Do not mount kerbs to avoid emergency vehicles. There is a chance you could damage your steering, tyres, wheels and suspension, or in the case of larger vehicles, the pavement itself. You are also risking hitting pedestrians.
Do not stop opposite obstructions/other vehicles if it means stopping the emergency vehicle from passing.
Do not pull out from side roads if you hear an emergency vehicle on a major road.
If you are travelling across a junction and hear an emergency vehicle approaching, do not brake harshly. This may cause an accident. If you cannot stop safely then continue across the junction, emergency vehicles must give way to traffic crossing on green lights.
This is also true on roundabouts, do not brake harshly to allow an emergency vehicle onto the roundabout as there mat be another vehicle behind you. If it is possible then reduce speed slowly to allow the emergency vehicle to enter the roundabout.
Be aware that after one emergency vehicle has passed there may be another behind it. Check your mirrors and listen out for sirens.
If you are travelling along a double white line system and there is an emergency vehicle behind you then maintain a safe speed and do not exceed the limit. If you see an obvious area to pull off the road, signal your intention to do so. At the end of the double white lines or where the lines change priority then find a safe place to stop or slow down, and allow the emergency vehicle to pass.
On dual carriageways or motorways, drivers in front should more to their nearside lanes to allow the emergency vehicle to pass. Be careful to signal your intentions and not pull in directly in front of a vehicle already in that lane.
Where traffic is stationary or slow moving on multi-laned roads the emergency vehicle may straddle the lane markings. You should then move to the side to allow the emergency vehicle to pass.
