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Driving Through A Red Light
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Today I was driving across a bridge when an ambulance with it's lights flashing came along in the opposite direction. It came up behind a car which had stopped for a red light at a pedestrian crossing which had a camera attached. The lady in the car went through the light to make way for the ambulance. She must have felt under pressure to do so as the ambulance did go right up her backside. I wondered what happens if the motorist gets a ticket for something like this. I googled and saw the rules etc but has this ever happened to anyone?
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A friend was telling us only yesterday that she'd moved into a bus lane to let an ambulance come towards her and was fined. She appealed and was told it was the ambulances job to find a way past, not hers; appeal refused.
17:46 Mon 16th Dec 2019
I was looking at this https:/ /www.mi rror.co .uk/new s/uk-ne ws/you- allowed -break- law-eme rgency- 1038219 0 It must be really hard to just sit there with an ambulance or cop car up your bum though. I have noticed overseas that people tend not to move at all for ambulances - the ambulance just sits in stationary traffic along with everyone else.
I suppose it's easy for the general public to imagine blue-lit vehicles being driven by wild-eyed operative intent on getting where they want to go.
I'm sure their training educates them as to the behaviour of the general public caught up in an unusual situation and it's inability to simply evaporate if enough light and noise is provided.
Move out of the way if you can but remember that they're not bullying roadhogs, just letting you know they're there.
I'm sure their training educates them as to the behaviour of the general public caught up in an unusual situation and it's inability to simply evaporate if enough light and noise is provided.
Move out of the way if you can but remember that they're not bullying roadhogs, just letting you know they're there.
Human nature being what it is though, deciding to not do the right thing and stick there while an emergency vehicle is stuck behind you (siren and lights aside) is going to overwhelmingly be a force to make you give up and move for most. Just letting you know they are there, implying you should be off and get out of the way, is sufficient in itself. A bit tongue in cheek to claim otherwise, even if one can make sugar not melt in one's mouth.