A. The driver of a motor vehicle, upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, a Department of Transportation maintenance vehicle, a Turnpike Authority maintenance vehicle, a stationary vehicle that is displaying flashing lights or a licensed Class AA wrecker that is displaying a flashing combination red or blue light or any combination of red or blue lights, shall:
1. If traveling on a highway that consists of two or more lanes that carry traffic in the same direction of travel as that of the driver, the driver shall proceed with due caution and shall, if possible and with due regard to the road, weather, and traffic conditions, change lanes into a lane that is not adjacent to the stationary authorized emergency vehicle, a Department of Transportation maintenance vehicle, a Turnpike Authority maintenance vehicle, or licensed Class AA wrecker; or if the driver is not able to change lanes or if to do so would be unsafe, the driver shall proceed with due caution and reduce the speed of the motor vehicle to a safe speed for the existing road, weather, and traffic conditions; and
2. If traveling on a highway other than a highway described in paragraph 1 of this subsection, the driver shall proceed with due caution and reduce the speed of the motor vehicle to a safe speed for the existing road, weather, and traffic conditions.
B. This section does not relieve the operator of a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, a Department of Transportation maintenance vehicle, a Turnpike Authority maintenance vehicle, or licensed Class AA wrecker from the consequences of reckless disregard for the safety of all persons and property upon the highway.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 435, § 14, eff. July 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 11-405.1 of this title by Laws 2002, c. 397, § 35, eff. Nov. 1, 2002. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 69, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2010, c. 39, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2015, c. 114, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2019, c. 372, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
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