OWLIE185
Well-Known Member
I have to tell you that when I have been riding in Central London all the emergency vehicles have slowed down and switched off their horns and lights when approaching me. Why cause an accident on the way to an accident?
Just out of interest how many people would wave an emergency vehicle on if they know they are on a horse that won't bat an eyelid? (By waving on I mean tell them it's ok to pass at speed)
Siren/ light should only be used to alert other roal users to the presence of the emergency services, so most of the time they are switched off anyway, it's only if they are comming up to a roundabout or traffic that they put them on to effectively ask people to move over - so unless your riding in a built up area it should just be a fast vehicle going past nothing more.
Although it's a bug bear of my OH (police) that ambulance drivers seem to forget this part of their training quite a bit.
Although it's a bug bear of my OH (police) that ambulance drivers seem to forget this part of their training quite a bit.
I've noticed that too, we got woke up one morning about 5am with an ambulance using blues and two's, no traffic out or anything
in the same way that they should ensure that they dont skittle cyclists or leave the bodies of little old ladies and children strewn by the roadside because they couldnt get out of the way fast enough