> An emergency vehicle with lights on has the right of way through an intersection even if the lights don’t match.
US fire truck driver here. Above is not really true, or even if it is true it's irrelevant.
Our training requires us to slow down and even stop at intersections when we have a red light, and to use extreme caution before proceeding. And this is while our lights and siren are on. If I just breeze through a red light and cause an accident, I'll probably be held liable.
US fire truck driver here. Above is not really true, or even if it is true it's irrelevant.
Our training requires us to slow down and even stop at intersections when we have a red light, and to use extreme caution before proceeding. And this is while our lights and siren are on. If I just breeze through a red light and cause an accident, I'll probably be held liable.