Legal Question in Traffic Law in New Jersey
School Bus
In NJ, may an emergency vehicle (Police, Fire or Ambulance) proceed through a school bus while it is flashing its red lights? Also, is a volunteer vehicle responding to an emergency flashing a blue light exceed the speed limit, proceed through a red light or disregard 1-way streets or U-Turns?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: School Bus
The statute regarding passing of school buses, 39:4-128.1, does not mention any exemption to the law for emergency vehicles, so in the absence of an exemption the law presumably applies. In addition to this, the law covering emergency vehicles, 39:4-91, says the driver of any emergency vehicle must drive with due regard to the safety of all persons. However, this is a rather unusual scenario, so there may very well be exemptions not specifically noted in the statutes. On the face of it though, it appears that emergency vehicles must yield to school buses discharging or loading children. I am an attorney who has handled many cases similar to yours in various courts in New Jersey. Please call me at 908-272-0111 to discuss this further. Thank you.
Sincerely yours, -Ronald Aronds, Esq.-
www.njworkerscompensationlaw.com
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