Why do I sometimes see a firetruck drive through a red-traffic-light using their lights/sirens only to turn them off only moments later after passing through the intersection?
A7. Each day firefighters respond to dozens and dozens of emergency calls. Of these emergency calls, a few each day result in the firefighters being disregarded prior to their arrival to the emergency scene. If a firetruck goes through an intersection and seconds later you see their lights/sirens shut off – you can be sure that the firefighters were moments ago disregarded from the emergency call.
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