Nebraska Statutes 60-6,151. Operation of vehicles upon the approach of emergency vehicles
(1) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle which makes use of proper audible or visual signals:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 60-6,151
- Peace officer: shall include sheriffs, coroners, jailers, marshals, police officers, state highway patrol officers, members of the National Guard on active service by direction of the Governor during periods of emergency, and all other persons with similar authority to make arrests. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(a) The driver of any other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to and as close as possible to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway or to either edge or curb of a one-way roadway, clear of any intersection, and shall stop and remain in such position until such emergency vehicle passes unless otherwise directed by any peace officer; and
(b) Any pedestrian using such roadway shall yield the right-of-way until such emergency vehicle passes unless otherwise directed by any peace officer.
(2) This section shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.
Source
- Laws 1973, LB 45, § 40;
- R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-640;
- Laws 1993, LB 370, § 247.