Would you have run a red light if a firetruck was coming behind you w/lights on?

[JEDI]

2 lanes each way.
the intersection has a red light camera (does it matter?)
you are the 1st car at the light. there's a car beside you.

a firetruck/ambulance/police car is coming behind you with lights/siren on.

you see it's clear to run the red.

What do you do? Why?

 

[Turin39789]

pull over to the side of the road

 

[CRXican]

didn't we already have a thread like this?

 

[MotF Bane]

Originally posted by: Turin39789
pull over to the side of the road

 

[tasmanian]

Originally posted by: MotF Bane

Originally posted by: Turin39789
pull over to the side of the road

How would you pull over to the side of the road with cars on either side of you?

 

[DayLaPaul]

Of course not. My obligation is to do whatever I can within the law to get out of the firetruck's way. I'm not risking my own neck and a possible fine to get out of the way for a firetruck. That's called trying to do too much.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: Turin39789
pull over to the side of the road

How exactly?

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: tasmanian

Originally posted by: MotF Bane

Originally posted by: Turin39789
pull over to the side of the road

How would you pull over to the side of the road with cars on either side of you?

assuming the other cars are stopped, pull ahead of them and to the side without crossing the intersection.

edit: and the fire truck can easily just drive straight into the on-coming traffic lane.

 

[tasmanian]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: tasmanian

Originally posted by: MotF Bane

Originally posted by: Turin39789
pull over to the side of the road

How would you pull over to the side of the road with cars on either side of you?

assuming the other cars are stopped, pull ahead of them and to the side without crossing the intersection.

edit: and the fire truck can easily just drive straight into the on-coming traffic lane.

Red light camera goes off as soon as you enter the intersection.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: tasmanian

Originally posted by: MotF Bane

Originally posted by: Turin39789
pull over to the side of the road

How would you pull over to the side of the road with cars on either side of you?

assuming the other cars are stopped, pull ahead of them and to the side without crossing the intersection.

edit: and the fire truck can easily just drive straight into the on-coming traffic lane.

... if there's no median.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: DayLaPaul
Of course not. My obligation is to do whatever I can within the law to get out of the firetruck's way. I'm not risking my own neck and a possible fine to get out of the way for a firetruck. That's called trying to do too much.

ding ding ding winnar!

 

[compuwiz1]

You wait until the light turns green, then get out of the firetruck's way.

 

[imported_Imp]

No. At worst, make a right turn, nudge off to the side.

Waiting for the green sounds reasonable too, unfortunately.

 

[Chronoshock]

Two prior threads
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...eyword1=red+light+fire
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...word1=red+light+police

 

[Schfifty Five]

You could always just let the cars in the right lane move off to the shoulder.

This allows you to either: a) sit in your own lane and let the firetruck drive right past you in the lane next to you, or b) move to the right lane and let the fire truck drive past you in your original lane.

 

[LTC8K6]

Anything other than running the red light.

Most likely, the fire truck will keep the light green or cycle the light to green as it approaches, so you will not have this situation.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: tasmanian

Originally posted by: MotF Bane

Originally posted by: Turin39789
pull over to the side of the road

How would you pull over to the side of the road with cars on either side of you?

the OP does not say that

 

[mcmilljb]

The fire truck can drive in one of the opposite traffic lanes, and I just watch him go by to left and wave. If I am in the left lane, there should be no cars to my left at the red light. This a dumb question.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: Turin39789
pull over to the side of the road

How exactly?

You don't. You cannot continue into the intersection. You simply stop if you cannot pull over and have a red light at an intersection. On-coming traffic will also stop because they'll have a red light as well. If stopped traffic blocks entrance into the intersection, the fire truck can ease left and use the empty on-coming lanes, slowing as they approach the intersection.

 

[TridenT]

This should not happen. The light should be green. Firetrucks and other emergency vehicles have little gadgets that trigger lights in their path to turn green.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
This should not happen. The light should be green. Firetrucks and other emergency vehicles have little gadgets that trigger lights in their path to turn green.

Not all cities have IR systems in place. Those that do may not have them installed on all traffic lights. Not all intersections have traffic signals (might be a stop sign), etc.

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
This should not happen. The light should be green. Firetrucks and other emergency vehicles have little gadgets that trigger lights in their path to turn green.

Unfortunately, your assumption is wrong. Not all towns and cities have those systems in place. Thanks for playing.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I would do it but try to do it as legally and safely as possible. But if it means letting the fire truck through I'd do it.

If I get a ticket I'd try to explain myself but any cop with common sense would probably let that go, hopefully.

 

[thescreensavers]

I would pull in front of the car next to me to let the emergancy vehicle pass. Its the Law to move for an emergency vehicle. If you do get a red light ticket fighting it will be easy, a hassle but easy.

How wold it feel if you holding up that emergency vehicle caused people to die?

Now, if the town does not have IR thingies for emergency vehicles but has redlight cameras thats just fail.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: Turin39789
pull over to the side of the road

How exactly?

You don't. You cannot continue into the intersection. You simply stop if you cannot pull over and have a red light at an intersection. On-coming traffic will also stop because they'll have a red light as well. If stopped traffic blocks entrance into the intersection, the fire truck can ease left and use the empty on-coming lanes, slowing as they approach the intersection.

Originally posted by: silverpig
... if there's no median.