Is it okay to drive behind an ambulance?

Yield to Emergency Vehicles It is against the law to follow within 300 feet behind any fire engine, police vehicle, ambulance, or other emergency vehicle with a siren or flashing lights (CVC §21706). If you drive for sight-seeing purposes to the scene of a fire, collision, or other disaster, you may be arrested.

When should you follow an ambulance through traffic?

If you’re asking about following an ambulance driving with its lights and sirens on, then no, it is not a good idea to follow an ambulance. You should not attempt to follow it as it may violate traffic norms, which can be dangerous and illegal for non-emergency vehicles.

Is it a good idea to follow an ambulance?

If you’re asking about following an ambulance driving with its lights and sirens on, then no, it is not a good idea to follow an ambulance. You should not attempt to follow it as it may violate traffic norms, which can be dangerous and illegal for non-emergency vehicles.

Is it illegal to follow a speeding ambulance through traffic?

If you’re talking about following a random ambulance through traffic. It isn’t advisable, and if they are running lights and sirens, exceeding the speed limit, you already know that it’s illegal to speed, so it’s obviously illegal to follow a speeding emergency vehicle.

Do you have to give way to an ambulance in Australia?

Here in Australia, it is law that you have to give way to an ambulance no matter where they are in the traffic. If they are coming up behind you, you must pull over to allow them to pass. If you are at an intersection where you would normally have right of way, you must let the ambulance go first.

Can you be pulled over for driving without an ambulance?

If you were driving like that without an ambulance, police, fire or other emergency vehicle running lights and sirens in front of you, you’d be pulled over in a heartbeat. All those traffic laws still apply, plus any additional ones specifically related to following the emergency vehicle your local municipality might have.