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not everyone who is rushed to the emergency room arrives in an ambulance.

by steanne 3y ago

edgyquant 3y ago
Speeding in a normal car means you may get pulled over and that will increase the time getting there.
- bluGill 3y ago
  If it is really an emergency you should have already called 911. Maybe the dispatcher says drive as fast as you can cause we cannot get an ambulance to you - but in that case you stay on the phone. The dispatcher talking to you is also on radio with police and the flashing lights are your escort as the dispatcher will tell you. But the above is something that I doubt will actually happen - ambulances are generally close.
  - NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
    Roads are engineered for a particular speed and flow of traffic. If you exceed the design limits of the road, you may feel very unsafe and be quite inclined to slow down again. This applies even to large, wide, noticeable emergency vehicles. Residential streets often participate in noticeable "traffic calming" measures, like roundabouts, speed humps, wasp waist narrowing, landscaping and trees, signage, etc. Most of the time when I see emergency vehicles plowing down the street, they are pretty much going at the limit, but they look faster, because all the traffic signals favor them, and all the other motorists have pulled out of the way. But a fire truck has still gotta slow down or stop at a busy intersection or just a turn. Pedestrians are a thing. And scooters, and cyclists wearing headphones...
    - bluGill 3y ago
      That depends on the emergency and the road. In Manhattan you cannot go as fast as the rural highways - but the only places you would go are also pretty close. In rural areas when seconds count the correct hospital may be hours away (rural hospitals cannot solve all problems), and those emergency personal will drive much faster than the road design (which is also designed much faster than Manhattan) if that is what it takes to get there.
woodruffw 3y ago
The US has no concept of “speeding in an emergency” for ordinary drivers. It’s illegal regardless: we allow emergency services to speed because they’re (nominally) qualified to. And note: we’re talking about a city with extraordinary EMS and urgent care density. I don’t buy the argument that we need to allow repeat offenders on the road regardless, but especially not in NYC.
- f1shy 3y ago
  I think this applies in most of the civilized world. Even Ambulance and Firefighters have to prove they were in a mission that required the speed. It is not a card to do whatever you want with the vehicle

not everyone who is rushed to the emergency room arrives in an ambulance.

edgyquant 3y ago

Speeding in a normal car means you may get pulled over and that will increase the time getting there.

bluGill 3y ago
If it is really an emergency you should have already called 911. Maybe the dispatcher says drive as fast as you can cause we cannot get an ambulance to you - but in that case you stay on the phone. The dispatcher talking to you is also on radio with police and the flashing lights are your escort as the dispatcher will tell you. But the above is something that I doubt will actually happen - ambulances are generally close.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
  Roads are engineered for a particular speed and flow of traffic. If you exceed the design limits of the road, you may feel very unsafe and be quite inclined to slow down again. This applies even to large, wide, noticeable emergency vehicles. Residential streets often participate in noticeable "traffic calming" measures, like roundabouts, speed humps, wasp waist narrowing, landscaping and trees, signage, etc. Most of the time when I see emergency vehicles plowing down the street, they are pretty much going at the limit, but they look faster, because all the traffic signals favor them, and all the other motorists have pulled out of the way. But a fire truck has still gotta slow down or stop at a busy intersection or just a turn. Pedestrians are a thing. And scooters, and cyclists wearing headphones...
  - bluGill 3y ago
    That depends on the emergency and the road. In Manhattan you cannot go as fast as the rural highways - but the only places you would go are also pretty close. In rural areas when seconds count the correct hospital may be hours away (rural hospitals cannot solve all problems), and those emergency personal will drive much faster than the road design (which is also designed much faster than Manhattan) if that is what it takes to get there.

woodruffw 3y ago

The US has no concept of “speeding in an emergency” for ordinary drivers. It’s illegal regardless: we allow emergency services to speed because they’re (nominally) qualified to. And note: we’re talking about a city with extraordinary EMS and urgent care density. I don’t buy the argument that we need to allow repeat offenders on the road regardless, but especially not in NYC.

f1shy 3y ago
I think this applies in most of the civilized world. Even Ambulance and Firefighters have to prove they were in a mission that required the speed. It is not a card to do whatever you want with the vehicle