CHAPTER 613

An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-225, as amended, of the Code of
Virginia, relating to approach of police, fire department and other
emergency vehicles; providing a penalty for violations. (H 662]

Approved April 5, 1966

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.1-225, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 46.1-225. (a) Upon the approach of any police vehicle, fire de-
partment vehicle, vehicle owned or operated by a member of a volunteer
fire company, rescue vehicle or ambulance, giving audible signal by siren
or exhaust whistle, or air horn designed to give automatically inter-
mittent signals, the driver of every other vehicle shall immediately
drive the same to a position as near as possible and parallel to the right-
hand edge or curb, clear of any intersection of highways, and shall stop and
remain in such position unless otherwise directed by a police or traffic
officer, until the police or fire department vehicle or vehicle owned or
operated by a member of a volunteer fire company, rescue vehicle or ambu-
lance shall have passed. This provision shall not operate to relieve the
driver of a police or fire department vehicle, or vehicle owned or operated
by a member of a volunteer fire company, rescue vehicle or ambulance from
the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the
highway, nor shall it protect the driver of any such vehicle from the con-
sequences of an arbitrary exercise of such right of way.

_As used in this chapter, the term “rescue vehicle” is defined as any
vehicle designed or utilized for the principal purposes of supplying resus-
citation or other emergency relief where human life is endangered.

f (b) Violation of this section shall constitute failure to yield the right
of way.