(A) (1) The provisions of this title regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall apply to authorized emergency vehicles, as defined in § 70.01, except as follows.
(2) A driver when operating a vehicle in any emergency, except when otherwise directed by a police officer, may:
(a) Park or stand, notwithstanding the provisions of this title;
(b) Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;
(c) Exceed the speed limit so long as he or she does not endanger life or property; and/or
(d) 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 vehicle from the consequences of his or her reckless disregard for the safety of others.
(1981 Code, Ch. F, Art. II, § 5)