Ambulance Tips

Encountering an Ambulance while Driving

• If you see or hear an ambulance with it's lights and sirens on, pull over to the side of the road and stop to let the ambulance pass
• Ambulance driver's are taught to always pass on the left. If an ambulance approaches always pull over to the right side
• Never pull in behind an ambulance to follow it through traffic and never tailgate an ambulance - you are endangering the crew and the patient.
• Ambulances with a patient on-board often drive without lights and sirens. Always drive safely and give plenty of room to any ambulance.

Green Emergency Lights:

• EMTs responding to an emergency will display green flashing courtesy lights in their cars.
• If you can, safely give way to cars with flashing green lights so that the EMTs can respond quickly to the emergency.