars) and Motorcycle Handbook (for riders).
Sample practice questions
What should you do when an emergency vehicle with lights and siren is approaching?
- Speed up to get ahead of it
- Pull to the right side of the road and stop until it has passed
- Continue driving normally on the left shoulder
- Stop in the middle of the intersection
💡 Yield the right of way, pull as far to the right as possible, and stop until the emergency vehicle has passed.
Where must you move when an emergency vehicle approaches from behind with lights and siren?
- Stop in the middle of your lane
- Pull as far to the right as possible and stop until it has passed
- Speed up to stay ahead of it
- Pull to the left shoulder
💡 You must pull as far to the right as possible and stop until the emergency vehicle has passed.
Frequently asked questions
- What should you do when an emergency vehicle with lights and siren is approaching?
- Pull to the right side of the road and stop until it has passed Yield the right of way, pull as far to the right as possible, and stop until the emergency vehicle has passed.
- Where must you move when an emergency vehicle approaches from behind with lights and siren?
- Pull as far to the right as possible and stop until it has passed You must pull as far to the right as possible and stop until the emergency vehicle has passed.
More questions on Emergency Vehicles and every other topic live in the G1 practice test and M1 practice test.