I move far enough to the side; if possible without stopping, to allow the vehicle to pass easily enough that my car being any further shouldn't make a difference.
I get really annoyed when people stop or go all the way to the ass crack corner of the road. It's almost always completely unnecessary and it feels like virtue signaling. So it just makes me annoyed when I see a bunch of people do that.
Give the guy a little space on both sides, they all went to driving school if they can't handle doing 50+ mph through a space with more than 15 inches on either side of your car, you're not qualified to be an emergency responder in a driver's seat.
Well, my country made it a law a few years back...
Wasn't a big deal since every driving school teaches that it's not always necessary, but everyone can choose to be nice and give the maybe in danger life a optimal chance...
Damn, if the freeway is full of cars and an ambulance needs to get to the accident in front... first cars on the sides, drivers jump out and act like parking instructors to get it done as fast as possible
But I also think it has something to do with the mentality... like, in my country, only big cities pay their fireman and give them money for equipment... countryside does that only with donations, but the firefighters only come when the siren goes off (usual in under 7 minutes to hq) and they don't get payed at all... like something to give back to the people, serving with honor
But, in my whole country are not even 10 million people...
It is against the law to not do so. And you never know when even a minute may mean the difference between life or death for someone the ambulance is rushing to the hospital, or where a fire truck is trying to respond to a rescue or fire. On a divided highway pulling over is like wearing a mask in your car by yourself. Duh!
Even on the other side of the road. I’ve seen ambulances and fire trucks crush plants in a center divider, and cross up the wrong side, against the flow of traffic, to get to an emergency. I’ve had to block people (not looking/thinking far enough ahead) with my bike. I get nods from firemen as they pass.
Unless I'd be blocking them (happened just the other day; many cars ahead of me, and the only place to pull off would be the shoulder, which my pulling into would block). The priority is them getting where they need to quickly; propriety ranks far below that.
Yes, I move over to the side if they are in the same lane or heading the opposite direction unless it's a divided road or there is a median in the middle and I know they won't use the lanes I'm in. Someone needs their services and every second counts so don't obstruct them. You also don't know who they are going to pick up or help, it could be someone you love or care about. A few years back I was on my way into work and an ambulance with it's lights on came up behind me and as usual I pulled to the side to let them pass. As I go past the scene I see a little Honda passport that had veered off the road and crashed into a building. I get to work and get a call from my girlfriend at the time, her grandma was in a car accident... yep, the same one I passed. She apparently had some medical issue and blacked out and crashed. Luckily she wasn't hurt, but her car was totaled.
Hell yeah I do. It’s respectful, and it’s the law. You don’t know what’s going on inside, and if you or a loved one was the one being transported, you’d make sure they were able to get help the fastest way too.
Hell Yes! I'm a retired LEO and I KNOW how important 'Code Three' calls are! Sometimes lives hang in the balance! (Ex: 'Active Shooter' calls! MOST fatalities occur in FIRST 15 minutes, when 'Blaze of glory, Remember Me' shooter meets NO armed resistance! )
"Day or Night... in a black & white; YOU call, WE HAUL, Y'all! "
Of course. Though the most important part is getting the hell out of the way, not necessarily stopping. I've seen way too many people stop in the middle of the road and block the ambulance.
Yes. Sadly in some areas (NY, PA, NJ, DE), you can never merge back into traffic once you've pulled over because the other drivers refuse to pull over and zoom by.
Yes…. It’s the law. I don’t care how late you are or where you’re going someone’s having a worse day then you and in a emergency seconds count. Get the hell out of the way
Technically if one is behind you and approaching, you are to slow down, and pull over. Not sure if this is by law, or the exact terms of the law, but, it should be.
Oh yes definitely for the simple fact how do you know it's not a loved one of yours or someone close and dear to you they're trying to get to to perhaps save rescue or I guess in my case, apprehend LOL
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