Emergency vehicle etiquette
 

So I'm curious as to the collective CP etiquette when dealing with an emergency vehicle. I'm not interested in what the law says only what YOU do when you see an emergency vehicle as a driver on the public roadway.

I'm going to present several scenarios and you tell me what you think you would do.

*EDIT* assume all scenarios emergency vehicle is running emergent.


A. You are driving on a two lane road (one lane in each direction) separated by a double yellow line. On either side of the road are multiple turning points, such as business entrances and other public roadways. An emergency vehicle approaches from behind you, what do you do?


B. You are driving on a two lane road (one lane in each direction) separated by a double yellow line. On either side of the road are ditches and there are no entrances or roadways to turn onto. An emergency vehicle approaches from behind you, what do you do?


C. You are driving on a two lane road (one lane in each direction) separated by a double yellow line. On either side of the road are multiple turning points, such as business entrances and other public roadways. An emergency vehicle approaches from in front of you (traveling in the opposite direction), what do you do?


D. You are driving on a two lane road (one lane in each direction) separated by a double yellow line. On either side of the road are ditches and there are no entrances or roadways to turn onto. An emergency vehicle approaches from in front of you (traveling in the opposite direction), what do you do?




Would love to hear what you guys think is appropriate and feel free to explain why you do what you do.

I get out of the way as far as possible to not tear my shit up

Uh I outrun the mother ****er..no matter the road situation..have you not seen the YouTube videos of all the rogue cops

Elaborate please. Where would you go?

Any scenario where an emergency vehicle is coming up from behind me, I try my best to get over. If an emergency vehicle is coming towards me, I'm not really trying to get over unless that emergency vehicle has to cross the yellow line into my lane. If people were to get over for every emergency vehicle with their siren on up here, no one would get anywhere.

I have not seen a two lane road with a double yellow line in so long I wouldn't know what to do.

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LMAO. Must be rough living in dirt road country ;)

Right back at ya' big boy, if ya' know what I mean :D

A. Pull over
B. Pull over
C. Pull over
D. Pull over

I suppose if you're on a road with no shoulder, I might try to pull into a driveway or something, but I can't recall the last time I've been in that situation where there wasn't any room at all.

I maintain proper etiquette in this situation. In fact, it happened to me today.

For what I pay in taxes they can smb

Yea. **** that family who pays their taxes and who's house is on fire.

I get what you are saying - but in scenario D why would you pull over?

A. Race them to see who's faster
B. Race them to see who's faster
C. Play Chicken
D. Play Chicken

LMAO I have seen a few people play chicken with a fire truck and it never ends well for them

Wherever I need to go. Usually as far right as possible

They may need to pass a car in front of them.

I pull over as far to the right as I can if they are coming from either direction, if they are going my way, I then jump on their back bumper for a personal escort through traffic. :shrug:

A,B,C,D Stab it and steer!!!

I had a cop pull me over for speeding once while I was following him

My scenario is rush hour traffic, no speeding involved.

scenario A ) Since there are multiple turning points I pull off the road and try to find a place to piss because I need to drain the 12 pack I just drank

scenario B) Well, I guess I drive into the ditch ,since I have 4 wheel drive and am hammered I don't really care.

scenario c) Same as scenario A. Time to find a parking lot to piss in

scenario D)Same a B

I had some asshat honk at me this week for waiting at a green light while a ambulance was coming up behind us. Ambulance went by, I opened my sunroof, gave him the double tallboys and waited until the light turned yellow and then floored it. Made my day.

I always slow to a stop as I pull as far to the the right as I can. The only time I don't do that is if I am already stopped at a red light or a stop sign. If I have already entered an intersection then I pull through it, slow to a stop as far to the right as I can.

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In situations where I think the person behind me has an obstructed view I turn on my emergency blinkers.

I remember reading about a state that passed a law to make that illegal.

I live in a town with no hospital. The quickest way to the nearest hospital is a two lane highway. When an ambulance is making a speed run to the hospital everyone goes to the shoulder and stops. It's easy to go over 100 MPH safely much of the trip if everyone GTFO of your way.

I got out of it of course. He didn't even bother showing up for court.

The correct ChiefsPlanet answer is to floor the pedal on my camaro, beating the emergency vehicle to the scene, where I either A) give CPR to a series of hot blonde women, resuscitating them all, or B) putting out a large fire simply by urinating on it. In rare cases, both.

The correct answer is to pull your ass over to the best of your ability so they can do the job you pay for them to do. And hope everyone does the same if they are headed to your home.

Too many questions, but I do give every cop the finger when they pass me by.

A. Pull off the road as soon as possible
B. Slow down and allow the vehicle to pass if possible, if not possible keep ****ing moving
C. I keep driving as normal
D. I keep driving as normal unless the vehicle may need to come into my lane to pass some dumb**** that got the answer to question B wrong

All answers are the same. Slow down and pull as far as possible to the right side of the road and stop.

Since I can't go anywhere without being on a narrow two-laned road, no shoulders, only ditches, I have already been in each of your scenarios. I always drive with my window cracked opened so that I have plenty of warning of emergency vehicles nearby and can plan where I can pull over long before they get near me. And in all cases one needs to be mindful of opposing cars and where they pull over so the roadway isn't blocked.

I'd ask a gay guy what to do.

Depends on if I hear the sirens. I play my radio pretty loud and my ears are very narrow requiring a doctor to unplug them once of year of wax that hardens.

You dont want to become the next vehicle that needs emergency help. Some stituations you cant mover to the right safely. There could be people working along the roads edge or a stall but you worried about the cop behind you while you flatten some dude ahead of you. The cop most likely has training to speed around you as long as you give him room to see ahead.

For those familiar with Liberty area just a few weeks ago I was North on Church Road between 152 and 291 heading North bound. I hear sirens and lights so I move to the shoulder and a Clay County Sheriff flies by at high rat of speed. I merge back onto the road and at 291 i see him turn left. I reach the light and see him turn off the lights and pull into Dairy Queen. He pulls into and parks next to 3 other Sheriff patrol cars. As we were looking to eat to we pulled into DQ also and there were the Clay County Sheriffs enjoying lunch. So I guess it was the Dilly Bar emergency.

This! In any and all scenarios in which the emergency vehicle is on an undivided roadway with me, I try to give the emergency vehicle the highest possible freedom of movement.....usually that means pull over and stop.

by "undivided", I mean physically undivided...I understand that a pair of double solid lines is supposed to he treated like a concrete barrier in most cases, but I do not do that when an emergency vehicle is coming in the opposing direction...if she can physically get in my lane, I give her priority, period!

exactly!

in the Sacramento area, which is where I do most of my driving, I get worried when I see sirens, because it seems at least one or two other motorists does not see the sirens. So I try to slow or stop my car quickly but safely, worrying that an oblivious driver might hit me.

Slow down or stop on the side of your lane in all situations.

None of that works as an excuse, just pay ****ing attention.

Get as far out of the way as is practical. Simple.

This.

Other drivers suck.