There you are sitting at a red light waiting for it to change to green when all of a sudden, police sirens are blaring and lights are flashing behind you. You've got nowhere to go, so you run the red light to get out of the way. Is that legal in Maine?

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It seems like it would be a good idea to run a red light so that emergency vehicles can pass through, but think again.

The answer is a big no. In every state in the US, civilian drivers are not allowed to run a red light to let an emergency vehicle pass. Only emergency vehicles can run red lights. With today's technology, many traffic lights can now detect when an emergency vehicle is approaching and will set all directions to a red light to let t

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