40-6-74.
   
  (a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle
  or a vehicle belonging to a federal, state, or local law enforcement
  agency making use of an audible signal and visual signals meeting
  the requirements of Code Section 40-6-6, the driver of every other
  vehicle shall yield the right of way and shall immediately drive to
  a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand
  edge or curb of the roadway clear of any intersection and shall stop
  and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle
  or law enforcement vehicle has passed, except when otherwise
  directed by a police officer.
   
  (b) This Code section shall not operate to relieve the driver of any
  authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard
  for the safety of all persons using the highway.