(A) The provisions of this chapter regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall apply to authorized emergency vehicles, except that a driver when operating the vehicle in any emergency, otherwise directed by a police officer, may:
(1) Park or stand, notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter;
(2) Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation; and
(3) Disregard regulations governing direction of movement, or turning, in specked directions so long as he 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 of the safety of others.
(`86 Code, § 20-6) (Am. Ord. 14-09-01, passed 9-9-14)