In PA ambulances must obey all traffic laws. They may proceed through a red light or stop sign only after stopping and are sure that other traffic has stopped. They must obey the speed limit, etc. I crewed our amb. for 12 years Mostly as a driver. I always made sure to stop at intersections.
I have been a vol. firefighter for 33 years. A fire truck must also stop then proceed with caution. Fire trucks are allowed to do things such as go the wrong way on a one way streets and other things.
Firefighter deaths from fire truck accidents is a very serious concern and the court system is starting to hold fire truck drivers involved in accidents accountable.
I have taken courses to train our departments drivers in-house.
Fire service tankers have a history of accidents involving fatalities, so much so that the National Fire Protection Assoc. is considering removal of red lights from them and just using yellow.
When our department wrote specs for a new 3,800 gal.tanker we went with a 10 speed trans. and it made other members mad because they can't drive a standard shift. So we brought in a Allison Automatic Trans. salesman. The first thing he said as to why we should go with an automatic trans. was " It accelerates very quickly because there is no turbo lag and anyone can drive it". We went with the 10 speed.
Sorry I got carried away. Common sense must rule when an intersection is involved however you can't teach common sense.
Google fire truck accidents and watch some of the videos on youtube.
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