§ 29-267. Following fire apparatus prohibited.  


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  • (a)

    The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than 500 feet or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where a fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.

    (b)

    The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any emergency vehicle or shall not purposely drive to any location on a highway where an emergency exists which would interfere with the free movement of authorized emergency vehicles or any other traffic using the highway at that location. For the purpose of this section the term "emergency" includes traffic accidents, airplane accidents, disasters, explosions, civil disturbances and (without limitation by the foregoing) any other related circumstances which tend to cause traffic congestion.

(Code 1966, § 20-84; Code 1982, § 29-267; Ord. No. 1519, § 4, 7-15-1974)

State law reference

Similar provisions, 47 O.S. § 11-1108.