Read the following facts then choose the correct option: A bridge collapses over a very busy highway, injuring several people driving in their cars underneath the bridge. X, a paramedic, drives his ambulance as fast as he can through a busy street to reach the collapsed bridge in time to save the injured people's lives. In the course of doing so, he drives through an intersection while the robot is red, colliding with another vehicle. X’s conduct is:

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negligent because he should have foreseen that crossing a red robot might result in him colliding with other vehicles and he reconciled himself with that possibility.

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not negligent because although he did foresee that the conduct may result in injury to other people on the street, a reasonable person in these circumstances would decide it is not necessary take steps to guard against causing injury.

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negligent because a reasonable person would have foreseen that the conduct may result in injury and taken steps to guard against causing injury.

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negligent because he drove through an intersection while the robot is red.

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