Crash with blue light running police car

[Gareth79]

Rushjob said:

monthou said:

That's still not the same as saying he can't be at fault in an accident - whatever he does.
Maybe ask Gerd?

It's been explained several times that it's the drivers duty under German law not to impede emergency vehicles

I'd hazard a guess that crashing into one would most likely be seen in a negative light by a German Court

You're coming across as the type who'd drive down the hard shoulder in the UK as you're to important to wait patiently when there's a crash

We aren't talking about impeding vehicles, please read properly. The situation being discussed is where you are proceeding along a road normally and a vehicle on blue lights (but no siren) comes through a junction crashes into you. You would not have been able to see it unless you slowed/stopped and looked both ways. It's suggested that in Germany that a driver on blue lights has no obligation to ensure the way is clear and can assume that everybody will see them and stop, even if they are going through red lights at a blind junction.