Virginia · Code of Virginia — Title 46.2, Motor Vehicles
Va. Code (Motor Vehicles) § 46.2-829: Approach of law-enforcement or fire-fighting vehicles, rescue vehicles, or ambulances; violation as failure to yield right-of-way
What this law says, in plain English
Drivers must yield the right-of-way to emergency vehicles displaying lights and sounding sirens by pulling to the roadway edge and stopping. Violation constitutes failure to yield; overtaking an emergency vehicle constitutes reckless driving.
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