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thousand dollars ($100,000) in ~ny one accident., and subject . to the limit for one person, o a !tm~t of three hundred thousand dollars ~$300,000~ because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any-~one accident, and~to a l~it of. ten thousand dollars [$10,000~ because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any. one accident, or fti) a certificate of self-insurance issued pursuant to $46.1-395 of the Code of Virginia.. Such exemptions shall not, hewever, protect the operator of any such vehicle from criminal prosecution for conduct constituting reckless d±sregard of the safety of persons and property. Nothing' in this section shall be con- strued to release the operator, of any such vehicle from civil liability for failure to use reasonable.care in such operation. Section 23-147. Operation of vehicIe upon approach of emergency vehicle. . (.a} Upon the approach of any vehicle listedin paragraph ~a} ~ ~23-4 gi~ing audible signal' by siren, exhaust whistle,' or alt horn designed to gi~e automatically'intermittent signals, and displaying a flashing, blinking or alternating red light or red and white lights, the driver of. every other vehicle.shall immediately drive the same to a position as near as possible'and parallel to the right-hand edge or curb, clear of any intersection of highways, and shall stop.and remain %n such position unless otherwis~ directed by a police or traffic officer Until such vehicle shall have passed. (b). Thisprovision shall not operate to relieve the driver of any such vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the 'safety of all persons using the highway~ nor shall it protect the driver of.any such vehicle from the consequences of an arbitrary exercise of such right-of'way. (c) Violation of this section shall constitute failure to yield the right-of-way. Section 23-205. Parking, standing in front of pri~ate driveway, near fire hydrant, fire station or curb.' NO person shall park a vehicle or permit it to stand, whether attended or unattended, upon a highway in front of a private driveway or within fifteen (15} feet in either direction of a fire hydrant or the entrance to a fire station, or within fifteen (!5~ ~eet of the 'entrance to a building housing rescue squad equipment or ambulances, provided such buildings are plainly ~esignated, or within twenty (20) feet from the intersection of curbl~nes or~ if none, then within fifteen. (15) feet of the intersection of propert~ lines at-an ±nteY- section of highways. 10