People not pulling over for EMS

[Gator 45/70]

I must be a candy-ass ?
When my cousin broke a couple of bone's in my right foot back in January, I drove from Ragley La. back to Lafayette so my wife could bring me to Laf. General where she work's.
I guess I could have whined and sniveled for a ambulance ride. But then again I wait for no one .

 

[VeedUp]

I pull over for funeral's still, I notice some just wait for the Hearse to go by, don't get it at all. Some people just think they're down right better then most.

 

[RedStickChick]

I must be a candy-ass ?
When my cousin broke a couple of bone's in my right foot back in January, I drove from Ragley La. back to Lafayette so my wife could bring me to Laf. General where she work's.
I guess I could have whined and sniveled for a ambulance ride. But then again I wait for no one .

That would have been a very expensive ride.

 

[Gator 45/70]

Indeed ! Cruise control is your friend on I-10, Also like VeedUp I pull over, turn on my light's and remove my hat for a funeral precision. I see this less and less now day's.

That would have been a very expensive ride.

 

[Emperor]

The problem is everyone staring at a telephone WHILE they are driving, and those who aren't doing it while driving are doing it at red lights.

You notice that too?

 

[charlie12]

Back in college a sociology professor once told the class that the mindset of Americans changes from decade to decade. As in the 60's & 70's would have been the "We" decade, the 80's & 90's the "Me" decade and so on.

Welcome to the "new" age of "Me, myself, and I am a self important douche" decades!

I agree and from driving every night and being blinded by other vehicles. You know it used to be common courtesy to dim your lights when meeting another car or coming up behind one. Now with all this ME **** they don't seem to get a damn. It's like as long as I can see to hell with you. Also goes with all the high powered head and fog lights you see now, to hell with you I can see great attitude.

I was talking to a friend today and he's a cross country truck driver and he said people are blinding them in the 18 wheeler, I told him he should be close to the ground like I am in my little truck.

He did have a story for me, he used to be a big oval track racer back in the late 60's and 70's. He said one of the racers was on their way home late one night and some car kept getting right on their tail and putting bright lights on them. The figured they were trying to see the race car on the trailer but they kept doing it for many miles.
He said they stopped the truck and trailer on small bridge and the car behind them had to stop behind them, still with the bright lights on them. One of the drivers Ray P. took out a ball peen hammer and knocked out the headlights got back in the truck and went on home.

Probably get shot now days doing that.

 

[brfd557]

Some people just become completely lost when faced with the stress of "oh God... what do I do and which way do I go"!!!! Panic mode!!

 

[mike84z28]

Whats just as bad is the idiots that sneak right up behind the ambulance or fire truck when they pass and try drafting them through traffic. That $hit twists my nads in a knot. The sign on the back says stay back 500 feet, there I go thinking they can read !

 

[mct601]

Driving in EMS is very dangerous due to the lack of compliance by traffic. People either do not yield, or yield improperly causing bad situations for us. What kills me is after riding someone for 3 miles running lights & sirens, they will finally pull over IN A CURVE or ON A HILL or both. Or just completely stop. I saw the comment about people in NO... this can be true except for at intersections. Taking a patient to ILH or Tulane while running code is a bitch one you get off the interstate. People are more worried about beating lights than yielding to us.

Last week an Acadian supervisor sprint truck would not pull over for one of our units running code. I will not name the highway or sprint truck, but thats just damn pathetic.

 

[dfsutton]

Friday night I saw what appeared to be an EMS unit that was involved in a wreck. It was on Transcontinental in Metairie. Looked like a small ricer driven by some 20-something year old male pulled out in front of the ambulance and was broad sided. If the accident was what it looked like, I hope the EMS team and the patient was ok.

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[southlaems]

I drive a police car, fire truck and occasionally an ambulance. They move for none of them. Its funny to be sitting behind them for 10 or 15 seconds with electric siren going, air horn and the Q screaming before they turn down the radio and start the bob & weave looking in the mirrors or slam on the brakes.....

 

[AustinBR]

I drive a police car, fire truck and occasionally an ambulance. They move for none of them. Its funny to be sitting behind them for 10 or 15 seconds with electric siren going, air horn and the Q screaming before they turn down the radio and start the bob & weave looking in the mirrors or slam on the brakes.....

Alright, I will ask the million dollar question....what is your job? Lol. I can't think of any position that requires driving of all three. A copEMTfireman?

 

[JBE]

Alright, I will ask the million dollar question....what is your job? Lol. I can't think of any position that requires driving of all three. A copEMTfireman?

I've done it before: Volunteer FF, PT LEO and FT EMS.

And, yes, it was exhausting as it sounds

 

[AustinBR]

I've done it before: Volunteer FF, PT LEO and FT EMS.

And, yes, it was exhausting as it sounds

Sounds like a lot of work. I wouldn't mind doing volunteer FF or EMS work later in life.

 

[CEHollier]

I'm a member of a rural volunteer fire dept. Some of the roads we travel are in poor condition, barely blacktopped, sometimes with no shoulders. On occasion we have sucked in our gut while passing cars where it was not safe for them to pull off. And then other times where there is room, some idiots won't give an inch!
Granted, we don't often use the sirens out in the country, just lights, but hey, if you see a rather large tanker or pumper coming up fast with all kinds of red & whites, you'd think the drivers would WANT to get out of it's way!

I get out of the way if possible. My Acura sits low and has factory low profile tires. Some areas I can't pull over. If I drove a pickup most roads are no problem except roads like areas of Babin Rd. etc.

 

[kz45]

I get out the way, I have no problem running a red light, jumping a curb or getting in the ditch

 

[BobKaro]

, I have no problem running a red light, jumping a curb or getting in the ditch

Please don't.

 

[topgunz1]

It's all relative, sometimes folks GTFO of the way and sometimes they dont. I have noticed the few times I've followed EMS that they generally get a bit more compliance... Seems likes folks recognize (sometimes slowly) that it's a firetruck or ambulance, and all that is required of them is to move. Throw a bunch of blues in the mix and people immediately think back to every traffic violation they have committed EVER and assume we're coming for them, so they slam on the damn brakes.

 

[kz45]

Please don't.

What was I thinking, you're right!! I won't move out the way, I've never had training in any of those maneuvers

 

[JBE]

Sounds like a lot of work.

It was, and that's why I don't do all three anymore. I was younger then and needed the extra money.