Following a Ambulance from behind , illegal or not illegal? [Archive]

CRS

01-04-2014, 09:31 PM

like, following behind the amberlampse passing all the cars pulled over to let it pass? totally legit. especially if lots of traffic.

100% agree. Definitely keep up with them (even if it means speeding) otherwise you might put yourself in a dangerous position when other drivers try to merge back into their lanes.

kkthind

01-04-2014, 10:37 PM

How about a fire truck, is there anything in the motor vehicle act that says you can not drive behind an emergency vehicle while it is going through traffic and the lights are on and your stuck in traffic and you follow the fire truck or any other emergency vehicle to the street you need to turn off from
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EmperorIS

01-04-2014, 10:52 PM

stay behind 150 metres

please redo your L.

SoNaRWaVe

01-04-2014, 11:06 PM

OP, stick with rice cooking. stay off the roads.

firebird79_00

01-04-2014, 11:07 PM

Oh darn there goes my personal escort
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zilley

01-04-2014, 11:16 PM

you guys are so mean, OP dont listen to them.
OP what you should do is : speed up so the ambulance dont catch up to you.

DGN23

01-04-2014, 11:38 PM

I assume you mean driving behind it while it has its lights and siren on while it drives to or from an emergency. In that case if you want to drive behind it you can. However, if it says stay back "X" amount of meters you will have to abide by that rule as you would be subject to a ticket if a police officer is having a bad day or needs to fill a quota. Second, in this scenario the ambulance would be going above the posted speed limit so if your keeping up you are speeding and again subject to a fine. Can you do it, yes. Should you... probably not, but we have all done it at one time or another.

01-04-2014, 11:42 PM

k3lv

01-05-2014, 12:16 AM

You'll get more points if you stop the ambulance and steal it. You can take their money too.

/gta

KingDeeCee

01-05-2014, 12:22 AM

Speaking of ambulance...some retard earlier wouldn't let me merge into his lane so I could stop.

k3lv

01-05-2014, 12:25 AM

Speaking of ambulance...some retard earlier wouldn't let me merge into his lane so I could stop.

was it OP? lol

Speed2K

01-05-2014, 12:30 AM

You'll get more points if you stop the ambulance and steal it. You can take their money too.

/gta

^this!

Grand Theft Auto 5 - Ambulance Driving Gameplay [HD] - YouTube

Skip to 51 sec to see how it should be driven.:ilied:

geeknerd

01-05-2014, 12:30 AM

its not illegal to follow the police car after it but youll probably be breaking a bunch of other laws in order to keep up. for fire trucks its 150 m behind.
But you might be eligible for 'drive without consideration' and other grey area tickets though.

Noir

01-05-2014, 03:01 AM

stay behind 150 metres

please redo your L.

I think so many people in the Lower Mainland should redo it. Is it just me or do people find nowadays, that cars don't really pull over anymore for sirens unless it's almost absolutely at the last moment practically right behind them; if at all.

FerrariEnzo

01-05-2014, 04:14 AM

RoadSense Tip: Emergency Vehicles (http://apps.icbc.com/rs-tips/emergencyvehicles/emergencyvehicles.html)

LOL by the time you can pull out.. the ambulance will be far ahead.. and then theres other cars in front of you.. so your speeding to catch up to it.. does that seem logical to you?

If you need to discuss this AFTER you have passed your driving test.. I can only imagine what kind of driver you are...

rsx

01-05-2014, 04:57 AM

As John McLean once said, "That's our blocker"

twitchyzero

01-05-2014, 09:30 AM

i never understood the 150m rule...that's like an entire block

Geoc

01-05-2014, 09:31 AM

I'm not surprised someone would be asking this question, considering how a lot of drivers in East Asian countries have a habit of tailgating ambulances to speed through traffic.

Did you learn to drive in Asia OP?

Dragon-88

01-05-2014, 11:04 AM

If you highbeem it three times, it will slow down at every major intersection and try to drag race you.

SoNaRWaVe

01-05-2014, 11:07 AM

I think so many people in the Lower Mainland should redo it. Is it just me or do people find nowadays, that cars don't really pull over anymore for sirens unless it's almost absolutely at the last moment practically right behind them; if at all.

This. And sometimes you wonder why the response time is as long as it is right now. One day, it could be someone you know, a family member, or a loved one needing emergency services. Every second/minute counts.

My guess is that either people have their music cranked up loud or they are simply not scanning their mirrors like they are supposed to. I mean, you must be deaf to not hear the siren coming from almost 2 blocks away. Plenty of time to change to the right lane. The worse is when people just stops their car right then and there, creating a jam for the emergency vehicle.
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bballguy

01-05-2014, 11:57 AM

Can you do it, yes. Should you... probably not, but we have all done it at one time or another.

Get the fuck out of here....

Noir

01-05-2014, 12:16 PM

This. And sometimes you wonder why the response time is as long as it is right now. One day, it could be someone you know, a family member, or a loved one needing emergency services. Every second/minute counts.

My guess is that either people have their music cranked up loud or they are simply not scanning their mirrors like they are supposed to. I mean, you must be deaf to not hear the siren coming from almost 2 blocks away. Plenty of time to change to the right lane. The worse is when people just stops their car right then and there, creating a jam for the emergency vehicle.
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I doubt it. Some peope use the mandatory pull-over as an opportunity to jump the traffic queue, overtake the pulled over cars, and just pull over at the beginning of the line; or wherever in the line of cars they find themselves in when the ambulance/police/firetruck come up right behind them.

or,

Some drivers just don't want to get passed by these afformentioned drivers so they keep driving until the very last moment, and then pull over.

Music is hardly an excuse IMO. Even if in the odd chance your music is so loud, you can't hear the sirens, when cars ahead of you (or aroundyou) are pulling over should give you a clue as to what's happening; and it's not a chance to jump ahead of traffic.

Spidey

01-05-2014, 12:22 PM

It is because there are a lot of drivers in BC that have an international licence, and or just lack the minimum required brain cells to function in normal daily living.

Mr.HappySilp

01-05-2014, 01:27 PM

Op why don't you try next time and see what happens. Make sure you pick a police car though.

DGN23

01-05-2014, 02:12 PM

Get the fuck out of here....

Whats your beef dick head?

lgman

01-05-2014, 02:36 PM

^this!

Grand Theft Auto 5 - Ambulance Driving Gameplay [HD] - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o75E-QXZYY)

Skip to 51 sec to see how it should be driven.:ilied:

^That's how it should be

This is Vancouver...

Vancouverites confused over emergency vehicles sirens. - YouTube

bballguy

01-05-2014, 04:31 PM

Whats your beef dick head?

You're a dumb shit....

SoNaRWaVe

01-05-2014, 04:44 PM

Can you do it, yes. Should you... probably not, but we have all done it at one time or another.

i have personally never done it. if you did, you're an idiot and you should probably never be able to drive.

ricecookerboi

01-05-2014, 07:54 PM

multicartual

01-05-2014, 07:58 PM

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ricecookerboi

01-05-2014, 08:08 PM

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg298/phillycivic0589/tool.jpg

didn't really answer the question, but replace that car with genesis and you'll have me

knight604

01-05-2014, 08:38 PM

So lambo doors and shitty body kit boi?

ricecookerboi

01-05-2014, 08:40 PM

So lambo doors and shitty body kit boi?

editt.. : just reg genesis. no lambo ricer sh*T. haha

2 n r

01-05-2014, 09:32 PM

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geeknerd

01-06-2014, 06:20 PM

Spidey

01-06-2014, 07:02 PM

its always asian drivers. this is not stereotyping, from my personal experience, when i check the driver,its always asians that make ridiculous mistakes.

I also noticed that the amount of people who dont let you in for lane change turn signals have increased. Before, the common reaction was to slow down and let them in; Now, its speed up and get behind me.

I can't comment on whether it is a race thing when it comes to cars letting people change lanes, but when it comes to yielding to Emergency vehicles, Asian drivers definitely don't know what the heck to do. As I said in my previous post, It is probably because they are driving with a foreign licence.

coolname

01-06-2014, 08:42 PM

I also noticed that the amount of people who dont let you in for lane change turn signals have increased. Before, the common reaction was to slow down and let them in; Now, its speed up and get behind me.

all the time people do this to me. i dont get why people think it is a good idea to accelerate into the blindspot of a car looking to merge into your lane, especially while on a highway.

hal0g0dv2

01-06-2014, 09:04 PM

try and pass them also.
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Noir

01-06-2014, 09:56 PM

I also noticed that the amount of people who dont let you in for lane change turn signals have increased. Before, the common reaction was to slow down and let them in; Now, its speed up and get behind me.

Thank you!!!! Someone else has also made the same observation I have made within the last decade.

I don't know why some people treat my "lane change signal" as a cue for them to speed up and close the gap.

Mind you, I only initiate my lane change sequence because I see there's a safe gap to change; meaning that I'm only signalling to you out of courtesy when I could very well cut in front of you without causing an accident.

thumper

01-07-2014, 07:30 AM

This reminds me of the scene in Die Hard With A Vengeance when they made a bogus 911 call so that they can chase the responding ambulance in order to beat downtown traffic.

On a related note, I was once caught in heavy traffic on Burrard and ended up behind an ambulance with its lights and sirens on trying to get to St. Pauls after letting it go by. But because traffic was moving like 5km/h, I ended up following it for 2 blocks with both of us both trapped in the slow lane until it made it to the hospital. I did let those who pulled over to let the ambulance by in front of me but we all ended up being pulled along by the ambulance like a slow moving train... is that legal? :confused:

cdizzle_996

01-07-2014, 11:28 AM

AS SOON AS YOU SEE AMBULANCE, TURN AROUND AND GO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION

LOUD NOISESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Anjew

01-09-2014, 03:11 AM

I also noticed that the amount of people who dont let you in for lane change turn signals have increased. Before, the common reaction was to slow down and let them in; Now, its speed up and get behind me.

I always speed up on people that signal to try to change lanes without planning ahead being selfish screwing up the flow of traffic. I notice more of those types too.

FerrariEnzo

01-09-2014, 05:14 AM

I also noticed that the amount of people who dont let you in for lane change turn signals have increased. Before, the common reaction was to slow down and let them in; Now, its speed up and get behind me.
I ONLY do this if theres a line for an exit/onramp and idiots who dont want to wait in line like the rest of the normal people and try to squeeze in last minute.. PISSES me off... we are all in a hurry so WAIT in the damn F@#$ing lineup...

geeknerd

01-09-2014, 11:32 AM

I always speed up on people that signal to try to change lanes without planning ahead being selfish screwing up the flow of traffic. I notice more of those types too.

You're just adding to the problem.

geeknerd

01-09-2014, 11:39 AM

I ONLY do this if theres a line for an exit/onramp and idiots who dont want to wait in line like the rest of the normal people and try to squeeze in last minute.. PISSES me off... we are all in a hurry so WAIT in the damn F@#$ing lineup...

Yea i remember even just 5 years back, not a lot of people did this and people would always be courteous and let people in, giving the benefit of doubt. Now, so many people do it and obviously too. Letting a car or 5 in ahead of you really doesnt make a lot of time difference but it's really annoying and its better to teach them a lesson by blocking them off. It's also dangerous that they do this.

bballguy

01-09-2014, 01:27 PM

It's also dangerous NOT to let them in....It also does NOT teach them a lesson....

anxiety

01-09-2014, 03:57 PM

its always asian drivers. this is not stereotyping, from my personal experience, when i check the driver,its always asians that make ridiculous mistakes.

I also noticed that the amount of people who dont let you in for lane change turn signals have increased. Before, the common reaction was to slow down and let them in; Now, its speed up and get behind me.

Actually you are stereotyping. Just because from all your past experience which always have been asian drivers, doesn't mean it's always them.

I agree with how people will increase their speed when you signal for lane change. But if there is a decent gap between you and the car next to you, why does it matter even if the driver speed up? you signaled, then you lane changed, by the time you complete your lane change, the driver wouldn't have caught up to you unless there were barely any space and you tried to lane change, then that's your problem.

geeknerd

01-10-2014, 12:01 AM

Not stereotyping if its true and hold good stats. Anyways, i guess i should've added it's always asian drives (for me), which basically is what the next setence is about.

from my personal experience, when i check the driver,its always asians that make ridiculous mistake

I agree with how people will increase their speed when you signal for lane change. But if there is a decent gap between you and the car next to you, why does it matter even if the driver speed up? you signaled, then you lane changed, by the time you complete your lane change, the driver wouldn't have caught up to you unless there were barely any space and you tried to lane change, then that's your problem.

because i dont want to get rear ended. Also, if the driver thinks that gap was small enough for him to just speed up as it is not decent enough for another car, then that means he would have to slow down again to make that gap for himself again which means that he is basically a moving wall and blocking a lane change. Him letting off the accel is a much more smoother and safer process for both.

Of course it's my problem but drivers often NEED to rely on the courtesy of others. In a situation where you are suddenly stuck in stopped traffic and you need to change lanes. You turn on the blinker and usually the car beside you will hold onto their brake to create that gap for you. He doesn't need to and its your problem that your in the wrong lane in stuck traffic but being courtesy just makes it better overall. Same concept applied in moving traffic.

bballguy

01-10-2014, 12:58 AM

Not stereotyping if its true and hold good stats.

It is stereotyping....but that doesn't mean it's not true....for example, me saying "most black people love KFC"....that's stereotyping...it's also true...

:fullofwin:

Noir

01-10-2014, 01:20 AM

I agree with how people will increase their speed when you signal for lane change. But if there is a decent gap between you and the car next to you, why does it matter even if the driver speed up? you signaled, then you lane changed, by the time you complete your lane change, the driver wouldn't have caught up to you unless there were barely any space and you tried to lane change, then that's your problem.

Seriously? You don't know why it does matter? I can't believe you're on the road if you don't understand the concept and significance of "space management".

Even if there was enough space that despite your increase in speed to close the gap and block that lane change, and the other driver is still able to complete his change, you've effectively reduced both the safety margins for you, and the other drivers.

I can't believe I'm explaining this to someone. This concept is so basic that it should go without saying.

anxiety

01-10-2014, 04:56 PM

Seriously? You don't know why it does matter? I can't believe you're on the road if you don't understand the concept and significance of "space management".

Even if there was enough space that despite your increase in speed to close the gap and block that lane change, and the other driver is still able to complete his change, you've effectively reduced both the safety margins for you, and the other drivers.

I can't believe I'm explaining this to someone. This concept is so basic that it should go without saying.

I have no idea what you are trying to say. I'm not helping the driver who speeds up. I'm saying the driver who wants to lane change should check if there is sufficient space. I have never had a driver speed up on me when there is a good amount of distance when I'm doing the lane change. The reason someone who speeds up is probably because there isn't enough space, and you have your signal on, and trying to lane change, then that's your fault for not finding the right time to lane change.

geeknerd

01-10-2014, 09:21 PM

I have no idea what you are trying to say. I'm not helping the driver who speeds up. I'm saying the driver who wants to lane change should check if there is sufficient space. I have never had a driver speed up on me when there is a good amount of distance when I'm doing the lane change. The reason someone who speeds up is probably because there isn't enough space, and you have your signal on, and trying to lane change, then that's your fault for not finding the right time to lane change.

Your supposed to signal as soon as you have intent and then wait when it is safe to do so. If a car is going to speed up because there isnt enough space then he shouldnt be speeding up at all anyways(for his and the car ahead's safe space management). So what does he do after he speeds up? brake and slow down again.

Now say that the lane changer got behind him. That speed-upper is now braking and the whole lane is gonna have to brake and slow down. He could've just let off the pedal for a few seconds and allowed a smooth lane change and no braking for anyone.

Yes it is common sense to find a decent gap when your going to lane change but sometimes there just isnt (see: my stuck traffic scenario from couple posts above). You are arguing to agree; there is a increasing number of drivers who are selfish.