Ambulance whoopsie

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Just noticed this happened down the road from where I work yesterday:

http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/update-pinchbe...

I don't have any details about who was at fault or anything like that. Yes, I know it's a community response unit too. Worryingly, the Volvo looks like the one owned by a chap who is our neighbour's neighbour. Will ask if he's ok later.

Ironically, it's near a house that ended up with part of an ambulance in their garden a few years ago:

http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/police-investi...

Not a good stretch of road for the ambulance service.

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That's only a few minutes from where I live.

The house on the right of the second picture is the one that features the ambulance in the second article.

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Dr Doofenshmirtz said:

I'd love to know how many accidents are caused as a result of being flashed out and not looking.
As a biker I see this all the time. Seriously, if you're going to flash someone out it might be worth checking they can actually get out safely rather than flashing them into oncoming traffic. In which case they either don't look and crash, or they cause an obstruction as a result of your need to be thanked...Grrrr.

I remember my driving instructor specifically telling me not to do it.

I will only do it now if there is one lane of traffic that I'm helping. I.e., someone joining from the left on a junction.

I have noticed that if you get to a busy junction (people coming from the left and wanting to cross from the right) it can cause confusion.

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saaby93 said:

funkyrobot said:

Dr Doofenshmirtz said:

I'd love to know how many accidents are caused as a result of being flashed out and not looking.
As a biker I see this all the time. Seriously, if you're going to flash someone out it might be worth checking they can actually get out safely rather than flashing them into oncoming traffic. In which case they either don't look and crash, or they cause an obstruction as a result of your need to be thanked...Grrrr.

I remember my driving instructor specifically telling me not to do it.

I will only do it now if there is one lane of traffic that I'm helping. I.e., someone joining from the left on a junction.

I have noticed that if you get to a busy junction (people coming from the left and wanting to cross from the right) it can cause confusion.

Flashing says I'm letting you come out in front of me, you still have to check theres nothing coming the other way, or that because I'm stopped no-one is coming past me that you cant see - although for the latter whoever is coming past ought to check theres no-one coming out too.

Indeed. As pointed out above, it would be good to know how many just go without checking when being flashed.