Another traffic fatality to discuss...

[Armistead]

Thought it was standard procedure for emergency vehicles to slow and check at intersections even while running lites, etc... There is no excuse for this, by the look of the wreck, the officer was going fast.

Thought it was standard procedure for emergency vehicles to slow and check at intersections even while running lites, etc... There is no excuse for this, by the look of the wreck, the officer was going fast.

Yes, emergency vehicles are only allowed to break road rules if it is safe to do so.
Lights and sirens are only warning signals not drive as you like passes.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Yes, emergency vehicles are only allowed to break road rules if it is safe to do so.
Lights and sirens are only warning signals not drive as you like passes.

True, but there are department established rules concerning certain types of road ways, intersections and types of calls dictating how to handle the response in a vehicle.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Yes, emergency vehicles are only allowed to break road rules if it is safe to do so.
Lights and sirens are only warning signals not drive as you like passes.

That is certainly the current position/protocol regarding the emergency services in the UK.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Armistead

Thought it was standard procedure for emergency vehicles to slow and check at intersections even while running lites, etc... There is no excuse for this, by the look of the wreck, the officer was going fast.

When I was riding in the squads, we practically came to a full stop at all intersections.

The extra 5-10 seconds it takes won't make any difference.

Although I never was a driver, I heard that the hardest thing about training the drivers is to teach them NOT to drive fast like they see in the movies. And to never never just blow through an intersection.