Legal analysis: 1. Pedestrian safety and smooth road principles
No matter what the circumstances, vehicles and pedestrians on the road must first follow the instructions of the traffic lights as a basic principle, but There are also other situations. For example, at the scene of an accident, you should follow the instructions of the traffic police at the scene. On the road or intersection without traffic signals, you should stop, look, and pass. If you encounter pedestrians, you should slow down. Go, stop and give way when necessary to ensure pedestrian safety and smooth roads.
2. The principle of priority for special vehicles and pedestrians: This is easier to understand. Special vehicles including police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, engineering rescue vehicles, road work vehicles, etc. that are performing tasks have priority over other vehicles. Pedestrians have priority over vehicles in crosswalks.
3. Principle of road separation: As the saying goes, each goes his own way, which can also be used to understand this principle, such as motor vehicle lanes, non-motor vehicle lanes, sidewalks, emergency lanes on highways, and bus lanes. , these ensure the orderly passage of roads.
Legal basis: Article 53 of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China: When police vehicles, fire trucks, ambulances, and engineering rescue vehicles perform emergency tasks, they may use sirens, Sign lights; on the premise of ensuring safety, other vehicles and pedestrians should give way without being restricted by driving route, driving direction, driving speed and signal lights.
Police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, and engineering rescue vehicles are not allowed to use sirens or sign lights when not performing emergency tasks, and they do not enjoy the right of way on the road specified in the preceding paragraph.