I was taking a break outside where I work the other day and saw where all traffic was stopped due to their red light. An ambulance came up upon them with siren's and light's. This is a heavy cross section with a lot of traffic, dual lanes on both sides.No one would move because of the red light....it's against the law. My question is...What can you do or allowed to do at this point? Run the red light to let the ambulance through or sit and wait? There was no room for the ambulance to pass any vehicle. If the cross is clear, are you allowed to go ahead and not get a ticket if you get caught for running a red light? The ambulance was clearly trying to get to their destination.
Thanks for any answers to this and I hope I am never caught in this situation.
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All traffic should pull to the right. The vehicles in the right lane should pull the shoulder, then the vehicles in the left could pull into the right lane, and the ambulance would pass on the left. That is where it should be driving with it's emergency equipment activated, always on the left so everyone else can move right.
personally I would always run the red light to allow the ambulance to go past. If I was ever given a ticket for doing that, I would certainly contest it in court
Move out of the way in a safe prudent manner. No ticket.
You should go through the red light if safe to do so.
However if you cause an accident your will be ticketed for running the light and you will be liable as with any accident .
The question was for Law Enforcement officers not you wannabe ambulance drivers!!
9:17 haaa!! Actually it is in the drivers handbook. Maybe someone should stop by the MVA and brush up on the driving laws of MD!
Does anyone know why the Salisbury Fire Department is handing out light duty like it is candy. This is a good thing if someone needs it, but why are sick days offered if they are going to get light duty. Something to consider is they will be getting paid twice for there sick time because they didn't use it and then they will be able to count sick time towards there retirement. How much office work is there that all these light duty people are needed? These "injuries" did not happen on the job and they should stay home till they get better. Light duty is not offered to everyone, just fans of Bill Gordy and Rick Hoppes. Several firefighters have been denied light duty because "nothing is available." However, certain people have been given light duty several times which has lasted six month's to two years. This is a fact one person has been on light duty for almost 2 years. Is this appropriate? What does the Salisbury Employee Handbook say about it? The Salisbury Fire Department needs a chief in place now to discontinue all of this corruption.
9:56
What the hell does that have to do with clearing the way for an ambulance at an intersection?!
Every emergency vehicle driver I have ever seen in this situation would have crossed into the oncoming lanes, and proceeded when he/she could safely do so at the intersection.
I can't imagine an officer giving someone a ticket for running a red light, in a safe manner, while trying to get out of the way of an emergency vehicle. It is best to always move to the right when possible, emergency vehicles will frequently try to utilize left turn lanes in these situations because they are normally less full than the regular traffic lanes.
-MD State Trooper
If I cannot yield to the right and there is an emergency vehicle with flashers behind me at a red light I would wait until it is safe to cross and then run it slowly.I will argue the ticket later.
By the book, you get a ticket, but just like the comments left by 1:37, I would find it incredulous that a road trooper or Deputy would do so, unless the vehicle operator is boviously attempting to take advantage of the situation.
CERT officer - WCSD
1229 AM, what is a CERT officer from WSCD. Just wondering what it stands for. And isn't it WCSO, not WCSD?
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