NJSA 39:4-91 Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicles

NJSA 39:4-91 Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicles

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NJSA 39:4-91 Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicles 39:4-91 Failure to yield to emergency vehicles, Right of way of emergency vehicles; liability of drivers.

39:4-91. a. The driver of a vehicle upon a highway shall yield the right of way to any authorized emergency vehicle when it is operated on official business, or in the exercise of the driver's profession or calling, in response to an emergency call or in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law and when an audible signal by bell, siren, exhaust whistle or other means is sounded from the authorized emergency vehicle and when the authorized emergency vehicle, except a police vehicle, is equipped with at least one lighted lamp displaying a red light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front of the vehicle. b. This section shall not relieve the driver of any authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall it protect the driver from the consequences of his reckless disregard for the safety of others. http://www.njlaws.com/failure_to_yield_to_emergency_vehicles.html?id=550&a=

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his reckless disregard for the safety of others.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any immunity or defense otherwise provided by law.

Amended 1951, c.23, s.49; 1997, c.423, s.1.

39:4-92. Authorized emergency vehicles; clearance for; following or parking near Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle giving audible signal, and equipped, as required by section 39:4-91 of this Title, and unless otherwise directed by a police or traffic officer, (a) The driver of every vehicle shall immediately drive to a position as near as possible and parallel to the right-hand edge or curb of the highway, clear of an intersection of highways, and shall stop and remain in that position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed and (b) The driver or person in control of a street car shall immediately stop the car clear of an intersection of highways and keep it stationary until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed.

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No driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall follow any authorized emergency vehicle, traveling in response to an emergency call, closer than 300 feet, or drive nearer to, or park the vehicle within 200 feet of, where any fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.

Amended by L.1951, c. 23, p. 85, s. 50; L.1962, c.

148, s. 1.

For information on points, fines, jail and suspension for this violation, go to njlaws.com/traffic_minimum_penalties.htm

Minimum Mandatory Fines, Points, Jail and Penalties Relating to Selected Motor Vehicle Offenses http://www.njlaws.com/failure_to_yield_to_emergency_vehicles.html?id=550&a=

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