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When an emergency vehicle is stopped on the shoulder with lights flashing, passing drivers should:
- A.Speed up to spend less time near it
- B.Stop next to it to ask if help is needed
- C.Drive onto the shoulder to get around traffic
- D.Slow down and, if possible, move away from it
Correct answer
D. Slow down and, if possible, move away from it
Why
Slow down and move over away from a stopped emergency vehicle when you can. This protects responders working outside their vehicles.
Manual topic: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95) - Chapter 3: Learning to Drive · From the Pennsylvania Learner's Permit (Car) practice bank (PAC-140).