2019 Utah Code
Title 41 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 6a - Traffic Code
Part 10 - Pedestrians' Rights and Duties
Section 1004 - Emergency vehicle -- Necessary signals -- Duties of operator -- Pedestrian to yield.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 41-6a-1004 (2019)
Effective 5/12/2015
41-6a-1004. Emergency vehicle -- Necessary signals -- Duties of operator -- Pedestrian to yield.
  • (1) A pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to an authorized emergency vehicle upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle using audible or visual signals in accordance with Section 41-6a-212 or 41-6a-1625.
  • (2) This section does not relieve the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle from:
    • (a) the duty to drive with regard for the safety of all persons using the highway; nor
    • (b) from the duty to exercise care to avoid colliding with a pedestrian.
  • (3) A violation of this section is an infraction.


Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
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