Comments on: Can police officers drive in construction lane closure? http://www.equipmentindustrialmachinery.com/law-enforcement-police/can-police-officers-drive-in-construction-lane-closure/ Ground Engaging Equipment Fri, 18 May 2012 20:50:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jesse B http://www.equipmentindustrialmachinery.com/law-enforcement-police/can-police-officers-drive-in-construction-lane-closure/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Jesse B Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:57:29 +0000 http://www.equipmentindustrialmachinery.com/law-enforcement-police/can-police-officers-drive-in-construction-lane-closure/#comment-549 David is right and I gave him a thumbs up. Your foreman did the right thing. Even though they legally can do it, they must excercise due caution and 80mph in a work zone in my opinion is not due caution. Sometimes we need to be reminded of that. David is right and I gave him a thumbs up. Your foreman did the right thing. Even though they legally can do it, they must excercise due caution and 80mph in a work zone in my opinion is not due caution. Sometimes we need to be reminded of that.

]]> By: David B http://www.equipmentindustrialmachinery.com/law-enforcement-police/can-police-officers-drive-in-construction-lane-closure/comment-page-1/#comment-548 David B Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:22:42 +0000 http://www.equipmentindustrialmachinery.com/law-enforcement-police/can-police-officers-drive-in-construction-lane-closure/#comment-548 An emergency vehicle (LE, FD, or EMS) operating in emergency mode (lights & sirens) may use a lane that is closed for construction when required. This obviously presumes that the lane is passable. This is NOT however a Carte Blanche to do whatever they wish- the driver still has to exercise "due regard" for the safety of people who may be working in that lane(s)- slow speed, audible warning, etc. - David An emergency vehicle (LE, FD, or EMS) operating in emergency mode (lights & sirens) may use a lane that is closed for construction when required. This obviously presumes that the lane is passable. This is NOT however a Carte Blanche to do whatever they wish- the driver still has to exercise “due regard” for the safety of people who may be working in that lane(s)- slow speed, audible warning, etc.

- David

]]> By: Dan B http://www.equipmentindustrialmachinery.com/law-enforcement-police/can-police-officers-drive-in-construction-lane-closure/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Dan B Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:04:06 +0000 http://www.equipmentindustrialmachinery.com/law-enforcement-police/can-police-officers-drive-in-construction-lane-closure/#comment-547 No they don't. No officer has the authority to risk innocent lives (police chases don't give them that authority, either). Any officer that does this is using very poor judgment, misusing his authority and probably was not on a call to begin with. They rely on the notion that anytime their lights are on, people will respect that and get out of their way. No they don’t. No officer has the authority to risk innocent lives (police chases don’t give them that authority, either). Any officer that does this is using very poor judgment, misusing his authority and probably was not on a call to begin with. They rely on the notion that anytime their lights are on, people will respect that and get out of their way.

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