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by TheGreatOne on August 12th, 2006

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If a emergency vehicle crosses a red light and hits a car coming in on a green light, who is to blame?

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  • by Anonymous on March 9th, 2007

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    Not to give you a biased answer, just because i drive a police car, so here is a combination common sense/law requirement answer:

    All laws state you are to yield to emergency vehicles on an emergency run. true.

    But, its up to the individual emergency vehicle driver. to slow or stop at intersections, in order to avoid a collision. essentially, this means an emergency vehicle cannot or should not run wide open through an intersection, especially against a red light. common sense has to prevail here.

    Its also called civil liability.

    Since a deaf person can drive an automobile in Tennessee, you can see why its imperative for emergency vehicle drivers to slow or stop at red lighted intersection, on a run. some people cannot hear the emergency equipment and cannot see the lights, until its too late.

    On a run, i stop at all intersections.....red light or green light, makes no difference.

    If i do not arrive safely to an emergency location, then i am no good to the public as an emergency responder.

    Hopefully, this answers your question. john

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    • An excellent example how wise and responsible people should think and do!

      Petar_G

      by Petar_G on June 23rd, 2011

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