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Ambulance blue-light driving — DipIMC MCQ

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You are driving a marked ambulance vehicle with blue lights to a life-threatening call. Traffic is heavy and a one-way street would provide a shortcut against the direction of traffic flow. What is the most appropriate management?

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Correct answer: B — Do not drive against the direction of traffic on the one-way street

Emergency exemptions do not permit driving the wrong way along a one-way street. Some exemptions, such as speed limits or treating red lights as give-way signs, may apply when safe and necessary. Legal exemptions never remove the duty to drive with due regard for safety.

Reference: Road Traffic Regulation Act; JRCALC operational guidance