I understood it to be a rule in this area that a police officer with lights and siren activated could only travel a maximum of 10 mph over the posted speed limit, which on this stretch is 40 mph. Judging from my experience with being out of the car on the freeway changing a tire with cars going past me at 75 - 80 mph, that's about how fast I judged this guy to be going.
Is there a maximum speed they can travel, and if so, is there a penalty if they get caught exceeding it? I mean, whatever he was headed to was not a big enough emergency to either get himself or me killed on the way, was it?If a police officer is running with lights blazing and siren screaming, are they governed by a maximum speed?I do not know of any State that sets a limit on how fast to respond to an emergency. In one of the more rare instances of sane government, they left that to the agencies.
Most agencies do have emergency response policies. But, again, few state a particular speed the responding officer must travel.
Generally, you see the phrase %26quot;reasonable and prudent%26quot; or something like it in the policy.
I don't mean to belittle your powers of observation but your estimate of his speed could be off by quite a bit. That's why police can not write a ticket without using some kind of speed measurement. Standing on the roadway, changing a tire, and guessing at the speed of a passing car does not qualify as a speed measurement device.If a police officer is running with lights blazing and siren screaming, are they governed by a maximum speed?Here there is a set speed limit. Max speed is determined by the speed limit and then multiplied by a number that is based on the type of call. In most cases it comes up to less than 2x the normal speed limit, but sometimes the max is infinite (safe speed).
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If a police officer is running with lights blazing and siren screaming, are they governed by a maximum speed?In New York State, yes, vehicles responding to an emergency are bound by all Vehicle %26amp; Traffic Law provisions. If they run a red light or stop sign and are in a collision, they are liable. I am required to clear the road for them, but they must give me sufficient warning to that safely.Report Abuse
If a police officer is running with lights blazing and siren screaming, are they governed by a maximum speed?Pretty much it's a good Idea to get your butt out of the way and not worry about how fast he's going.If a police officer is running with lights blazing and siren screaming, are they governed by a maximum speed?Depends on state law as well as department procedures. In my former department we were restricted to 20mph over the limit with lights and siren and 10mph over the limit without lights and sirens.If a police officer is running with lights blazing and siren screaming, are they governed by a maximum speed?As far as I know, there is no %26quot;legal%26quot; maximum for an emergency vehicle if it has its warning signals activated. Each jurisdiction may have guidelines, and of course the driver of the vehicle has to use common sense for the road conditions, but I've never heard of a speed limit in these situations.If a police officer is running with lights blazing and siren screaming, are they governed by a maximum speed?I'm not sure about a maximum speed, but Who is going to clock him? And even if someone does, who will write the ticket? Cops don't write tickets for other cops. You can complain to the police captain or whatever group oversees the cops, but unless you can identify the car, it will go nowhere.Besides, he may have been on his way to saving someones life.If a police officer is running with lights blazing and siren screaming, are they governed by a maximum speed?Look at it this way if some one has or is breaking into your home an is assaulting your love 1 or you do you want them to drive 40 mph to get you help i think this answered your question%26gt;?Some drive a little fast but there trained to%26gt;?If a police officer is running with lights blazing and siren screaming, are they governed by a maximum speed?It depends on the area. For example, someone in my state was killed in an accident with an emergency vehicle (cop car, ambulance, fire fighter) that was traveling at a high rate of speed with its lights and sirens on. The family of the victim later sued, but the court ruled that the emergency vehicle was not at fault because it had its lights and sirens on.
How do you really know that it %26quot;was not a big enough emergency%26quot;? I think it's pretty selfish to make that judgment when you have absolutely no clue what was really going on. For example, if a family member of yours has a serious heart attack where they are minutes away from dying, how would you feel if the cop or ambulance decided that %26quot;it's not that big of an emergency%26quot;, so they take their time and your family member died?If a police officer is running with lights blazing and siren screaming, are they governed by a maximum speed?He needs to go slow enough to not crash or cause harm to bystanders.If a police officer is running with lights blazing and siren screaming, are they governed by a maximum speed?don't no didn't answer call,but if someone is holding a gun on my head and said %26quot;you got 5 min. to live%26quot; an a police officer pulls up and disarm him,i'll ask,%26quot;how fast were you going to get here?%26quot; case;dismissedIf a police officer is running with lights blazing and siren screaming, are they governed by a maximum speed?Depends on why he was running code 3 different rules for each scenarioIf a police officer is running with lights blazing and siren screaming, are they governed by a maximum speed?In my state there is no maximum speed a LEO can travel while running code, nor does my department have any maximum speed guidelines. The use of lights/sirens, and the speeds undertaken is based on what is safe and reasonable, as it the standard for what %26quot;deserves%26quot; a code run.
If you feel strongly about the officer's speed and driving contact his department and file a complaint. However, you are currently unaware of the call he was responding to, the regulations of his department, and have little formal experience at estimating speeds, so that although you may feel he was travelling at 75-80 mph, he might have been going at a speed vastly different.
Regarding penalties. If I receive a citizen complaint (as described) that's judged substantiated, I would probably get a %26quot;log entry%26quot;, if it was more serious maybe some days off without pay etc.
However, in the example you describe I doubt he would be reprimanded as he did nothing wrong (at least by my department's guidelines).If a police officer is running with lights blazing and siren screaming, are they governed by a maximum speed?What every the officer can preform is speed is his decision , my highest was 115 but I had to clean my draws afterward.If a police officer is running with lights blazing and siren screaming, are they governed by a maximum speed?No set maximum. However, the law states they need to drive with due regard for the safety of other motorists.
Example: If my partner calls for code 3 back because he's is a fight, I am haulin' *** to him. That being said, if on the way I come up to a busy intersection, I'll slow way down so I don't wind up T/C'd out and not being able to help him.If a police officer is running with lights blazing and siren screaming, are they governed by a maximum speed?Yes. The maximum allowed speed for an emergency vehicle is governed by common sense, the driver's skills, and the current road and weather conditions. With the exception of volunteer firefighters, who must obey all posted speed limits and traffic signs/devices even if their lights are on. The penalty for exceeding it is crashing. And the city, county, or state would be liable for any injuries or damages to other parties, although the cop himself won't face any punishment unless it was determined that he had no real emergency or that he was otherwise behaving recklessly.
