In this situation, should you allow the emergency vehicle to pass?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are approaching a large junction with traffic lights, which show green for you, and an ambulance with flashing blue lights and a siren of varying tone is entering it from the right. In this situation you should let it pass. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires a road user to make it easier for an emergency vehicle (with flashing blue lights and a siren) to pass, in particular by immediately moving out of its way and, if necessary, by stopping. An ambulance with its light and sound signals switched on is an emergency vehicle and may disregard traffic lights, and you give way to it despite the green light. You stop before the junction, you do not enter it until the ambulance has passed, and you look to see whether another vehicle with its signals on is following it.
Legal basis: Art. 9 para. 1 and Art. 53 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)