Bad driving when 'Blues and Twos' need to pass
Discussion
So today I drove back along the A27 and saw three separate instances of emergency vehicles with blues and twos on. Two were going my way and everyone acted correctly, getting swiftly out of the way and not slowing the emergency vehicles to any great extent.
Unfortunately one plain police car coming the other way came up behind a white hatchback which proceeded to continue along and in fact appeared to deliberately slow down in front of the police car. With stationary traffic in the other direction the police car had no option but to follow, blues clearly visible and siren wailing. After about 100 yards the driver came to a layby and he SLOWLY pulled off into the layby and the police car got on his way again. I got a clear look at the driver of the white car and fully expected to see an older gentleman or lady who had been a bit panicked by the situation but no, it was a young lad who didn't seem phased at all but did look like a bit of a 'scallywag'.
It got me thinking do you think he could have deliberately been slowing up the police car simply because he didn't like the police? It did seem to be a deliberate act.
Anyone else got any views as to why someone would do that, other than lack of awareness obviously, or have any other examples of equally stupid driving in the face of emergency vehicles on a call?
Unfortunately one plain police car coming the other way came up behind a white hatchback which proceeded to continue along and in fact appeared to deliberately slow down in front of the police car. With stationary traffic in the other direction the police car had no option but to follow, blues clearly visible and siren wailing. After about 100 yards the driver came to a layby and he SLOWLY pulled off into the layby and the police car got on his way again. I got a clear look at the driver of the white car and fully expected to see an older gentleman or lady who had been a bit panicked by the situation but no, it was a young lad who didn't seem phased at all but did look like a bit of a 'scallywag'.
It got me thinking do you think he could have deliberately been slowing up the police car simply because he didn't like the police? It did seem to be a deliberate act.
Anyone else got any views as to why someone would do that, other than lack of awareness obviously, or have any other examples of equally stupid driving in the face of emergency vehicles on a call?
A few w
kers will try their best to hold us up. Had some fat old council chav bloke doing it to me the other day in a crap old red Impreza WRX. When we finally got round him he was laughing his head off at the situation.
Shame as we were on the way to a life and limb job but as long as he got his little kick for the day
kers will try their best to hold us up. Had some fat old council chav bloke doing it to me the other day in a crap old red Impreza WRX. When we finally got round him he was laughing his head off at the situation. Shame as we were on the way to a life and limb job but as long as he got his little kick for the day
Lots of drivers are very irrational, often better to continue at the speed limit (especially in NSL) than come to a screeching halt if there's traffic in both directions and no space to make a third lane in the middle.
Maybe he thought the police car was after him. Some very rarely experience blues and twos.
Maybe he thought the police car was after him. Some very rarely experience blues and twos.
Greendubber said:
A few wkers will try their best to hold us up. Had some fat old council chav bloke doing it to me the other day in a crap old red Impreza WRX. When we finally got round him he was laughing his head off at the situation.
Shame as we were on the way to a life and limb job but as long as he got his little kick for the day
Derbyshire will nick them when they get a chance: https://twitter.com/DerbyshireRPU/status/116170384...kers will try their best to hold us up. Had some fat old council chav bloke doing it to me the other day in a crap old red Impreza WRX. When we finally got round him he was laughing his head off at the situation. Shame as we were on the way to a life and limb job but as long as he got his little kick for the day
covboy said:
You saw all this happen when you were travelling in the opposite direction ?
Yes, I was sitting in the stationary traffic opposite the layby so had a perfect view of the whole thing. If the guy did it deliberately he shouldn't be on the road, even if he didn't do it deliberately he shouldn't be on the road (IMO).Gertrude said:
Greendubber said:
A few wkers will try their best to hold us up. Had some fat old council chav bloke doing it to me the other day in a crap old red Impreza WRX. When we finally got round him he was laughing his head off at the situation.
Shame as we were on the way to a life and limb job but as long as he got his little kick for the day
Derbyshire will nick them when they get a chance: https://twitter.com/DerbyshireRPU/status/116170384...kers will try their best to hold us up. Had some fat old council chav bloke doing it to me the other day in a crap old red Impreza WRX. When we finally got round him he was laughing his head off at the situation. Shame as we were on the way to a life and limb job but as long as he got his little kick for the day
I quite like the challenge of making it as easy as possible for emergency vehicles to pass. I will block crossings and junctions etc, won't indicate if I feel there is a chance someone behind is going to then pass me assuming I am pulling up, will gesture to others if required where they should stop or where they should go...
I often find it's very much a case of driving for others so to speak because sometimes, the good old spider-sense kicks in and just knows that what you are about to do to aid progess, is about to be royally screwed up by the imminent manoeuvre of someone else..
I often find it's very much a case of driving for others so to speak because sometimes, the good old spider-sense kicks in and just knows that what you are about to do to aid progess, is about to be royally screwed up by the imminent manoeuvre of someone else..
I'll never forget driving a couple of cars behind an ambulance carrying my wife, who was in labour, driving steadily (~50mph) down an NSL single carriageway. When they caught up to some cars the cars slowed down further even though the ambulance had no chance of getting past! I was wishing I could vaporize them with my eyes like Superman
Once they hit the dual carriageway they absolutely checked it though and the driver quipped to my wife when he saw a camera van "I hope hubby isn't speeding!"
Once they hit the dual carriageway they absolutely checked it though and the driver quipped to my wife when he saw a camera van "I hope hubby isn't speeding!"
vikingaero said:
Pishes me off when I stop to allow a Blues & Twos past, and an oncoming mouthbreather stops directly alongside me instead of creating a zigzag/slalom for the responder to pass.
Even better when you see them coming in your rear view mirror from miles away so plan the correct time to move over, as has everyone else apart from the donk that hasn't checked their rear view mirror for the last 45 minutes and proceeds to now drive past all the cars that have pulled over to let the blues past, blissfully unaware they are now holding them up. Enut said:
So today I drove back along the A27 and saw three separate instances of emergency vehicles with blues and twos on. Two were going my way and everyone acted correctly, getting swiftly out of the way and not slowing the emergency vehicles to any great extent.
Unfortunately one plain police car coming the other way came up behind a white hatchback which proceeded to continue along and in fact appeared to deliberately slow down in front of the police car. With stationary traffic in the other direction the police car had no option but to follow, blues clearly visible and siren wailing. After about 100 yards the driver came to a layby and he SLOWLY pulled off into the layby and the police car got on his way again. I got a clear look at the driver of the white car and fully expected to see an older gentleman or lady who had been a bit panicked by the situation but no, it was a young lad who didn't seem phased at all but did look like a bit of a 'scallywag'.
It got me thinking do you think he could have deliberately been slowing up the police car simply because he didn't like the police? It did seem to be a deliberate act.
Anyone else got any views as to why someone would do that, other than lack of awareness obviously, or have any other examples of equally stupid driving in the face of emergency vehicles on a call?
Did he think they police were attempting to stop him ? Unfortunately one plain police car coming the other way came up behind a white hatchback which proceeded to continue along and in fact appeared to deliberately slow down in front of the police car. With stationary traffic in the other direction the police car had no option but to follow, blues clearly visible and siren wailing. After about 100 yards the driver came to a layby and he SLOWLY pulled off into the layby and the police car got on his way again. I got a clear look at the driver of the white car and fully expected to see an older gentleman or lady who had been a bit panicked by the situation but no, it was a young lad who didn't seem phased at all but did look like a bit of a 'scallywag'.
It got me thinking do you think he could have deliberately been slowing up the police car simply because he didn't like the police? It did seem to be a deliberate act.
Anyone else got any views as to why someone would do that, other than lack of awareness obviously, or have any other examples of equally stupid driving in the face of emergency vehicles on a call?
All this happened over 100 yards and he did pull into the lay-by, hardly slowing down the emergency vehicles progress or have I missed something.
STe_rsv4 said:
Even better when you see them coming in your rear view mirror from miles away so plan the correct time to move over, as has everyone else apart from the donk that hasn't checked their rear view mirror for the last 45 minutes and proceeds to now drive past all the cars that have pulled over to let the blues past, blissfully unaware they are now holding them up.
I saw that happen on a single carriageway that I was waiting to join. Driver realised their error after getting in front of the cars and pulled in to let ambulance past, but then had an angry person (one of the drivers who had parted to give the ambulance a clear run onwards) blasting their horn and tailgating them for the 5 miles I was behind (and possibly further).tighnamara said:
Did he think they police were attempting to stop him ?
All this happened over 100 yards and he did pull into the lay-by, hardly slowing down the emergency vehicles progress or have I missed something.
I don't think so, this part of the A27 is a very long straight piece of road. I, along with everyone else, could see the blues coming from literally hundreds of yards away. Everyone else let the car through, then it got behind him and he just tootled along slowly until he eventually pulled into the layby. It looked to me that he quite deliberately held up the police car. All this happened over 100 yards and he did pull into the lay-by, hardly slowing down the emergency vehicles progress or have I missed something.
Benrad said:
I'll never forget driving a couple of cars behind an ambulance carrying my wife, who was in labour, driving steadily (~50mph) down an NSL single carriageway. When they caught up to some cars the cars slowed down further even though the ambulance had no chance of getting past! I was wishing I could vaporize them with my eyes like Superman
Once they hit the dual carriageway they absolutely checked it though and the driver quipped to my wife when he saw a camera van "I hope hubby isn't speeding!"
There was a call to a stabbed police officer. I was in the division supervision replacement plain Metro. I followed the ambulance, along the wide 259 in Brighton, just to the offside so I could get a clear view of the oncoming. Three lanes either way. I was on the air, checking on the officer's condition, when the ambulance anchored. I had to go on his offside and got onto some muck on the approach to a large pedestrian island in the middle of the road where a speed camera was located. I locked my front wheel, but no damage done.Once they hit the dual carriageway they absolutely checked it though and the driver quipped to my wife when he saw a camera van "I hope hubby isn't speeding!"
I mentioned this to the ambulance driver and he said that the paperwork for the tickets from speed cameras took about half an hour to complete. I took this up with our process department, but couldn't get over that the balance between ensuring emergency services are not taking the mickey and ensuring they got to the scene of an incident asap was not best served by demanding the same paperwork from emergency ambulances as police patrol cars.
Pulled over for a blue light recently and wasn't quick enough back onto the road as one of the cars that had previously pulled over was now tailgating the ambulance and flying past all the traffic that had previously given way. Caught me by surprise and nearly took my front wing off as I went to pull back onto the road. There's always one... .
popeyewhite said:
Pulled over for a blue light recently and wasn't quick enough back onto the road as one of the cars that had previously pulled over was now tailgating the ambulance and flying past all the traffic that had previously given way. Caught me by surprise and nearly took my front wing off as I went to pull back onto the road. There's always one... .
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