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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 02/03/19 11:21, Sergio Manzi wrote:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2019-03-02 00:59, Graeme
Fitzpatrick wrote:<br>
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<div>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
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<p>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).</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Sure, an ambulance driver who has caused an accident will be
investigated, but NOT for having burned a red traffic light (<i>they'll
asses if he/she was DUI and stuff like that...</i>)</p>
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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.<br>
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