Are emergency vehicles legally allowed to use their sirens to get though red traffic lights?
I’m not sure about police vehicles, but I can give you some insight into the fire service. In my town every traffic light has a sensor on it. It senses when the fire trucks are in a hurry (sirens on) and changes so that the trucks have a green light and can continue without stopping. If it malfunctions, the trucks have to come to a stop, and look both ways before proceeding through the red light. If the sirens are turned off while the truck is on it’s way to a scene, it may have been turned away (sent back to it’s respective quarters), because the emergency was downgraded, or it is under control. I do know that ambulances have the same rules and regulations as the fire trucks do with regard to the red lights. They can proceed through after coming to a stop to check for traffic. You can call your local police station and find out what thier rules are, and if it seems they are breaking the rules, report them to the police supervisor. Every department has a set of SOP’s (saftey operating
