Police rights

[xjustquietx.livejournal.com]

I'm getting nowhere on Google so I'm wondering if anyone here knows the answer. I was walking along Orchard St. when I saw a Somerville Police car going the wrong way. It didn't look like they had to be anywhere fast; their lights weren't on. They were in danger of running into an oncoming car going in the right direction.

Do cops here have that kind of freedom or were these guys just ignorant of/ignoring the rules?

Comments

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

Generally, police cars have to follow the same traffic laws. However, if the car was going in the wrong direction in the course of offical police duties (such as traffic control or sitting up a roadblock, etc.) it would be okay. In such events, proper procedure would have been to have their lights on for safety purposes.

[dani-namaste.livejournal.com]

I don't have much to add, but I just wanted to say "More Cowbell!"