You’re driving, you see blue lights behind you, what do you do?

Well, as long as you’re not just about to be caught speeding, you will want to get out of the emergency services way as soon as possible. Has anyone ever told you exactly what you should do?

It’s not in the highway code or part of the driving test.

Will is one of the Council’s representatives on Avon Fire and Rescue Service who have set up a new help us get there website to give advice to drivers about how they should react when they are under the sudden pressure of the emergency services trying to get past them on our roads.

There are YouTube clips for learner drivers, new drivers and experienced drivers.

Will said: “No-body’s every told me how I should react to the blue lights of the emergency services when I’m driving – until now.

This is a great initiative from Avon Fire and Rescue and I hope that the information will enable me and other drivers react safely when the emergency services are on call.

Anything we can do to help the emergency services to get safely and swiftly to where they need to be is of benefit to us all.”