XPost: alt.firefighters, alt.true-crime, misc.emerg-services   
   XPost: misc.legal, uk.legal   
   From: theprof@jonez.net   
      
   "No_He_Can_Not"  wrote in message   
   >¦ Reality Check© ¦ wrote:   
   >> "Bill Gamelson"  wrote in message   
   >>> "D. Stussy"  wrote in message   
   >>>> The article clearly states that the ambulance was on an emergency call.   
   >>>>   
   >>> I realize this, as I am perfectly capable of reading.  I have seen many   
   >>> ambulances delivering patients on "slow runs" without red lights or siren.   
   >>> Just because the ambulance was "on an emergency call" does not mean it's   
   red   
   >>> lights and siren were on.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>> It's SOP to have lights/siren when delivering a patient to a hospital.   
   >>>>   
   >>> Not in all cases.  See above.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>> Between the two, an ambulance always has right-of-way   
   >>>>   
   >>> Not if red lighs and siren were off.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >>   
   > Where I live ambulances rutinely drive without lights and sirens. They are   
   > used for life thrreatening situations . This I believe is because they do not   
   > wish to cause traffic situations over things that are not of the utmost   
   > importance. Still some things are still emergencies and an ambulance on it's   
   > way to the hospital with a patient should be given the right of way.   
      
   Emergency vehicles operating without lights and sirens must follow all the   
   normal   
   traffict laws and control devices. They must obey all stop signs, red lights,   
   speed limits,   
   etc.   
      
   If they operate with lights and/or sirens, they still must obey the speed   
   limits   
   at all   
   times. They may stop-and-go, or slow-and-go, at red lights, stops signs, etc.   
   if   
   they   
   can do so safely.   
      
   >   
   > A cop car coming from behind is not that important in the scheme of things.   
   > Especially if he has time to stop and give out a ticket.   
      
   Exactly.   
      
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