A few months ago I was driving on a 2 lane road with traffic moving in the opposite direction in the left lane and I saw an ambulance ahead behind a car so I just came to a complete stop and the car in front of the ambulance also came to a complete stop just a few feet ahead of me so the ambulance can safely pass and the driver of the ambulance gave me a quick wave as he was passing and it honestly just made me feel good, like I did something nice lol
Hi Hank Hill - that is *_TREMENDOUS_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎 PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate? See this vid too my friend: ruclips.net/video/21hBJ49sX-s/видео.html
Thanks Rick for the videos, I've been following this channel since my knowledge test. I had a class 5 road test yesterday in surrey that I passed with no mistakes, barely took 10 lessons of 1 hour each. Started my test with deep breathing in and out, did shoulder checks , scanned all the intersections, looked for cyclists and pedestrians, did parallel parking and front parking on point. And I passed.🙏🙂
Hi Bikramjeet Sandhu - that is *_STUPENDOUS_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎 PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate there in Surrey? See this vid too my friend: ruclips.net/video/21hBJ49sX-s/видео.html
you should mention not to wait for the er vehicle to reach the blocked traffic. take action once you hear the siren. and by moving to the side and stopping or slowing down you actually keep the volume of traffic behind you so the er vehicle can drive freely up ahead.
I always get so stressed out when I hear the alarms. Like the light will be green and lots of people behind me, but ill be unsure of where the alarms are coming from and unsure if I should proceed or not
I suspect you’re not alone my friend. It’s often out of the blue & the sirens can be a bit jarring. Drop us a note if we can help further. Al the best, Cheers Rick
Great video Rick!! Good for first responders to see too. About two weeks ago a FDNY bus collided with a FDNY ladder truck (big boy truck) at a intersection in Brooklyn. Very tragic. 😞
Hi Chris P! - Yes, that is always tragic when EV crash with other vehicles. Drivers need to know that their best option is often to just STOP. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi Omari .C - that is *_FANTASTIC_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎 PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate? See this vid too my friend: ruclips.net/video/21hBJ49sX-s/видео.html
Hi Aman Salimpuri - I think it's awesome too my friend. What are you working at there in Surrey - are you going to school or working? All the best, Cheers Rick
@@smartdrivetest Hello Rick, I'm going to school currently. My N license road test is on October 19th, and this is the second time I'm going to be taking it. Ever since I failed last year, I have improved so much and have been practicing for months, so it'd be really nice for me to pass this time! I also have been watching your videos a lot lately and never miss an upload. Do you think ICBC would let me use a Toyota Four Runner for my road test, given that it satisfies the safety checklist? Thank you for the response!
If you’re driving on a 2 lane highway / single carriageway road for those in the Uk, if an emergency vehicle come up behind you especially when approaching a bend, don’t stop immediately as it’s may not be safe for them to pass you.
In downtown Prescott Arizona today I was in the left lane in heavy traffic with an oncoming ambulance from the other direction. I wanted to stop or pull over, but as everyone on my side of the road kept driving normally I could have gotten in an accident.
Hi Watchful Eagleson - yes, sometimes the traffic on the other side simply doesn't move over my friend - especially if there is a barrier in the middle. As you learned, it can be a bit tricky at times with emergency vehicles. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi Esosa Jonathan - almost all of the video is in Vernon my friend. I've been poaching emergency vehicles for a couple of years now! 😜All the best, Cheers Rick
Hello Rick. I just wanted you to know that Volunteer Firefighters may either use green or red lights in their personal vehicles, depending on Provincial laws. Green lights are courtesy lights, where you don't have to pull over, and they can't break road rules. Red lights in their personal vehicles are either courtesy lights or emergency lights, depending on the Province, I'm in Saskatchewan, and our Volunteer Firefighters, when permitted by municipal bylaw, blessed by the fire chief, and when trained by the Province, may use red lights and sirens in their personal vehicle. You have to pull over for them here, and they can break traffic laws. Also, your official website does not mention Volunteer Firefighters' personal vehicles being able to use red lights and sirens. So if you could update that, that would be appreciated.
🖐🔥 I’ve found my commute time cut down a lot by tucking in behind an emergency vehicle and sticking close to their bumper. I also benefit from better gas mileage from staying in the emergency vehicles draft. 👍🏻
Can you tell me this scenario what smart driver do ? In a red light and this time emergency vehicle approach what we should do ? Can we go straight at intersection for give space for emergency vehicle ?
i was alredy at the red light, left lane, waiting so i could do a U-turn.. the median has a steel barrier/fence.. two Bozo's didnt pull to the right to let the emergency vehicle through.. (lights and sirens were on) they pulled up to the red light with me. nobody moved. we were all first in line in our lanes. nobody behind us. except that emergency vehicle... i took my car and slowly straddled the crosswalk in front of the Bozo's, basically cleared my lane for the emergency vehicle to pass, and they did pass through the intersection through a red light... i ended up doing a weird right turn from the far left lane.. so that was cool.. hoping i dont get a ticket in the mail for that...
So you got a ticket? If so, did you appeal? It wasn't me but i saw the other side there was traffic and the ambulance couldn't got through because of one idiot driver who didn't want to move to the side because he had a red light. We had left green but we didn't move so the ambulance could pass but that driver didn't move no matter how many times the ambulance sounded his emergency sound. It was so frustrating to watch.
Pet peeve: if you are in the right lane of a multi-lane highway with NO shoulder, and the vehicle is behind you with lights/sirens/horns and the right signal on, chances are we want you to move over to the left as we have an exit coming up.
sir can you make a video to show what is the best position of your foot to use automatic vehicles because you use just one foot for both gas and break paddle or if you already have this video regarding my qs then please share me its link. also share me how to avoid aggressive break when you are with an examiner. please also tell me if you are in left lane on a 2 lane road divided by a yellow divided line and theres an emergency vehicle is behind you and unfortunately you cant move to the right lane to pull over because there are some other vehicles parallel to my vehicle in right lane,what should i do? i am talking about to the left moving lane not left turning lane. should i stop in the left lane or what? thanks
everytime I hear sirens when driving, I immediately slow down to search where it's coming from and hug the right hand side until I see it or keep crawling until I don't hear the sirens anymore if I can't find it.
In the UK these vehicles have no special rights on the road. Their drivers are subject to the same laws as anybody else. That said it is usual for drivers to give way assuming they can safely do so.
What would happen if you were the front vehicle in the line and a red light camera and nowhere to pull over and you went through the red light in order to clear the lane, would you still get a ticket?
As I said in the video, if you’re stopped at an intersection, just stay put. As you saw in a couple of the clips, the EV driver will figure it out. Going through the intersection just causes confusion. And yes, most likely you’d get a ticket. Drop us a note if we can help further. Cheers Rick
It depends, If it is the furthest left lane with some sort of middle devider and a red light someone has to move.... my advise, with extreme caution pull forward and infront of the car immediately to your right. If there is no divider stay put
3 lane road, 45mph, you're in the left lane, emergency vehicle is in the middle lane approaching from behind but you don't see it until it's too late. Do you stay in the left lane, slow down and let the emergency vehicle pass through the middle lane? Do you cross over the middle lane to get into the right lane and slam on the brakes? I think staying in the left lane and slowing down is the safest decision, maybe not the best. Please feel free to share what you think is the best decision
Tysm, it's really helpful for me to watch this video. I wasn't sure if I should pull over on the interstate for emergency vehicles, since it feels unsafe to stop completely on the shoulder. I noticed in some places, there is a white bulb next to the traffic signal that will flash if an emergency vehicle is approaching.
Yes, on the interstate, just move to the right lane my friend. And yes, most emergency vehicles have a strobe light that activates the traffic light. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi Aidan Landman - Apologies for the late response. If you're in the left turning lane, it's often best to just stop my friend. Often the emergency vehicle will go out into the other lane of traffic to move through the intersection. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
An additional tip, when trying to identify wether a car with lights is either an unmarked police car or a volunteer first responder look at how many lights they have. Most volunteers are regulated for 1 light bar with 360 view or 1 light in the front, while unmarked police vehicles have an assortment of either all blue or blue & red all over the car. Edit: That’s something I learned because police like to use the excuse for pulling volunteer first responders over are over their lights.
I don't think it's an one answer fits all. If you are the only car, I would pull to the shoulder, unless the emergency vehicle is mostly on the shoulder anyway. If there are other cars about, I would do what ever blocks their path least.
Hi Snow Flake - We're happy to hear we could help out. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
@@smartdrivetest yup because when I was first starting practice driving I look in my driver side mirror saw an ambulance coming with lights and siren I pull over so now I got that idea from first learning how to drive.
Everyday I drive on a highway that has rolling hills, and sometimes an emergency vehicle will suddenly pop up from the dips in the road giving me little to no time to react.
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A few months ago I was driving on a 2 lane road with traffic moving in the opposite direction in the left lane and I saw an ambulance ahead behind a car so I just came to a complete stop and the car in front of the ambulance also came to a complete stop just a few feet ahead of me so the ambulance can safely pass and the driver of the ambulance gave me a quick wave as he was passing and it honestly just made me feel good, like I did something nice lol
Just passed my test today! It was extremely easy. Thanks for all the videos as they really helped.
Hi Hank Hill - that is *_TREMENDOUS_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation
Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎
PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate?
See this vid too my friend: ruclips.net/video/21hBJ49sX-s/видео.html
Thanks Rick for the videos, I've been following this channel since my knowledge test. I had a class 5 road test yesterday in surrey that I passed with no mistakes, barely took 10 lessons of 1 hour each.
Started my test with deep breathing in and out, did shoulder checks , scanned all the intersections, looked for cyclists and pedestrians, did parallel parking and front parking on point. And I passed.🙏🙂
Hi Bikramjeet Sandhu - that is *_STUPENDOUS_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation
Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎
PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate there in Surrey?
See this vid too my friend: ruclips.net/video/21hBJ49sX-s/видео.html
you should mention not to wait for the er vehicle to reach the blocked traffic. take action once you hear the siren. and by moving to the side and stopping or slowing down you actually keep the volume of traffic behind you so the er vehicle can drive freely up ahead.
12:51 that driver clearly knows that intersection. I would've never thought of doing that if I was driving an ambulance.
Hi eurosonly - you are correct my friend. It was effective to move through the intersection using the slip lane. All the best, Cheers Rick
@@smartdrivetest hi I have a Question Do you have like test then I can buy from you I want be very ready for my test 🤔😃
1:51
I always get so stressed out when I hear the alarms. Like the light will be green and lots of people behind me, but ill be unsure of where the alarms are coming from and unsure if I should proceed or not
I suspect you’re not alone my friend. It’s often out of the blue & the sirens can be a bit jarring. Drop us a note if we can help further. Al the best, Cheers Rick
Great video Rick!! Good for first responders to see too. About two weeks ago a FDNY bus collided with a FDNY ladder truck (big boy truck) at a intersection in Brooklyn. Very tragic. 😞
Hi Chris P! - Yes, that is always tragic when EV crash with other vehicles. Drivers need to know that their best option is often to just STOP. All the best, Cheers Rick
Smart Drive Test Couldn’t have said any better myself Rick. Great video. Thank you again for all your videos. 🙏🏼 Take care!
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I passed my drivers test ☺️☺️your videos really helped THANK YOU
Hi Omari .C - that is *_FANTASTIC_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation
Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎
PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate?
See this vid too my friend: ruclips.net/video/21hBJ49sX-s/видео.html
It's not often you look up a video on driving skills and get hit with nostalgia from seeing your old elementary school. Small world, eh?
It is my friend…very small indeed. Drop us a note if we can help further. Cheers Rick
I still think it's so cool that you're in Vernon. I'm in Surrey and I go to Vernon many times every year to visit my family.
Hi Aman Salimpuri - I think it's awesome too my friend. What are you working at there in Surrey - are you going to school or working? All the best, Cheers Rick
@@smartdrivetest Hello Rick, I'm going to school currently. My N license road test is on October 19th, and this is the second time I'm going to be taking it. Ever since I failed last year, I have improved so much and have been practicing for months, so it'd be really nice for me to pass this time! I also have been watching your videos a lot lately and never miss an upload.
Do you think ICBC would let me use a Toyota Four Runner for my road test, given that it satisfies the safety checklist? Thank you for the response!
Hi Spicy Yamz - Apologies for the late response. How did the second road test go? All the best, Cheers Rick
Thanks Rick, today i was wondering what do about this same topic. Thanks God you brought it up. You need to more more vedio on the topic 👏
Hi nakagwa judith - you are most welcome my friend. Drop us a note if we can help further my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick
If you’re driving on a 2 lane highway / single carriageway road for those in the Uk, if an emergency vehicle come up behind you especially when approaching a bend, don’t stop immediately as it’s may not be safe for them to pass you.
In downtown Prescott Arizona today I was in the left lane in heavy traffic with an oncoming ambulance from the other direction. I wanted to stop or pull over, but as everyone on my side of the road kept driving normally I could have gotten in an accident.
Hi Watchful Eagleson - yes, sometimes the traffic on the other side simply doesn't move over my friend - especially if there is a barrier in the middle. As you learned, it can be a bit tricky at times with emergency vehicles. All the best, Cheers Rick
Not a new driver but trying to keep myself educated!
Rick the other option which is the best is to have a radio scanner because you will know if an emergency vehicle is coming your way or not
Woahhhhh that’s in Vernon I literally walk past there all the time
Hi Esosa Jonathan - almost all of the video is in Vernon my friend. I've been poaching emergency vehicles for a couple of years now! 😜All the best, Cheers Rick
As a Search & Rescue volunteer, I'd love to get some lights/sirens like you mention 😫
Hello Rick. I just wanted you to know that Volunteer Firefighters may either use green or red lights in their personal vehicles, depending on Provincial laws. Green lights are courtesy lights, where you don't have to pull over, and they can't break road rules. Red lights in their personal vehicles are either courtesy lights or emergency lights, depending on the Province, I'm in Saskatchewan, and our Volunteer Firefighters, when permitted by municipal bylaw, blessed by the fire chief, and when trained by the Province, may use red lights and sirens in their personal vehicle. You have to pull over for them here, and they can break traffic laws.
Also, your official website does not mention Volunteer Firefighters' personal vehicles being able to use red lights and sirens. So if you could update that, that would be appreciated.
Where do we pull over at a 4 lane?
🖐🔥 I’ve found my commute time cut down a lot by tucking in behind an emergency vehicle and sticking close to their bumper. I also benefit from better gas mileage from staying in the emergency vehicles draft. 👍🏻
Can you tell me this scenario what smart driver do ? In a red light and this time emergency vehicle approach what we should do ? Can we go straight at intersection for give space for emergency vehicle ?
i was alredy at the red light, left lane, waiting so i could do a U-turn.. the median has a steel barrier/fence.. two Bozo's didnt pull to the right to let the emergency vehicle through.. (lights and sirens were on) they pulled up to the red light with me. nobody moved. we were all first in line in our lanes. nobody behind us. except that emergency vehicle... i took my car and slowly straddled the crosswalk in front of the Bozo's, basically cleared my lane for the emergency vehicle to pass, and they did pass through the intersection through a red light... i ended up doing a weird right turn from the far left lane..
so that was cool.. hoping i dont get a ticket in the mail for that...
So you got a ticket? If so, did you appeal? It wasn't me but i saw the other side there was traffic and the ambulance couldn't got through because of one idiot driver who didn't want to move to the side because he had a red light. We had left green but we didn't move so the ambulance could pass but that driver didn't move no matter how many times the ambulance sounded his emergency sound. It was so frustrating to watch.
@@SSJvegito501 never got one
Pet peeve: if you are in the right lane of a multi-lane highway with NO shoulder, and the vehicle is behind you with lights/sirens/horns and the right signal on, chances are we want you to move over to the left as we have an exit coming up.
Thank you, Rick great content, as always!!!
You are welcome my friend, If you need anything just drop us note. All the best, Cheers!
What if there are only lights flashing and no siren and it's on the opposite side of the 8 lane highway without a divider?
Curious what highway you're thinking of my friend? Cheers Rick
Thanks!
Hi Nol Sova - you are most welcome my friend. Drop us a note if we can help further my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick
sir can you make a video to show what is the best position of your foot to use automatic vehicles because you use just one foot for both gas and break paddle or if you already have this video regarding my qs then please share me its link. also share me how to avoid aggressive break when you are with an examiner. please also tell me if you are in left lane on a 2 lane road divided by a yellow divided line and theres an emergency vehicle is behind you and unfortunately you cant move to the right lane to pull over because there are some other vehicles parallel to my vehicle in right lane,what should i do? i am talking about to the left moving lane not left turning lane. should i stop in the left lane or what? thanks
Thank you for video really helpful tip how to pass it and also good to stay tune to it all time this will how me pass my exam
Hi Frank - thanks for your comment. Happy to hear we could help out. Drop us a note if we can help further. All the best, Cheers Rick
@@smartdrivetest pretty much showings me everything I need know for second behind wheel test thank you a lot for helpeful video
Hi Frank Acosta - Apologies for the late response. How did the second test go my friend? All the best, Cheers Rick
@@smartdrivetest it went well I did exactly what you were explaining in video I pass it thank you.
everytime I hear sirens when driving, I immediately slow down to search where it's coming from and hug the right hand side until I see it or keep crawling until I don't hear the sirens anymore if I can't find it.
In the UK these vehicles have no special rights on the road. Their drivers are subject to the same laws as anybody else. That said it is usual for drivers to give way assuming they can safely do so.
What would happen if you were the front vehicle in the line and a red light camera and nowhere to pull over and you went through the red light in order to clear the lane, would you still get a ticket?
As I said in the video, if you’re stopped at an intersection, just stay put. As you saw in a couple of the clips, the EV driver will figure it out. Going through the intersection just causes confusion. And yes, most likely you’d get a ticket. Drop us a note if we can help further. Cheers Rick
@@smartdrivetest thanks Rick
You're most welcome Tim. Drop us a note if you have further questions. Cheers Rick
It depends, If it is the furthest left lane with some sort of middle devider and a red light someone has to move.... my advise, with extreme caution pull forward and infront of the car immediately to your right. If there is no divider stay put
3 lane road, 45mph, you're in the left lane, emergency vehicle is in the middle lane approaching from behind but you don't see it until it's too late. Do you stay in the left lane, slow down and let the emergency vehicle pass through the middle lane? Do you cross over the middle lane to get into the right lane and slam on the brakes? I think staying in the left lane and slowing down is the safest decision, maybe not the best. Please feel free to share what you think is the best decision
Tysm, it's really helpful for me to watch this video. I wasn't sure if I should pull over on the interstate for emergency vehicles, since it feels unsafe to stop completely on the shoulder.
I noticed in some places, there is a white bulb next to the traffic signal that will flash if an emergency vehicle is approaching.
Yes, on the interstate, just move to the right lane my friend. And yes, most emergency vehicles have a strobe light that activates the traffic light. All the best, Cheers Rick
@@smartdrivetest Thank you so much. Cheers!
Hi Heckraiserrr - We're happy to hear we could help out. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. All the best, Cheers Rick
Just move to the right lane and decrease your speed
what do I do if I'm in left turn lane waiting to turn left and emergency vehicle comes behind me
Hi Aidan Landman - Apologies for the late response. If you're in the left turning lane, it's often best to just stop my friend. Often the emergency vehicle will go out into the other lane of traffic to move through the intersection. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
@@smartdrivetest Thanks for the quick response! :)
Do you have to drive your car out of the way to allow emergency vehicles to reached the hospital or crime scene?
An additional tip, when trying to identify wether a car with lights is either an unmarked police car or a volunteer first responder look at how many lights they have. Most volunteers are regulated for 1 light bar with 360 view or 1 light in the front, while unmarked police vehicles have an assortment of either all blue or blue & red all over the car. Edit: That’s something I learned because police like to use the excuse for pulling volunteer first responders over are over their lights.
You don't need to differentiate. Pull over for both.
Where should I pull over on a high way entrance ramp? Will emergency car use the shoulder to pass or will I move to shoulder and stop there?
I don't think it's an one answer fits all. If you are the only car, I would pull to the shoulder, unless the emergency vehicle is mostly on the shoulder anyway. If there are other cars about, I would do what ever blocks their path least.
Maneuver? What's Menuever?
This really helped my neighbor called the ambulance
Hi Snow Flake - We're happy to hear we could help out. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
This video is all sorts of wrong. You’re supposed to wait for the ambulance to pass then you tail it to beat the traffic.
Havana funny
Always pull to the right.
One tip I got was this: I you have an emergency vehicle behind you in a roundabout, do another lap...
When I drive I always check my mirrors if they coming I’m pulling over immediately.
Awesome - thank you for being a smart driver. All the best, Cheers Rick
@@smartdrivetest yup because when I was first starting practice driving I look in my driver side mirror saw an ambulance coming with lights and siren I pull over so now I got that idea from first learning how to drive.
Is this Canadian?
It's pretty plain & simple
If you have a driver's license you should already know 🤣
Hi Midwestrebel 2 - glad to help my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick
Everyday I drive on a highway that has rolling hills, and sometimes an emergency vehicle will suddenly pop up from the dips in the road giving me little to no time to react.
Make way aside for the emergency services vehicles.
No dont EVER pull to the freakin left!