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Committee Meetings Stay Safe, Sun City
See page 138 for list of committee members. Submitted by the
See Sun City Texas Resident Directory or Georgetown Police Department
www.sctexas.org > Community Association
Info > CA Advisory Committees for Stay alert on roadways for
description of duties for each committee. responding emergency vehicles
COMMUNICATIONS
Wednesday, July 8, 9:30 a.m., CCAN Many people make the mistake of not moving over when an am-
Covenants bulance, police vehicle or fire truck is behind them with lights and
Wednesday, July 1, 9 a.m., CCAN sirens activated. State law requires that all vehicles pull safely to
Elections the right, out of intersections, and stop when approached by an
Thursday, July 16, 9 a.m., AC MR 3/4 emergency vehicle with lights and sirens on. Vehicles are required
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT to remain stopped until an emergency vehicle has passed. Find
Friday, July 10, 9 a.m., AC MR 3/4 a place on the roadway to move to the right to let an emergency
Finance vehicle pass by.
Tuesday, July 28, 1 p.m., AC MR 3/4
Golf If you do not move over, emergency personnel may be delayed or
Monday, July 27, 3 p.m., AC MR 1/2 forced to drive into other lanes of traffic, increasing risk to all
Landscaped Maintained Homes drivers. It is also the law that if there is an emergency vehicle,
Wednesday, July 1, 10 a.m., AC MR 3/4 tow truck, or Texas Department of Transportation vehicle with
Modifications lights on stopped in the roadway, shoulder, or side of the road then
Thursday, July 2, 8:30 a.m., CCAN vehicles in the closest lane must either move to another lane, if
it is available, or slow down to at least 20 mph below the posted
*Open at 10 a.m. speed limit. If the speed limit is 20 mph, then a car or truck must
Thursday, July 16, 8:30 a.m., CCAN pass an emergency vehicle at no more than 5 mph. Sadly, many
Nominating emergency personnel and citizens are injured or killed when their
As needed vehicles are struck by passing traffic.
Property & Grounds
Tuesday, July 14, 1:30 p.m., AC MR 1/2 While you are driving, you should be constantly scanning not
Tuesday, July 28, 3 p.m., AC MR 1/2 only the roadway in front of you but the traffic behind you as
Sports well. This is one way to spot an emergency vehicle approaching,
Monday, July 20, 8 a.m., AC MR 1 and if you know where vehicles are in relation to your vehicle
Wildlife then you may be able to better avoid a crash yourself. Listening
Wednesday, July 1, 3 p.m., AC MR 1/2 for sirens is another way to tell if an emergency vehicle is near.
Many newer vehicles are made with better sound insulation and
Other Committees or Task Forces: you may not hear the sirens until they are very close, so knowing
where the traffic is around you can help you move over sooner
Neighborhood Reps and more safely. Good driving sense will help you to find ways
Wednesday, July 15, 9:30 a.m., CCF/G to clear the path for emergency vehicles. Having to make a turn,
COPs pull over or slow down may inconvenience you, but it may be a
Tuesday, July 7, 9:30 a.m., AC MR 1/2 matter of life or death to the persons these emergency vehicles
are responding to for help.
Good driving means being alert. Like pilots are trained to do,
scan left, right and center at all times. Check not just the cars
right in front of you but what is happening down the road. A road
accident can often be avoided if you are aware of what is going
on with traffic farther ahead of you on the highway.
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