Originally Posted by SilentKnight

Not to defend cops and their pre-occupation with donuts and starbucks - but yep. Still exempt.

A few years back just for amusement I took a pic with my cellphone of 4 cop cruisers (including a staff sargeant/supervisor SUV) parked in a no-stopping zone outside a Tim Horton's coffee shop just after 9am.

Just curious, though - how do you know whether they're responding to a call or merely using lights/sirens "because they can"? Not to say it doesn't happen...but how do you know?