- Aug 26, 2001
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Hey guys,
I think I'm a pretty good driver (6 yrs with a license, no tickets, no accidents), but tonight I was hit with a situation where I wasn't really sure what to do.
I was stopped at a red light at an intersection. The road I was on had three lanes, one of which was a left-hand turn only lane. I was in the middle lane. An ambulance approached from behind and I ended up pulling in front of the car in the left-hand turn lane (and ultimately just deciding to take that left).
Is there a better course of action? Where do most people look to pull over? My only saving grace here was that the stop line was 15 feet from the actual intersection, so I could get over without putting my nose into crossing traffic.
In case it isn't clear, I drew a crappy image. I'm the blue car, the ambulance is in red.
http://img370.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aspp2.jpg
Like I said, I've been driving for a few years, but I've never been in that situation before. Weird.
Thanks!
I think I'm a pretty good driver (6 yrs with a license, no tickets, no accidents), but tonight I was hit with a situation where I wasn't really sure what to do.
I was stopped at a red light at an intersection. The road I was on had three lanes, one of which was a left-hand turn only lane. I was in the middle lane. An ambulance approached from behind and I ended up pulling in front of the car in the left-hand turn lane (and ultimately just deciding to take that left).
Is there a better course of action? Where do most people look to pull over? My only saving grace here was that the stop line was 15 feet from the actual intersection, so I could get over without putting my nose into crossing traffic.
In case it isn't clear, I drew a crappy image. I'm the blue car, the ambulance is in red.
http://img370.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aspp2.jpg
Like I said, I've been driving for a few years, but I've never been in that situation before. Weird.
Thanks!