(A) Subject to the conditions stated in the state’s Rules of the Road and this title, the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call, when pursuing an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to, but not when returning from, a fire alarm, may:
(1) Stop, park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of the Rules and this title, and disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions; and
(2) Except for wreckers towing disabled vehicles and highway maintenance vehicles and equipment:
(a) Proceed past a steady red indication, a flashing red indication or a stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation; and
(b) Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as he or she does not endanger life, limb or property.
(B) Except when operated as a police vehicle, the exemptions granted in division (A) above shall apply only when the driver of such vehicle, while in motion, sounds an audible signal by bell, siren or exhaust whistle as may be reasonably necessary and when such vehicle is equipped with at least one lighted light displaying a red light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle.
(C) The exemptions granted in division (A) above shall not relieve the driver from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions protect such driver from the consequences of his or her reckless disregard for the safety of others.
(D) Authorized emergency vehicles operated by police and fire departments shall not be subject to the size and weight limitations of sections Neb. RS 60-6,288 to 60-6,290 and 60-6,294.
(Neb. RS 60-6,114)