                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPROACH OF LAW-ENFORCEMENT OR FIRE-FIGHTING VEHICLES, RESCUE VEHICLES, OR
AMBULANCES; VIOLATION AS FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY (§ 46.2-829)

Upon the approach of any emergency vehicle as defined in § 46.2-920 giving
audible signal by siren, exhaust whistle, or air horn designed to give
automatically intermittent signals, and displaying a flashing, blinking, or
alternating emergency light or lights as provided in §§ 46.2-1022 through
46.2-1024, the driver of every other vehicle shall, as quickly as traffic and
other highway conditions permit, drive to the nearest edge of the roadway, clear
of any intersection of highways, and stop and remain there, unless otherwise
directed by a law-enforcement officer, until the emergency vehicle has passed.
This provision shall not relieve the driver of any such vehicle to which the
right-of-way is to be yielded of the duty to drive with due regard for the
safety of all persons using the highway, nor shall it protect the driver of any
such vehicle from the consequences of an arbitrary exercise of such
right-of-way.
		Violation of this section shall constitute failure to yield the right-of-way;
however, any violation of this section that involves overtaking or passing a
moving emergency vehicle giving an audible signal and displaying activated
warning lights as provided for in this section shall constitute reckless
driving, punishable as provided in § 46.2-868.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-241; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-225; 1960, c. 570; 1966,
cc. 613, 699; 1968, c. 89; 1976, c. 754; 1984, c. 539; 1985, c. 462; 1989, c.
727; 1993, c. 579.