(A) The provisions of this title regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall apply to authorized emergency vehicles, as defined in this chapter, except as follows. A driver when operating such a vehicle in any emergency, except when otherwise directed by a police officer, may:
(1) Park or stand, notwithstanding the provisions of this title;
(2) Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;
(3) Exceed the prima facie speed limits so long as it does not endanger life or property; and
(4) Disregard regulations governing direction of movement, or turning, in specified directions so long as he or she does not endanger life or property.
(B) The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, protect the driver of any authorized emergency vehicle from the consequences of reckless disregard of the safety of others.
(Prior Code, § 71.005)