Ambulance drivers

Sitting in traffic today I saw a ambulance approach in the distance, it rounded the corner and then crossed on the other side of the road into oncoming traffic and then through a red light.
My question is to any ambulance, fire brigade or even Gardai is when ye are off duty how do ye deal with traffic and having to sit in it like the rest of us lemmings. I would find it hard not to just go like it was an emergency.
If I was on my way to my Mistress then I suppose you could say it was one.

while not on an emergency call the above are required to obey all the rules of the road,, while on blue light driving that is slightly stretched but having said that they are still required to keep other peoples safety in mind as if they was an accident that was their fault they are subject to criminal law..

discipline, or are you being ironic ;)