2007-12-27 00:25:37 · 21 answers · asked by toe poe gee gee oh 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Simply put, yes.
Even if responding to an emergency an EMT may be cited for unsafe speed. In an emergency driving situation we have a rsponsibility to drive with due regard for the safety of others on the roadway. Just because we are an emergency vehicle doesn't excuse us from all driving laws. I've actually had a firefighter bring me a ticket that he received while operating one of our engines.
2007-12-28 09:00:15 · answer #1 · answered by James S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In most states an emergency vehicle is allowed to exeed the posted speed limit while on an emergency run as long as all warning devices are activated. The law also requires the driver to operate with due regard for the safety of others. A ticket could be issued if an officr felt the vehicle was being driven in an unsafe manner. (Ex. High rate of speed in a school zone). A ticket could also be issued if an ambulance were to be involved in an accident.
2007-12-27 05:17:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Not on an emergency call. The "nurse" that said they got stopped and received a ticket while giving CPR to a patient in the back is full of it. No police officer is going to stand there writing a ticket to the driver of an emergency vehicle with lights flashing and sirens wailing while somebody dies in the ambulance, and open himself and the city to a multi-million dollar lawsuit, not to mention charges of negligent homicide.
However, if a driver is returning to base, or otherwise not on a call, he has to observe the law and can get a ticket, of course. It is rare, but it happens.
2007-12-27 09:46:18 · answer #3 · answered by Fred C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes if the ambulance driver drives at high n dangerous speed,eventhough its emergency.
we dont want another emergency coz of this driver.
2007-12-27 00:32:23 · answer #4 · answered by george.m 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They actually can if they are just speeding without a cause but the question is will they?
Police, Firefighters, and Rescuers all have to work together so they would rarely issue the citation...
2007-12-27 00:29:30 · answer #5 · answered by say it ain't so 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Florida you in simple terms acquire the standards for the main important infraction, no remember what number tickets you rack up... i won't be able to communicate for Canada. circulate to courtroom, ask for a motive force progression path as an determination against the standards in case you have that determination in Canada.. good success, and decelerate.
2016-11-25 19:14:15 · answer #6 · answered by gagliano 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, all emergency services vehicles are bound by the same laws as any other vehicles, whether they have their blues and twos on or not.
It's only because it might be us next time that we allow them to speed and ignore the occasional sign or road marking.
It also means that any bystander could theoretically stop an emergency vehicle and put the driver under citizen's arrest for dangerous driving or speeding.
2007-12-27 04:25:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
yes, they need to go the speed limit . i was a nurse in an ambulance that was pulled over with a patient in the back we were giving him CPR at the time and the officer took his sweet time writing out the ticket.
no. it is not a bunch of crap the jerk pulled us over and would not let us go !! it really happened . i know what you are saying and i do agree with you .. but what happened was crap and scary !!
2007-12-27 00:29:24 · answer #8 · answered by jgilbertdo 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes, If he does not have his sirens or lights on. That is considered unsafe driving. Just because he is in an emergency vehicle doesn't mean that he can speed.
2007-12-27 01:21:51 · answer #9 · answered by Nicole 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, if its not an emergency and he is driving at an unsafe speed.
2007-12-27 00:28:41 · answer #10 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋