{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-21706.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 21706.5","heading":"","body":"(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:\n(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.”\n(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.\n(b) A person shall not operate a vehicle in an unsafe manner within an emergency incident zone.","path":["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.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"78349bdf05f5eaf4f6257435bef7a0ac4e7e980734d8d157cda12b358499624f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-21706","next":"us-ca/veh-21707"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}