They must yield to firefighters, ambulances, police officers and other authorized emergency vehicles when responding to an emergency. They display lights that flash red, red and blue or red and white and sound a siren or air horn. If you hear or see an emergency vehicle heading towards your vehicle from any direction, immediately stop safely on the right side of the road and stop. Wait for the emergency vehicle to pass before continuing. If you are at an intersection, get out before stopping. If you are preparing to turn, go as far to the right as possible. Do not make wide curves and curves. If you do not ask for signs to do otherwise, turn into the right lane of the road you are hiring. See example below. This Act requires every driver to exercise caution to avoid a collision with a registered emergency or dangerous vehicle parked, stopped or parked on the emergency lane or part of the road when emergency lighting is activated or one or more yellow hazard warning lights are illuminated or a combination of one or more yellow lights and one or more blue lights is illuminated.
Drivers must reduce their speed on all roads when they encounter such vehicles, but on parkways, highways and other multi-lane controlled access roads, drivers must continue to move away from the lane adjacent to the emergency or dangerous vehicle, unless traffic or other hazards prevent it from doing so. Drivers will also need to make a transfer for vehicles with blue and green lights, which are described in the next section. Violations of this law will be punished as a mobile violation. The website shmoop.com tries to give some humorous suggestions on when not to turn back. One of their suggestions is: “In front of a fire station. If there`s a fire somewhere and you get in their way, they won`t hesitate to run you over with their big truck. They might even make their Dalmatian sick on you. There is a left turn sign on Iliff Avenue in a westbound direction at the I-225 exit towards Iliff southbound.
McGregor tells me that all other directions and intersections on Iliff Avenue and I-225 are not specifically off-limits, but all intersections dealing with I-225 would be impossible to make a legal U-turn. Approach the junction by the right half of the roadway, which is closest to the center. Try to use the left side of the intersection to make sure you don`t disturb traffic heading towards you and turn left. Keep to the right of the center line of the road you are entering, but as close as possible to the center line. Pay attention to traffic coming towards you from the left and from the lane you want to cross. Motorcycles approaching you are hard to see and it`s hard to judge their speed and distance. Motorists often do not see a motorcycle heading towards them and hitting it when crossing a lane. See example below.
I`m not so sure, but I`m sure it`s legal in most areas to turn back into Colorado. Always wave before turning or changing lanes. It is important that other road users know your intentions. You are required by law to signal a turn or lane change with your turn signals or hand signals at least 100 feet (30 m) ahead. A good safety tip, if possible, is to signal your intention to turn before you start braking or turning. The correct hand signals are shown below. Turn left – To turn left, drive near the center divider or in the left turn lane. Start signaling about 100 feet before turning. Look over your left shoulder and reduce your speed.
Stop behind the boundary line. Look left, then right, then left again and turn when it`s safe. If you turn left, do not turn too early and “cut” the curve of the lane that belongs to the vehicles coming towards you. An emergency vehicle that uses lights and a siren or air horn can be unpredictable. The driver can legally exceed the speed limit, pass red lights and STOP or CUT signs, drive in the wrong direction on one-way streets and turn in directions normally prohibited. While emergency vehicle drivers should be careful, be very careful when an emergency vehicle is heading towards you. In short, Washington drivers can turn around anywhere they can safely make the turn, as long as there are no signs specifically prohibiting the maneuver. A “safely made” U-turn should not be allowed: the signs help you understand when it is acceptable to turn around. You may NOT turn around under the following circumstances: The city has released the “52 WEEKS OF TRAFFIC SAFETY TIPS” with Council #34, “Colorado state law states that you may not turn around at an intersection controlled by a traffic light or police officer, or in a place where a U-turn by signs or markings is prohibited. It is also illegal to turn around on an interstate, two-lane or four-lane highway where there is no average. Emergency intersections are intended for emergency vehicles and road maintenance crews only. “Bus lanes for public transit – It is illegal to drive, stop, park or leave a vehicle in the area of a highway intended exclusively for public transit buses, unless a vehicle must cross the lane to turn.