Imagine This ……….
Imagine this, your loved one is having a medical emergency, it’s the paramedics race for time. The paramedics are not far away, yet somehow they do not manage to beat the clock, unfortunately the time passes and now it went from bad to worse, the paramedics are delayed. Why? What happened? Well, as the paramedics were fighting against time, they were also fighting against traffic. They were fighting with the car that slammed on the brakes in front of them, and refused to merge to the right and STOP. They were fighting against the car that thought it had to race the ambulance and would not let them turn. They were fighting with the car that decided to merge to the left and blocked them in. They were fighting against the motorcycle that decided to tailgate them and not only placing themselves in danger but also the paramedics life in danger. If paramedics cannot get there, there is no one to help. They don’t drive fast because its accelerating, they drive fast because someone’s life may be in the line. In the light of recent events, here are a few tips on how to drive when an emergency vehicle is coming.
As we all learned in driver’s education, when an emergency vehicle is approaching you must merge to the right and STOP. Here in Albuquerque, the drivers did not get the memo. So here are a few tips on how to handle an emergency vehicle when approaching lights and sirens.