Revision question · Band 2 traffic signs and signals, car control, pedestrians, mechanical knowledge

What should you do when you're being followed by an ambulance showing a flashing blue beacon?

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Move over as soon as it's safe to do so

Accelerate hard to get away from it

Maintain your speed and course

Brake harshly and immediately stop in the road

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Move over as soon as it's safe to do soThis was the right answer

When an emergency vehicle is behind with its blue lights flashing, you must remain calm and look ahead for a safe place to move over to let it pass. If you're waiting at red traffic lights, don't attempt to clear the way by driving past the red light; this is both dangerous and a traffic offence.

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Rule 219Highway Code rule · Make room for emergency vehicles only through a safe, legal manoeuvre and obey a police stop signal.

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