Road signs, markings, and vehicle markings•Rule 219
Letting Emergency Vehicles Pass Safely
Emergency and Incident Support vehicles. You should look and listen for ambulances, fire engines, police, doctors or other emergency vehicles using flashing blue, red or green lights and sirens or flashing headlights, or traffic officer and incident support vehicles using flashing amber lights. When one approaches do not panic. Consider the route of such a vehicle and take appropriate action to let it pass, while complying with all traffic signs. If necessary, pull to the side of the road and stop, but try to avoid stopping before the brow of a hill, a bend or narrow section of road. Do not endanger yourself, other road users or pedestrians and avoid mounting the kerb. Do not brake harshly on approach to a junction or roundabout, as a following vehicle may not have the same view as you.
💡Example
When you see or hear an emergency or incident support vehicle with flashing lights or sirens, stay calm, follow all traffic signs and make space for it to pass safely. If needed, pull over and stop where it is safe, avoiding sharp bends, hill brows, narrow sections and the kerb. For example, if you hear a siren behind you as you approach a roundabout, continue carefully to the roundabout, follow the signals and only pull to the side to let the vehicle pass once you have cleared the junction safely.
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