Drivers' ed question?

Question

an ambulance, fire truck, US mail van and police car meet at a 4-way stop. who has the right-of-way?

Answer 1

whoever gets their first,

unless the ambulance lights are on or whatever then you have to let them go

Answer 2

Are the police, ambulance and fire truck all on an emergency call? If so, the person to your right goes first.

Answer 3

The USPS mail van is a government truck, as is all the other vehicles, yet if none of them are on an emergency call, it would be just likee 4 regular cars meeting. You just have to wait for someone to motion you to go, or vice versa.

EDIT: Assuming you are talking about they get there at the exact same time and none are on emergency calls. If it is a good cop, most EMS,ect. workers are nice, then they would let the Postal truck go, because that's the only one who has a constant job. Not just patrolling or whatever.

EDIT:There is NO order if they got there at the same time, it has nothing to do with there place in government, it has to do with typical driving, unless one of them has there sirens on, but good point by saying they probably are all going to the same call or place, because it's has very low probability for 3 different types of local government EMS and safety vehicles to meet like that. But it IS a question. lol

Answer 4

everyone except you. i wouldn't go around the mail truck in a four way intersection anyways (even though technically you can) thats just stupid

Answer 5

who ever gets there first and then it goes to the drivers right. right?

Answer 6

I would say (in this order): Ambulance, Fire Truck, Police, than Mail van

Answer 7

NOT THE US MAIL

Answer 8

well the ambulance, fire truck,police car could all be going to the same place  

Answer 9

who ever stops first. but good question being that cops never stop for anything

Answer 10

I guess whoever got to there first..Unless the ambulance/fire truck/police car have their sirens on and are trying to get to an emergency.. then I'm not sure.

Answer 11

the police car

Answer 12

In New York State - If the ambulance and fire truck and police car are not on an emergency call then the same laws apply to them as any other vehicle on the road.  A federal government vehicle usually has presidents over state and local government vehicles.  Therefore, I'd say that if the ambulance and fire truck and police car are not on an emergency call then the mail van would have the right-of-way because it is a federal government vehicle.....but I am just guessing.

Answer 13

ambulence, the ambulence arrives when ur sick or hurt and then the fire truck arrives a few min after the ambulence

Answer 14

not you.

thats for sure

Answer 15

not the us mail van so the one with the sirens going so i gest all the fire truck the police and the ambulance  

Answer 16

Mail truck definately doesn't. The rest have to fight for it I guess.

Answer 17

the one with their sirens on goes first

Answer 18

Who's siren is on? If its the police car, the ambulance or the fire truck, then they have the right of way. The US mail van doesnt have the right of way...now if the sirens arent on, then neither of them have the right of way, they are just like average everyday vehicles. :]

Answer 19

This sounds like a trick question. In all seriousness the person there first has the right away unless the ambulance, fire truck, or police car has their lights on then it changes.