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**Tibaveriafark** · 05-30-2009, 05:39 AM

The only way I can see 1 emergency vehicle having priority over another is if 1 has their lights/siren on and the other doesn't. I couldn't see anywhere in that article that says the ambulance had it's lights on, and it could have just been transporting the patient between hospitals.

Turning on your lights doesn't necessarily confer priority to you. You turn the lights on for safety and awareness but rights like exceeding the speed limit exist whether you have the lights on or not. Generally I believe fire trucks have first priority, then ambulances, then police cruisers.

05-30-2009, 05:39 AM	#13
Tibaveriafark Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 419 Senior Member	The only way I can see 1 emergency vehicle having priority over another is if 1 has their lights/siren on and the other doesn't. I couldn't see anywhere in that article that says the ambulance had it's lights on, and it could have just been transporting the patient between hospitals. Turning on your lights doesn't necessarily confer priority to you. You turn the lights on for safety and awareness but rights like exceeding the speed limit exist whether you have the lights on or not. Generally I believe fire trucks have first priority, then ambulances, then police cruisers.
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