Have you ever been out driving when all of a sudden a normal-looking car comes speeding by with red and white flashing lights? It’s not an ambulance or fire truck, but it’s moving like it has somewhere to be.
While it's not something you may see often, you may come across it and you should be pulling to the right. That's because these vehicles should be treated as emergency vehicles as they are being driven by volunteer firefighters or volunteer EMS.
"These vehicles are recognized as an emergency vehicle," said Cam Abrey, Fire Chief. "The fines that you would face by not giving the right-away are very similar to those that if you pass an ambulance or fire truck as they respond to a call."
So if you do see flashing lights behind you, even if they are not coming from an emergency vehicle, the procedure is simple.
"If you notice the flashing red light or flashing red and white light, we ask you to pull over to the right so they can respond," ended Abrey.
Additionally, if you see emergency lights flashing and the speed limit is posted as 80 kilometres per hour, you must reduce your speed to 60 kilometres for hour. If you are within town limits and notice, you must reduce your speed to 40 kilometres per hour.
