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Article 41-2Right of Way and Related Considerations for Fire-Services Vehicles

第四十一条の二(消防用車両の優先等)

When a fire-services vehicle (meaning a vehicle other than a fire truck, which is used in firefighting and is being driven pursuant to Cabinet Order as a part of fire-fighting services; the same applies hereinafter in this Article and Article 75-22, paragraph (2)) is approaching an intersection or its vicinity, a vehicle or streetcar (excluding, in the case of a vehicle, emergency motor vehicles and fire-services vehicles) must avoid the intersection and come to a temporary stop.

交差点又はその付近において、消防用車両(消防用自動車以外の消防の用に供する車両で、消防用務のため、政令で定めるところにより、運転中のものをいう。以下この条及び第七十五条の二十二第二項において同じ。)が接近してきたときは、車両等(車両にあつては、緊急自動車及び消防用車両を除く。)は、交差点を避けて一時停止しなければならない。

When a fire-services vehicle is approaching any place other than what is prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the driver of a vehicle (other than an emergency motor vehicle or another fire-services vehicle) must not prevent the fire-services vehicle from proceeding.

前項以外の場所において、消防用車両が接近してきたときは、車両(緊急自動車及び消防用車両を除く。)は、当該消防用車両の通行を妨げてはならない。

Article 39 applies mutatis mutandis to fire-services vehicles.

第三十九条の規定は、消防用車両について準用する。

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