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Speaking as someone who drives emergency vehicles with flashing lights and sirens - it's amazing how many people presumably with average hearing and average vis
by BenjiWiebe 3y ago
Speaking as someone who drives emergency vehicles with flashing lights and sirens - it's amazing how many people presumably with average hearing and average vision cannot see a fire truck until it's been tailing them for a while.
- bombcar 3y agoYou’ve not been a city long if you haven’t seen an emergency vehicle have to get on the PA to start yelling at a vehicle in person.
- JackMorgan 3y agoAs a frequent lights and sirens passenger I'm convinced that they cause such a huge adrenaline spike that surrounding drivers act completely irrationally. Drivers will see us and then slam on the gas to dart in front or sometimes just stop in front of us. So many close calls where our engine almost gets hit by a human driver who seems completely committed to hitting us. Or we'll be turning onto a street (sometimes we have to swing wide to take a tight corner) and there will be a driver trying to squeeze by and making the same turn as us.
- Gabrys1 3y agoIf you're in the US, please pass feedback to whomever it makes sense that the signals are just too loud to the point of being dangerous. Thank you :-) (I get the impression these are just a tad quieter in Europe)