Which code section addresses the concept of due regard?

Which code section addresses the concept of due regard?

• A. 46.2-920
• B. 18.2-174.1
• C. 46.2-1095
• D. 46.2-1157

Answer: (A)

Due regard means driving emergency vehicles with careful attention to the safety of everyone on the road, recognizing that the privilege to proceed through signals or traffic controls is conditional and must be exercised without creating undue risk. The code section that addresses this concept directly is the one that defines how emergency vehicle operators may act when responding to calls. It sets forth the authority to move through traffic and even violate certain signals or rules, but only after exercising due regard for safety and yielding to other road users as appropriate. This is the core idea in EVOC practice: you may operate with a higher level of privilege, but your responsibility to be safe and considerate remains. Other sections cover different topics, such as penalties or unrelated aspects of traffic or criminal law, and do not specifically codify the due-regard standard for emergency vehicle operation.

Due regard means driving emergency vehicles with careful attention to the safety of everyone on the road, recognizing that the privilege to proceed through signals or traffic controls is conditional and must be exercised without creating undue risk.

The code section that addresses this concept directly is the one that defines how emergency vehicle operators may act when responding to calls. It sets forth the authority to move through traffic and even violate certain signals or rules, but only after exercising due regard for safety and yielding to other road users as appropriate. This is the core idea in EVOC practice: you may operate with a higher level of privilege, but your responsibility to be safe and considerate remains.

Other sections cover different topics, such as penalties or unrelated aspects of traffic or criminal law, and do not specifically codify the due-regard standard for emergency vehicle operation.