Florida · Florida Statutes — Title XXIII, Motor Vehicles
Fla. Stat. (Motor Vehicles) § 316.126: Operation of vehicles and actions of pedestrians; approach of authorized emergency, sanitation, or utility service vehicle, wrecker, or road and bridge maintenance or construction vehicle; presence of disabled motor vehicle
What this law says, in plain English
Drivers must yield to emergency vehicles with active sirens or lights, and must move away from or slow down near stopped emergency vehicles, sanitation vehicles, utility vehicles, wreckers, road maintenance vehicles, or disabled vehicles displaying warning signals.
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