Thursday, November 03, 2005

Dad, there's an Ambulance behind you...

Ok, so you are travelling along in your car, look in your rear view mirror and lo and behold there is an ambulance screaming towards you with its lights flashing and siren wailing. What do you do?
Well, first thing...DON'T PANIC.
If you can (and we're talking about Australia here), move to your left. If you can't move to the left, try moving to the right. If you can't just continue the way you are....we'll go aroung you. Don't slam on your brakes. Its amazing how many times people do this. Due to better sound proofing and LOUDER sounds systems in cars, and the lack of times people actually use their rearview mirrors, we're often not seen to the last minute. So slamming on your brakes could create a dangerous situation.
Oh, if you are at traffic lights and we come up behind you (lights and sirens going), don't ease into the intersection against the red light. This is not only dangerous but illegal.
Yes, here in Australia you can get a ticket for doing just that.
The amount of times I've seen an accident occur for the above reason. This also means that we have to stop to render assistance to you, and the original job will have to be re-allocated to another ambulance. Bad all round really.
Again, I'll talk about situations here in Australia.
Laws may be different in other countries.
Let me know what occurs where you live.

The Medic

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