Statute · California Vehicle Code
Cal. Veh. Code § 21706.5 — Additional Driving Rules
Cal. Veh. Code § 21706.5
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Vehicle Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2007-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Citator
Cal. Veh. Code § 21706.5 — Additional Driving Rules is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(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.