I myself have passed up some traffic issues because the call I was on was a higher priority. But, in the public's eye, they don't know that. Many think that if we're not going 10-18 we're not doing anything. Most agencies have policy that insist we respond code one to most calls unless immenent danger exist to a human's life. On a side note, I'm sure you've had this happen to you....You're sitting at a traffic light when a call for a traffic crash is on the screen, so you go code two but another unit is closer and takes the call, so, after you've gone through an intersection, you shut down the lights and everyone thinks you just lit it up so you didn't have to wait on the light!
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