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Title 15 : Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking
Chapter 8 : Operation

15-801 : Authorized emergency vehicles.[10]

  1. The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call, when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violation of the law or when responding to, but not upon returning from, a fire alarm, may exercise the privileges set forth in this section, but subject to the conditions stated in this section.

  2. The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:

    1. Park or stand, irrespective of 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;
    3. Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as he does not endanger life or property.
    4. Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
  3. The exemptions granted by this section to an authorized emergency vehicle shall apply only when the driver of the vehicle while in motion sounds such audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle as may be reasonably necessary and when the vehicle is equipped with at least one (1) lighted lamp displaying a red light visible under normal atmospheric10 conditions from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of the vehicle, except that an authorized emergency vehicle operated as a police vehicle need not be equipped with or display a red light visible from in front of the vehicle.
  4. The provisions of this section shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions protect the driver from the consequences of his reckless disregard for the safety of others. (1973 Code, § 11-105)
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State law reference
Rules of the Road: Tennessee Code Annotated, § 55-8-101.