GET OUT OF THE WAY!!
I was driving along a 4 lane roadway today, and saw an ambulance approaching, with lights flashing and sirens blaring. I slowed my car, got out of the left lane, and pulled off to the side of the road. I was appalled to see some people taking advantage of the cleared roadway to continue in the left lane, slowing briefly as the ambulance had to swerve to avoid them.
I wonder about our society as a whole when I see people do these things. One of the people that passed me had children in the car--what kind of an example is she setting for her children? And honestly, I know that all of us are always in a hurry to do something, but really? I often put myself in the shoes of the person that is in the ambulance--how would I feel if my treatment was delayed and my life was put at risk because someone was in a hurry to get somewhere?
So, please... GET OUT OF THE WAY.
Do you get out of the way when you see emergency vehicles?
If not, why?
If you do, what do you think of people that do not pull over to get out of the way?
i do...i pull all the way over to the right. i can't stand when people do this. i've heard too many stories of ambulances getting in accidents and the person in the ambulance dying because somebody didn't get out of the way. i'm always shocked at stoplights when people keep going, and there's an ambulance stopped because people aren't paying attention...
ReplyDeleteIt's not only putting the general population at risk with these acts of blatent disregard, it's also illegal:
ReplyDeleteAZ State Legislature
Title 28 - Transportation
Chapter 3, Article 9, 28-775
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/28/00775.htm&Title=28&DocType=ARS