On 02/03/19 11:21, Sergio Manzi wrote:
On 2019-03-02 00:59, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
Being picky, but (at least out here) they're not exempt, they're just
allowed to break them :-) eg in an emergency, an ambulance can go
through a red light, but if they cause an accident by doing so, the
driver will be charged (& they have been)
Sorry, but I'm inclined to categorize the above as BS, or "fake news",
if you prefer, until you provide evidence (in which case I'll
apologize and eat my words).
In every street code I know of, emergency and law enforcement vehicles
with alarm and light turned on HAVE PRECEDENCE on the traffic,
regardless the status of traffic lights, with all the legal
implications that derive from that.
Sure, an ambulance driver who has caused an accident will be
investigated, but NOT for having burned a red traffic light (/they'll
asses if he/she was DUI and stuff like that.../)
If going through the red light causes an accident .. they can be
charged, charged for negligent driving or driving in a manner dangerous,
but they will all reference the red light as requiring caution and the
accident itself as proof.
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