On Fri, 1 Mar 2019 at 12:14, Mateusz Konieczny <matkoni...@tutanota.com> wrote:
> > Can you give an example of place where emergency vehicles are > legally forbidden from entering? > Can I point you to an actual, real-world, example? No. Can I give you a scenario? Yes. A bridge wide enough for motor vehicles but a very low weight restriction that effectively limits it to foot traffic. Of course, we'd cover that with a weight restriction but, in this case, emergency vehicles are prohibited. Which might not stop them, if the emergency was bad enough (but might result in a secondary emergency if the bridge collapses). Not all jurisdictions explicitly use the term "exigent circumstances" but almost all of them recognise the concept. The term is generally used with regard to warrantless entry of property but applies more generally. It may be necessary to commit a minor legal offence in order to prevent harm or damage (but you may later have to justify your actions in a court, even if you're part of the emergency services). However, that doesn't mean that emergency vehicles can simply ignore all traffic laws all the time. Tagging that emergency vehicles are denied access but other classes of vehicles are allowed access doesn't match reality. Ways where vehicular traffic is physically possible but legally prohibited could be tagged as allowing emergency access but that seems a little pointless, adds needless access tagging, and requires the mapper to make a judgement call that is really a decision that the emergency services would have to make for themselves and which might vary with circumstance. -- Paul
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