Everyone needs emergency vehicle lights

The sights of warning lights, and the sounds ofsiren. In yet other places the using of courtesy
sirens, are primarily associated with police vehicles,lights and full emergency vehicle lights will be
ambulances, and blood red fire trucks. While it isdecided by the level of the emergency to which
true that these are the vehicles that needthe volunteer is responding.
emergency vehicle lights the most, its usage isSimilarly, while the right of ambulances to use
definitely not restricted to the trio. These lightsemergency vehicle lights is almost universal, the
are sported by a wide cross section of peopleright of voluntary emergency medical service
involved in public service activities, as well as inpersonnel to use it is decided by the state in
private pursuits.which they operate. When a doctor is proceeding
While emergency vehicle lights are mandatory onin response to a medical emergency, he is allowed
fire engines, firefighting is done also by volunteerto use an emergency light even on his private
firefighters as by official fire service men.vehicle in some cases. Emergency medical
Volunteer firefighters are allowed to use warningtechnicians, or EMTs, are mostly allowed to use
lights on their vehicles when they are proceedingcourtesy lights.
in response to a fire emergency. However, thesePractically everyone has a right to use emergency
warning lights may not always be the conventionalvehicle lights on a parked vehicle. Delivery trucks,
red lights used by regular fire trucks.or construction vehicles, or private vehicles which
The emergency vehicle lights used by volunteerare parked or moving through a place which is
firefighters may sometimes be a courtesy light. Aneither a marked street nor a parking lot, have to
courtesy light is something that just conveys tosport emergency vehicle lights to make
the other vehicles on the road to consider lettingthemselves visible to everyone moving around in
the volunteer's vehicle to go faster. Sporting athose areas which may include other vehicles,
courtesy light does not give the user the right topedestrians, or even animals.
proceed at breakneck speed, or to flout trafficWorkers involved in rescue operations, and towing
rules. As the name of the light indicates, if thetrucks use emergency vehicle lights, which may
other drivers on the street are courteous, thebe courtesy lights or regular emergency lights. A
one using a courtesy light will be able to proceeddump truck used for shifting loose material will
faster.invariably use emergency vehicle lights even
Where the emergency vehicle lights are courtesyduring daytime because collision risks are more
lights, the color may be green or blue. Those usingwith such vehicles. Emergency vehicle lights on a
a courtesy light are also not generally allowed todump truck with a snowplough mounted on it is a
use a siren. However, some states allowmust because snow removal periods are always
volunteer firefighters to use red lights that haveconnected with low visibility, not to speak of
all the privileges of regular emergency vehiclewhiteouts and similar situations.
lights and they may also be allowed the use of a