The operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to authorized emergency vehicles when the authorized emergency vehicles are operated upon official business and the operators thereof sound audible signal by bell, siren or exhaust whistle. This section shall not relieve the operator of an emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall it protect the operator of any vehicle from the consequence of an arbitrary exercise of the right-of-way.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.126; 1992 Code, § 40-102) (Ord. 2423, passed 6-13-1966) Penalty, see § 10.999
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see SDCL 32-26-15