In article >,
Cartlon Shew > wrote:
>I understand that you're supposed to do this, but are you required to
>stop if you see a firetruck coming from the opposite direction?
>
>Even if there's a median?
>
>I always thought yielding meant getting out of the way, but a lot of
>folks around here think it means stop wherever you happened to be.

I don't think drivers are required to yield to emergency vehicles
in Massachusetts. The law says pull as far right as possible and
stop. Fortunately, drivers have sense enough not to follow the
law and will move if necessary to let an emergency vehicle pass.

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John Carr )