GroundRules
VEH § 21706.5
Where this section sits in the code
- Vehicle Code - VEH
- DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD [21000. - 23336.]
- CHAPTER 3. Driving, Overtaking, and Passing [21650. - 21761.]
- ARTICLE 2. Additional Driving Rules [21700. - 21721.]
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Emergency incident zone” means an area on a freeway that is within 500 feet of, and in the direction of travel of, a stationary authorized emergency vehicle that has its emergency lights activated. Traffic in the opposite lanes of the freeway is not in an “emergency incident zone.”
(2) “Operate a vehicle in an unsafe manner” means operating a motor vehicle in violation of an act made unlawful under this division, except a violation of Section 21809.
(b) A person shall not operate a vehicle in an unsafe manner within an emergency incident zone.
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