Hear or see sirens? Pull to the right, please – WVUA 23

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is reminding drivers that there’s a right and a wrong way to respond when an emergency vehicle is approaching you from behind. Doing the wrong thing can result in first responders losing precious seconds when every one matters — or worse, causing a wreck.

So what do you do? It’s simple: Pull to the right.

“Recently, our Agency has noticed an increase in motorists failing to yield when encountering first responders operating vehicles in emergency situations,” ALEA Secretary Hal Taylor said. “These experiences only reiterate the seriousness for all motorists to stay alert and maintain a high level of situational awareness, allowing first responders and citizens, as well as visitors, to travel the state’s roadways safely.”

Section 32-5A-115 of the Code of Alabama states the following: “Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle equipped with at least one lighted lamp and audible signal as is…