Sharing the roadQuestion 164 of 296

An ambulance is stopped with its lights flashing on the other roadway of a divided highway, across the median. Must you slow down and move over?

  1. No, because it is on the other side of the median
  2. Yes, you must slow to 30 km/h
  3. Yes, you must stop until it leaves
  4. Yes, you must move to the right lane
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Correct answer: No, because it is on the other side of the median

The slow down and move over rule does not apply to a vehicle on the other side of the median. You do not need to change speed or lane.

Source: Nova Scotia Driver's Handbook (Service Nova Scotia, 2000, reprinted with revisions to 2017), Introduction, Emergency Vehicles, page 8

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026