Pull to the Right for Sirens and Lights - Tuscaloosa Fire & Rescue Service, Alabama - YouTube

 

I dont know what to do!

 

Judging by some of that road I guess they want you to put it in the ditch!

 

 

So they're sayin' that we should pull to RIGHT, right?

 

From my personaal observations driving emergency vehicles for 30 years in my little slice of heaven here in the Philly suburbs, Drivers seem to be about 2 to 3 times more likely to pull over well ahead of an approaching Ambulance than for a firetruck. Interesting, as our Engines are much larger, have more lights and make a lot more noise than the Ambulances. Always fun to watch them as they look at us in their mirrors as they accelerate to stay ahead of us rather than pull over.
Over the course of my 30 year career I was only involved in two accidents while driving the apparatus.
First one happened as I was making a right turn onto a side street after comming to a stop as we went on location of an accident scene. As I began the turn in the Mack Engine/Rescue a driver lodged his left front fender/bumper under my right rear duals as he attempted to pass the rig on the shoulder. The Police were very unsympathetic about his urgent need to get to the pizza joint to pick up his order.
The second accident is my favorite, As I was just clearing an intersection, (4 lanes wide at a mall entrance, we had a green light tripped by our optical traffic controller) going about 35MPH we were rear ended hard enough to drive our class 5 trailer hitch reciever through the nose of a Lexus. The Lexus driver was unable to explain how he failed to notice the responding Engine to the State Trooper.

 

Wow, this commercial is just destroying all stereotypes of people from alabama. hahaha

 

What's sad is that they actually need to make a video to explain it to people!! I've also witnessed seeing people panic & just freeze in traffic, while the driver of the firetruck is right behind them honking at them to get the heck out of the way.

 

Probably should play that or something like it at every driver's ed class. It never ceases to amaze me the things kids just don't absorb sometimes just from being alive. I guess they are bombarded with too much useless info. As for anyone driving any length of time that is clueless, just makes me realize how we got Pres.... Oh I better not say that.

 

I always make it a point to move over and make the move as soon as possible.

ONE THING EVERYONE SHOULD THINK ABOUT IS.......

THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE COMING UP BEHIND YOU MAYBE

GOING TO YOUR HOUSE OR GOING TO HELP

YOUR FAMILY MEMBER.

There is a law in legislation here that will require at

least one lane open between emergency vehicles assisting

motorists on the side of the road.

Recently an on duty police officer was killed when his cruiser was

rear ended by a truck.

 

It's amazing what ya see people do while driving! I saw a guy last fall actually take the time to roll up his window BEFORE pulling over to let the Fire Truck by. I guess he had to make sure he could hear his conversation on the cell phone! Another reason I love my dog!