Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/26/83; site ihuxi.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!floyd!whuxlb!pyuxll!eisx!npoiv!npois!hogpc!houxm!hocda!spanky!burl!sb1!ll1!otuxa!we13!ihnp4!ihuxi!wjv From: wjv@ihuxi.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: 55mph and tailgates Message-ID: <511@ihuxi.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Aug-83 10:09:37 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxi.511 Posted: Tue Aug 2 10:09:37 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 4-Aug-83 01:38:02 EDT Organization: BTL Naperville, Il. Lines: 14 As a former paramedic I can tell You that Illinois state law ( and the laws of most other states ) prohibit even emergency vehicles from going over the speed limit. The law states that lights and sirens only give the vehicle the right of way over other traffic. I am not going to claim that police, fire ect. dont speed (after all who's going to stop a firetruck) but rather point out that if they are they are breaking the law just as everyone else. As to the car behind you being a cop/fireman in a hurry, if he doesn't have a light or siren he shouldn't by law be trying to obtain the right of way. I also have some faith that very few cops/firemen would try something as stupid as that. RWilliam Vojak (WECo) ihnss!ihuxi!wjv