When you see flashing BLUE LIGHTS- please PULL OVER!! It will only take a few seconds - but in an emergency seconds count!
When you see a vehicle with flashing BLUE LIGHTSits one of our volunteer firefighters or EMS personnel responding to an emergency call.
BLUE LIGHTSDO NOT give volunteers any special privileges. They are courtesy lights only. The BLUE LIGHTis to alert other drivers that we are on our way to an emergency call. It's up to other drivers to pull over and let us go by! It could give us the extra time needed to save a life or stop a fire before it's out of control.
Please practice BLUE LIGHTcourtesy and HELP US HELP YOU!!
HELP YOUR LOCAL VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS!
YIELD FOR BLUE LIGHTS
DID YOU KNOW ...
New York's Move Over Law Has Changed
Effective January 1, 2012
Protects law enforcement officers, emergency workers, tow and service vehicle operators and other maintenance workers stopped along roadways while performing their duties.
Drivers must use due care when approaching an emergency vehicle that displays red and/or white emergency lighting:
On all roads and highways, drivers must reduce speed;
On Parkways and other controlled access highways with multiple lanes, when approaching an emergency vehicle that displays red and/or white emergency lighting or a hazard vehicle displaying flashing amber lighting, drivers must move from the lane immediately adjacent to the emergency or hazard vehicle, unless traffic or other hazards exist to prevent doing so safely.
Penalties:
Violations of this law are punishable as a moving violation.
