What should drivers do on a multi-lane road when being approached from behind by an emergency vehicle?
A. Wisconsin law (State Statute 346.19) states that operators of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive their vehicle to a position as near as possible and parallel to the right curb or right-hand edge of the shoulder of the roadway, clear of any intersections and unless otherwise directed by a traffic officer, shall stop and remain standing in such a position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed. In general, on a multi-lane road most emergency vehicles will be approaching from the left lane. The best option is for operators to slow their vehicles down and move to the right lanes. If you can’t move to the right because of traffic, we ask that you slow down and move to the right as far as possible so that the emergency vehicles can safely pass using the median lanes on the left side of the roadway. Highways such as the Beltline are very dangerous because drivers do not slow down and in some cases operators actually try to pass the emergency vehic
