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R_Rambo · 03-09-2009, 12:46 PM

today while crossin an intersection a officer came through the intersection from my right side and my view was blocked due to a car in the right lane. i see the vehicle next to me stop hard so i automatically go for my brakes figuring something is going on. a second later an officer swings in front of me, with lights on but no siren

my question is when crossing an intersection does the officer have to use both lights and sirens. i ask this because i know from being a firefighter that its law for us when we use our red lights that sirens also have to be used, but with blue lights like in my car, sirens are illegal. im just curious to see if that is the same with police officers also since they have both red and blue lights

Thank you,
Ryan

Sarge · 03-11-2009, 08:56 AM

Unlike fire trucks police may have to respond to asignments that the annoucment of their arrival may put an officer or a victim in danger. So to answer your question no the officer does not need to put on the siren at all times.

R_Rambo · 03-11-2009, 12:46 PM

ok thankyou, one other quick question i thought of later if an accident occured would i have been at fault?

Sarge · 03-12-2009, 12:17 PM

whithout being there it can't give you a good answer on that one. But I would say if the other cars saw the responding vehicle then you should have seen it as well. So based on that this time you could have been at fault but hey maybe not.

R_Rambo · 03-12-2009, 01:14 PM

yea its deff a case by case kinda deal with that. i saw the car go for the brakes that was to the right of me so i automatically went for the brakes. just a weird situation since i was in a position where i was blinded by the car next to me.

thanks for your imput & stay safe,
Ryan

03-09-2009, 12:46 PM	#1
R_Rambo Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: PA Member #8452 My Ride: 11' WRX Hatch iTrader: (1)	lights & siren question today while crossin an intersection a officer came through the intersection from my right side and my view was blocked due to a car in the right lane. i see the vehicle next to me stop hard so i automatically go for my brakes figuring something is going on. a second later an officer swings in front of me, with lights on but no siren my question is when crossing an intersection does the officer have to use both lights and sirens. i ask this because i know from being a firefighter that its law for us when we use our red lights that sirens also have to be used, but with blue lights like in my car, sirens are illegal. im just curious to see if that is the same with police officers also since they have both red and blue lights Thank you, Ryan

03-11-2009, 08:56 AM	#2
Sarge Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hamilton Member #5130 My Ride: 2006 Crown Victoria Police "Interceptor". iTrader: (0)	Unlike fire trucks police may have to respond to asignments that the annoucment of their arrival may put an officer or a victim in danger. So to answer your question no the officer does not need to put on the siren at all times. __________________ Stay Safe

03-12-2009, 12:17 PM	#4
Sarge Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hamilton Member #5130 My Ride: 2006 Crown Victoria Police "Interceptor". iTrader: (0)	whithout being there it can't give you a good answer on that one. But I would say if the other cars saw the responding vehicle then you should have seen it as well. So based on that this time you could have been at fault but hey maybe not. __________________ Stay Safe

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03-11-2009, 12:46 PM	#3
R_Rambo Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: PA Member #8452 My Ride: 11' WRX Hatch iTrader: (1)	ok thankyou, one other quick question i thought of later if an accident occured would i have been at fault?

03-12-2009, 01:14 PM	#5
R_Rambo Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: PA Member #8452 My Ride: 11' WRX Hatch iTrader: (1)	yea its deff a case by case kinda deal with that. i saw the car go for the brakes that was to the right of me so i automatically went for the brakes. just a weird situation since i was in a position where i was blinded by the car next to me. thanks for your imput & stay safe, Ryan