Originally Posted by timmhaan
i read an interesting article a while back about how most drivers of emergency vehicles frequently use their sirens only for the purpose of getting through a red light. and i see it ALL the time in new york... a short 2 to 3 second siren chirp to get though an intersection and then it's back to cruising speed!
That's been happening here for years. However, it all comes back to the question of whether it can realistically be prevented. As far as I can see, the only way to stop this from happening would be a law preventing emergency vehicles from running red lights point blank, which would have dire consequences as soon as there
is a genuine emergency.