Moving for Emergency Vehicles - getting "let back in" after?
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Has anyone noticed recently how, when having moved out of the way to let an emergency vehicle past, almost inevitably the traffic coming up behind you, that will have seen the emergency vehicle as they have had to move for it, won't actually bother to let you back in?
It's happened several times recently and my perception is it's not something that used to happen as often - just me?
It's happened several times recently and my perception is it's not something that used to happen as often - just me?
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hstewie said:
hstewie said: Has anyone noticed recently how, when having moved out of the way to let an emergency vehicle past, almost inevitably the traffic coming up behind you, that will have seen the emergency vehicle as they have had to move for it, won't actually bother to let you back in?
It's happened several times recently and my perception is it's not something that used to happen as often - just me?
No but n a similar note I did have a guy who had pulled over to let a ambulance go past not bother indicating to let the rest of the traffic know he was pulling back into the traffic hence nearly driving into me, wasn't you was it? ;-)It's happened several times recently and my perception is it's not something that used to happen as often - just me?
chrispmartha said:
No but n a similar note I did have a guy who had pulled over to let a ambulance go past not bother indicating to let the rest of the traffic know he was pulling back into the traffic hence nearly driving into me, wasn't you was it? ;-)
He was probably stupid enough to assume that the person following him would have the common sense to assume that, having pulled over to allow the ambulance to pass, he'd want to pull out again and continue his journey.But assuming common sense in these days is a recipe for disaster.
Krupp Stahl said:
He was probably stupid enough to assume that the person following him would have the common sense to assume that, having pulled over to allow the ambulance to pass, he'd want to pull out again and continue his journey.
But assuming common sense in these days is a recipe for disaster.
You'd have a point if I was the car directly behind him, I was 3 cars behind (I'd let them in and tgey all indicated).But assuming common sense in these days is a recipe for disaster.
Common sense is indicating before pulling into a road.
chrispmartha said:
You'd have a point if I was the car directly behind him, I was 3 cars behind (I'd let them in and tgey all indicated).
Common sense is indicating before pulling into a road.
Well, that's a bit different and he should've indicated in those particular circumstances. Mind you, if the two other cars in front of you had just barged past him before he could pull back out, he probably wasn't in much of a mood to bother. Common sense is indicating before pulling into a road.
Krupp Stahl said:
Well, that's a bit different and he should've indicated in those particular circumstances. Mind you, if the two other cars in front of you had just barged past him before he could pull back out, he probably wasn't in much of a mood to bother.
TBH lack of indicating is probably the only thing that really rules me about drivers, especially on busy roundabouts! I just think even if you've pulled over to let an ambulance by (again I always indicate that I'm doing so) you should always indicate that you are pulling back inI'd agree with you 100% on that. The situation you've described (multiple cars going by) dictates that indicating is a must. It's tantamount to moving off having been parked up.
I am only talking about the situation where a car has pulled over specifically to let an emergency vehicle pass and then immediately resumes its journey.
I am only talking about the situation where a car has pulled over specifically to let an emergency vehicle pass and then immediately resumes its journey.
chrispmartha said:
No but n a similar note I did have a guy who had pulled over to let a ambulance go past not bother indicating to let the rest of the traffic know he was pulling back into the traffic hence nearly driving into me, wasn't you was it? ;-)
The few sensible non-arseoles would normally hang back on the assumption that those that pulled over would be pulling back into the lane. Sadly there are so many bell ends who are so angry all the time that they won't give an inch on the road. You can see them racing around in a hurry I assume to collect their tax credits because generally they drive pieces of ste.I've got a dashcam video of me somewhere on a dual carriageway where lane 1 is starts to be coned off. I see blue lights, slow down and control the speed of my fellow motorists to allow the ambulance through. As the ambulance passes a Richard in an Avensis 5 cars back pulls into lane 1 and guns it behind the ambulance to get past me. I could have easily slammed the door on him - company car etc but I let him through.
daveky said:
The few sensible non-arseoles would normally hang back on the assumption that those that pulled over would be pulling back into the lane. Sadly there are so many bell ends who are so angry all the time that they won't give an inch on the road. You can see them racing around in a hurry I assume to collect their tax credits because generally they drive pieces of ste.
Surely it's best not to asume anything, just indicate, it would be interesting to see what would happen in on accident regarding insurance if you pulled out into a road with traffic without indicating.te.I constantly use my mirrors and drive a large vehicle, I find that if I see an emergency vehicle and take action to allow it past, other drivers will not notice and overtake me or block the gap I've created as they rarely use their mirrors.
Emergency drivers must get so frustrated with some drivers
Emergency drivers must get so frustrated with some drivers
If I've literally had to pull over to the side of the road then of course I indicate as I usually would if I were pulling out.
Todays instance was at a roundabout, hard to explain but I was basically at a diagonal across a couple of lanes as were other vehicles who had moved left or right to clear a path for the ambulance - given the timing it was patently obvious for the person coming up behind to put 2+2 together and work out that a path had been cleared and maybe, just maybe, it wasn't so she could sail on through the middle of everyone.
Hadn't even had time to think about indicating to pull back in as I was still stationary across two lanes.
Todays instance was at a roundabout, hard to explain but I was basically at a diagonal across a couple of lanes as were other vehicles who had moved left or right to clear a path for the ambulance - given the timing it was patently obvious for the person coming up behind to put 2+2 together and work out that a path had been cleared and maybe, just maybe, it wasn't so she could sail on through the middle of everyone.
Hadn't even had time to think about indicating to pull back in as I was still stationary across two lanes.
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