But there is also the risk of emergency response to factor in. As lights and siren response is not without a fair deal of risk, I'd be very reluctant to respond to everything at above-normal road speed. Plus there is the assertion (at least here in NZ) that Priority 1 driving (what we call lights and siren) is overrated, and doesn't reduce the response time by a great deal in a lot of cases. So I think the situation isn't as clear cut as P1=legally/morally safer. But I certainly agree about the press. I think the definition of a reporter is someone who talks alot about something they know nothing about!