Not so much various sections, but really four specific ones (if I am reading correctly)....speedsix wrote:...police are regularly allowed to disregard various sections of the traffic code in order to perform their duties...taking full responsibility for anything untoward that happens as a result of those actions...been that way since I was a lad...
Here is a cite on a site:
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SUBCHAPTER A. AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES
Sec. 546.001. PERMISSIBLE CONDUCT. In operating an authorized emergency vehicle the operator may:
(1) park or stand, irrespective of another provision of this subtitle;
(2) proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, after slowing as necessary for safe operation;
(3) exceed a maximum speed limit, except as provided by an ordinance adopted under Section 545.365, as long as the operator does not endanger life or property; and
(4) disregard a regulation governing the direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
and to Speed's point.....
Sec. 546.005. DUTY OF CARE. This chapter does not relieve the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle from:
(1) the duty to operate the vehicle with appropriate regard for the safety of all persons; or
(2) the consequences of reckless disregard for the safety of others.