(A) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:
(1) Park or stand, notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter;
(2) Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as necessary for safe operation;
(3) Exceed the maximum speed limits if the person who drives the vehicle does not endanger life or property;
(4) Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
(B) This section applies to an authorized emergency vehicle only when the vehicle is using audible and visual signals as required by law. An authorized emergency vehicle operated as a police vehicle is not required to be equipped with or display red or blue lights visible from in front of the vehicle.
(C) This section shall not relieve the person who drives an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor protect the person who drives from the consequences of the person’s reckless disregard for the safety of others.
(IC 9-21-1-8) (Ord. 306, passed 4-8-81)