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Doesn't excuse this at all but I've seen some pretty stupid human driver behaviors with emergency vehicles and blocking intersections in general. A rule that sa
by onphonenow 4y ago
Doesn't excuse this at all but I've seen some pretty stupid human driver behaviors with emergency vehicles and blocking intersections in general. A rule that says don't pull into an intersection you will not be able to clear (!!) would solve a ton of issues.
- Xylakant 4y agoWe have that rule in Germany (§ 11(1) StVO). Believe me, it doesn’t help. Everyone ignores it and blocks the crossings nonetheless. It doesn’t get sanctioned anyways. §11 (1) StVO: https://dejure.org/gesetze/StVO/11.html https://dejure.org/gesetze/StVO/11.html
- TillE 4y agoGerman drivers generally do a good job of getting out of the way of emergency vehicles, but they're also incredibly aggressive drivers (rushing up to red lights, making turns within inches of pedestrians) who also routinely break the rules. Like I don't think I've ever seen people driving on the sidewalk in an American city, but it's a constant in Berlin. During a recent fair (Neuköllner Maientage) we had tons of people driving into the park and just parking on trails, including right in front of benches. Even coming from another country with an aggressive, entitled car culture, that was breathtaking behavior.
- quesera 4y ago> A rule that says don't pull into an intersection you will not be able to clear (!!) would solve a ton of issues. This is not only a rule, but a law, in most US cities. Doesn't eliminate the behaviour, obviously!