<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Sat, 2 Mar 2019 at 00:22, Sergio Manzi <<a href="mailto:smz@smz.it">smz@smz.it</a>> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div class="gmail-m_-8433473225664290229moz-cite-prefix">On 2019-03-02 00:59, Graeme Fitzpatrick
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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
have been)</div>
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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></div></blockquote><div><a href="http://www.ukemergency.co.uk/blue-light-use/">http://www.ukemergency.co.uk/blue-light-use/</a> scroll down to, or search for, section headed</div><div> "Exemptions from Road Signs." Applies in UK, may be subject to change by future legislation.</div><div>Essentially if they cause an accident by jumping a red light they're in the shit. Because they're</div><div>allowed to go through a red light only if it is necessary AND it is safe to do so. If they end up</div><div>causing an accident, it obviously wasn't safe to do so.<br></div><div><br></div><div>-- <br></div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div></div></div>