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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 12:06:00 CST
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- From: "Wm. Bryant Faust, IV" <WFAUST@NNOMED.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: Voulunteer fd and lig
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- > Out here in California, they are a little strange. No lights on
- > volunteer cars. No blue lights on any emergency cars/trucks execpt for
- > police cars. Blue is a great color, it getts everybodys attention
- > better that red or amber.
-
- I don't find it that strange. In Louisiana "All persons other than
- law enforcement officers on official duty are prohibited from
- equipping, operating or using motor vehicles with blue colored electric
- lights thereon." All emergency vehicles are required to have two
- alternately flashing red lights visible for five hudred feet in normal
- sunlight, or a large revolving red light in the center of the roof.
- Police may use blue lights in lieu of the red. Volunteer fireman
- when authorized by their cheif may use red lights and siren, but
- the siren is not required; however, you are required to use
- both lights and siren to disregard any traffic control device or
- traffic law. (police may use siren only)
-
- Other state laws of interest:
- Following an emergency vehicle closer than 500 feet or driving into
- or parking in the block where an emergency vehicle has stopped in
- answer to a call is prohibited.
-
- Driving over an unprotected fire hose is prohibited.
-
- Upon approach of an emergency vehicle using lights or siren, all
- other vehicles must yield the right of way and move as close as possible
- to the right side of the roadway and stop until the emergency vehicle
- has passed.
-
- Bryant
- wfaust@nomvs.lsumc.edu
-