---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 4.3"
title: "36"
number: "4.3"
heading: "Authorized emergency vehicles."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/4.3"
---

# §4.3. Authorized emergency vehicles.

- (a) The operator of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency or when pursuing or apprehending an actual or suspected violator of the law, may:
  - (1) Disregard traffic control devices;
  - (2) Exceed the speed limit; and
  - (3) **Obstruct traffic.**
- (b) The provisions of [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section do not relieve the operator from the duty to operate with due regard for the safety of persons and property.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, 320102.

### Source

Source: 52 FR 10683, Apr. 2, 1987, unless otherwise noted.