Defensive judgment when approaching emergency vehicles
A driver’s developed psychological and cognitive ability to assess the traffic situation and make informed decisions to ensure safety in a collision with emergency vehicles such as ambulances, civil defense, police, or firefighters. This judgement includes predicting the trajectory and speed of the emergency vehicle, determining the required safe distance, adjusting the speed of the vehicle, and choosing the most appropriate path to stop or temporarily maneuver without interfering with traffic or endangering other road users. This type of preventive judgment is considered an integral part of defensive and preventive driving and reflects the driver’s level of knowledge of the road rules, understanding of social interactions on the road, and the ability to adapt to unforeseen situations and act intelligently in stressful situations, thereby improving road safety for all road users.