Sharing the roadQuestion 62 of 312

An ambulance with a siren and a flashing red light comes up behind you on a two-lane road. What do you do?

  1. Speed up to clear the road
  2. Stop in your lane
  3. Pull to the left edge and stop
  4. Pull to the right edge, clear of any intersection, and stop
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Correct answer: Pull to the right edge, clear of any intersection, and stop

Yield to the emergency vehicle by moving to the right, away from intersections, and stay stopped until it passes.

Source: Highway Traffic Act (PEI, consolidated to May 29, 2026), s. 188 Yielding right-of-way to emergency vehicles, page 98

Practice sharing the road

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026