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rogueteens · 11-18-2011, 07:01 PM

What do you do when an emergency vehicle on a call comes up behind you while driving?
The reason why i asked is i was watching a programme following an ambulance team who were impeded by a car with foreign plates, the voice-over explained that in the country the car was from they are meant to keep in lane and let the emergecy car weave through the traffic while in the UK we get out of their way (which can be quite amusing as we only have quite thin roads and its not unusual to see a whole row of cars mounting the curbs to let the emergency car pass). Whats the rule in your country?

BIGTYMER · 11-18-2011, 07:04 PM

US it's pull to the side of the road.

Coup · 11-18-2011, 07:04 PM

Race them

I live my life one quarter-mile at a time. Deal with it

Ross · 11-18-2011, 08:40 PM

In Scotland we pull over and let it pass, same in Canada but it can be hectic at times, especially since people here are bad drivers and all stop together leaving people in the outside lane nowhere to go or stop.

AnalProbe · 11-18-2011, 08:55 PM

raymor · 11-18-2011, 11:29 PM

I get out of the way.
While most people in the US say "pull to the right", and many people stop on the right shoulder one ambulance driver told me that annoys the heck out of him. Just get put of the way, he said. If you stop, that stops the person behind you and the one behind them, which is the ambulance. Don't create a traffic jam trying to move immediately to the right and stop when you could speed up slightly and get out of the way, the driver said.

Mr Pheer · 11-18-2011, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by raymor

I get out of the way.
While most people in the US say "pull to the right", and many people stop on the right shoulder one ambulance driver told me that annoys the heck out of him. Just get put of the way, he said. If you stop, that stops the person behind you and the one behind them, which is the ambulance. Don't create a traffic jam trying to move immediately to the right and stop when you could speed up slightly and get out of the way, the driver said.

Most people at least slow down because its not exactly safe running 70mph on the shoulder of the road.

Spunky · 11-18-2011, 11:40 PM

Pull over automatically.could be me in the future and respect them

BumpUglyz · 11-19-2011, 12:19 AM

I pull off to the side

leg4 · 11-19-2011, 12:26 AM

I can't pull over any farther!!!!!

raymor · 11-19-2011, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr Pheer

Most people at least slow down because its not exactly safe running 70mph on the shoulder of the road.

Certainly you don't want to be hauling ass down the shoulder. You also normally don't want to stop in the right lane, because as cars pile up behind you that leaves no room for drivers in the left lane to move over. Similarly if you are alone in the left lane, move to the right to get out of the way, including if you have to speed up in order to get over. Stopping in the left lane only blocks the way, but you see people do it all the time.

epitome · 11-19-2011, 12:38 AM

Get out of the way. Its even ok to speed up if that is what it takes. A cop won't ticket you if you're doing it to yield to the ambulance.

True story: I was brought to the hospital by ambulance tonight. Second time ever.

raymor · 11-19-2011, 12:48 AM

Btw I just checked a couple of state laws out of curiousity. Oklahoma, for example, says don't stop on an interstate and if you're stopped at a red light you can run the light to get out of the way (if it's safe to do so). Otherwise, get out of the way by pulling to the right and stopping. Also watch for additional emergency vehicles - it's likely there's another one behind the first.

SleazyDream · 11-19-2011, 01:32 AM

don't mess with an ambulance or fire truck. get out of the way and don't make it worse for anyone else around you either.

Due · 11-19-2011, 01:58 AM

I passed a firetruck before in france on my way to andorra... they are pretty slow driving in the mountains... no reason to stay behind them just because its an emergency vehicle

halfpint · 11-19-2011, 02:09 AM

Indicate to let them know i am pulling over

crockett · 11-19-2011, 02:14 AM

Pull over and let them by was common when I was down in FL, but I've noticed up here in MA/CT that sometimes the drivers aren't so accommodating.

SimonScans · 11-19-2011, 02:24 AM

The system in the UK seems to have mutated into just stop. Exactly where you are even if by doing so you cause grid lock and no one, least of all the ambulance can get through. Don't think, don't pull to the side, don't even look around to see where the siren is coming from, just stop dead as soon as you hear the sound.

I've seen ambulances with driver and para-medic both waving frantically at some fucktard who's stopped just in front of them - with miles of open road on front of his car - but the car has stopped EXACTLY on a pedestrian crossing so the bollards and street lights mean they can't drive around.

London has become even more tricky as pulling into a bus lane to let the cops past isn't an excuse - you still get the fine - so most smart Londoners now no longer pull over even if they could.

TheDA · 11-19-2011, 03:25 AM

The other night, I watched a car stop dead in a single lane, on a bend, with traffic coming in the other direction because an ambulance was behind her. The ambulance had to wait until the traffic on the other side of the road had passed.

Some people either panic or just don't have a clue when it comes to dealing with emergency vehicles.

ottopottomouse · 11-19-2011, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SimonScans

London has become even more tricky as pulling into a bus lane to let the cops past isn't an excuse - you still get the fine - so most smart Londoners now no longer pull over even if they could.

Bus lane cameras seem to mean nobody will pull into a bus lane out of the way here - and also that people end up so frightened of bus lanes they don't even use them when they are within the time of day the sign says you can. Traffic light cameras seem to be the biggest obstacle to ambulances locally.

cooldude7 · 11-19-2011, 05:10 AM

we get out of their way.,

CurrentlySober · 11-19-2011, 05:20 AM

As you know, we in the UK are just supposed to move out the way. When I first started driving in LA, I didnt know you were supposed to stop!

The girl in the car with me was freaking out and yelling Stop ! Stop ! and I'm like... Nahhh... Its cool, they can get by... Plus as all these other people appear to have stopped, I can get a jump on the journey

Antonio · 11-19-2011, 05:31 AM

slow down and pull over safely, there's no reason to slam on the breaks and cause a pile up just because there's an ambulance behind you

marlboroack · 11-19-2011, 09:01 AM

You speed up or slow down to help them

Paul Markham · 11-19-2011, 03:32 PM

Remove her head from my lap and zip up fast.

The Heron · 11-19-2011, 05:54 PM

Get the fuck out of the way and slow/stop until they pass

suesheboy · 11-19-2011, 06:47 PM

Here in the mountains we locals pull over and try to get off the road. When I am in Florida it is a free for all.

It is expected to let people merge in as well, not tailgate etc. I love driving here.

CYF · 11-19-2011, 06:51 PM

I pull onto the shoulder and let them pass.

I did have a situation a couple of weeks ago where both my car and the ambulance were on a narrow one lane exit. I punched it on the exit and pulled over onto the shoulder when it was safe to do so.

u-Bob · 11-19-2011, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rogueteens

...in the UK we get out of their way....its not unusual to see a whole row of cars mounting the curbs to let the emergency car pass).

same here.

John-ACWM · 11-21-2011, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by The Heron

Get the fuck out of the way and slow/stop until they pass

doing the same.

11-18-2011, 07:01 PM	#1
rogueteens So fucking bland Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: England Posts: 8,005	What do you do when an emergency vehicle comes up behind you? What do you do when an emergency vehicle on a call comes up behind you while driving? The reason why i asked is i was watching a programme following an ambulance team who were impeded by a car with foreign plates, the voice-over explained that in the country the car was from they are meant to keep in lane and let the emergecy car weave through the traffic while in the UK we get out of their way (which can be quite amusing as we only have quite thin roads and its not unusual to see a whole row of cars mounting the curbs to let the emergency car pass). Whats the rule in your country? __________________ Free traffic and backlinks from one of the fastest growing adult pinsites on the net - SAUCY PICTURES! Easily my best performing webcam sponsor - CLICK HERE!!

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11-18-2011, 11:29 PM	#6
raymor Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,745	I get out of the way. While most people in the US say "pull to the right", and many people stop on the right shoulder one ambulance driver told me that annoys the heck out of him. Just get put of the way, he said. If you stop, that stops the person behind you and the one behind them, which is the ambulance. Don't create a traffic jam trying to move immediately to the right and stop when you could speed up slightly and get out of the way, the driver said. Last edited by raymor; 11-18-2011 at 11:33 PM..

11-18-2011, 11:40 PM	#8
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11-18-2011, 07:04 PM	#2
BIGTYMER Junior Achiever Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Walled Garden Posts: 17,066	US it's pull to the side of the road.

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Ross Ik ben een aap Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Traffic Force Towers, Canada! Posts: 18,874	In Scotland we pull over and let it pass, same in Canada but it can be hectic at times, especially since people here are bad drivers and all stop together leaving people in the outside lane nowhere to go or stop.

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epitome So Fucking Lame Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 12,156	Get out of the way. Its even ok to speed up if that is what it takes. A cop won't ticket you if you're doing it to yield to the ambulance. True story: I was brought to the hospital by ambulance tonight. Second time ever.

11-19-2011, 12:48 AM	#13
raymor Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,745	Btw I just checked a couple of state laws out of curiousity. Oklahoma, for example, says don't stop on an interstate and if you're stopped at a red light you can run the light to get out of the way (if it's safe to do so). Otherwise, get out of the way by pulling to the right and stopping. Also watch for additional emergency vehicles - it's likely there's another one behind the first. __________________ For historical display only. This information is not current: support@bettercgi.com ICQ 7208627 Strongbox - The next generation in site security Throttlebox - The next generation in bandwidth control Clonebox - Backup and disaster recovery on steroids

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SleazyDream I'm here for SPORT Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phone # (401) 285-0696 Posts: 41,470	don't mess with an ambulance or fire truck. get out of the way and don't make it worse for anyone else around you either. __________________ This dog, is dog, a dog, good dog, way dog, to dog, keep dog, an dog, idiot dog, busy dog, for dog, 20 dog, seconds dog! Now read without the word dog.

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Due Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Murrieta, CA Posts: 3,620	I passed a firetruck before in france on my way to andorra... they are pretty slow driving in the mountains... no reason to stay behind them just because its an emergency vehicle __________________ I buy plugs Skype: Due_Global /Due

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halfpint GFY's Halfpint Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 15,223	Indicate to let them know i am pulling over __________________ Get FREE website listings on Cryptocoinshops.net

11-19-2011, 02:14 AM	#17
crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,806	Pull over and let them by was common when I was down in FL, but I've noticed up here in MA/CT that sometimes the drivers aren't so accommodating.

11-19-2011, 02:24 AM	#18
SimonScans Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 342	The system in the UK seems to have mutated into just stop. Exactly where you are even if by doing so you cause grid lock and no one, least of all the ambulance can get through. Don't think, don't pull to the side, don't even look around to see where the siren is coming from, just stop dead as soon as you hear the sound. I've seen ambulances with driver and para-medic both waving frantically at some fucktard who's stopped just in front of them - with miles of open road on front of his car - but the car has stopped EXACTLY on a pedestrian crossing so the bollards and street lights mean they can't drive around. London has become even more tricky as pulling into a bus lane to let the cops past isn't an excuse - you still get the fine - so most smart Londoners now no longer pull over even if they could.

11-19-2011, 03:25 AM	#19
TheDA Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,665	The other night, I watched a car stop dead in a single lane, on a bend, with traffic coming in the other direction because an ambulance was behind her. The ambulance had to wait until the traffic on the other side of the road had passed. Some people either panic or just don't have a clue when it comes to dealing with emergency vehicles.

11-19-2011, 05:10 AM	#21
cooldude7 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Heaven Posts: 4,306	we get out of their way.,

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CurrentlySober Too lazy to wipe my ass Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: A Public Bathroom Posts: 38,614	As you know, we in the UK are just supposed to move out the way. When I first started driving in LA, I didnt know you were supposed to stop! The girl in the car with me was freaking out and yelling Stop ! Stop ! and I'm like... Nahhh... Its cool, they can get by... Plus as all these other people appear to have stopped, I can get a jump on the journey __________________ My AI Handywork... My Dream Gal... XXX 👁️ 👍️ 💩

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Antonio Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spartaaaaaaaaa Posts: 14,136	slow down and pull over safely, there's no reason to slam on the breaks and cause a pile up just because there's an ambulance behind you

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marlboroack So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: ☣ Posts: 9,327	You speed up or slow down to help them

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The Heron Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,487	Get the fuck out of the way and slow/stop until they pass

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suesheboy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: FL - TN/NC Posts: 5,211	Here in the mountains we locals pull over and try to get off the road. When I am in Florida it is a free for all. It is expected to let people merge in as well, not tailgate etc. I love driving here. __________________ Adult Web Site Domain Names For Sale Adult Sex Toy Domain Names For Sale Tantric Delights, Sex Toys Blog, Tantric Sex Toys

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CYF Coupon Guru Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 10,973	I pull onto the shoulder and let them pass. I did have a situation a couple of weeks ago where both my car and the ambulance were on a narrow one lane exit. I punched it on the exit and pulled over onto the shoulder when it was safe to do so. __________________ Webmaster Coupons Coupons and discounts for hosting, domains, SSL Certs, and more! AmeriNOC Coupons \| Certified Hosting Coupons \| Hosting Coupons \| Domain Name Coupons