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[leia131]

You know what really pisses me off? When people don't pull over and stop for firetrucks/police cars/ambulances.

It happened on my way home from the store just now (I got ingredients for s'mores, which ROCK) and It's not ok.

I pulled over to let the firetrucks by, and people actually pulled around me and kept going. I wanted to get out and hit them. Who does that?

Maybe it's just cause my dad and uncle and brother are all firemen, but these people are risking their lives to protect the public, and the least you assholes could do is pull over for a second and let them by. Oh, and did I mention that it's the LAW?

And I don't care how many lanes there are, or how far away the vehicles in question are, you see flashing lights, you pull to the right and stop. That's it, end of story.

Grrrrr.

Comments

[theater-queen89.livejournal.com]

oh man i know exactly what you mean!!!!!! Its worse in CT NO ONE STOPS!!!!!!!! I wanna be like u fuckers...I don't think it's just cause your family members are firemen I'm sure it intensifies it but i feel the same way...they risk their lives for you show some respect.

[leia131.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I bet it is worse in other states.

But I'm glad it's not just me. :)

[hermorrine.livejournal.com]

I feel EXACTLY the same way, and sadly, for the same reason. My mother is a nurse, and while she no longer rides along in ambulances, when I was younger she often had to - she worked in on the high-risk Labor & Delivery unit, the only one set up to take the most serious mom and baby cases. There were many times she had to go in ambulances or the helicopter to get a mom and care for her on the way back to her hospital, and she told me MANY stories of the ambulance drivers having to 'stand the ambulance on its nose.' They should really use more real people to educate people on this - I think it'd help.

[leia131.livejournal.com]

My mom's a nurse too, but I don't think she's ever had to ride in an ambulance.

That really sucks though, that freaing ambulances can't get through traffic. I'm all for the real people education. If these people knew who and what they were impeding, maybe they'd wise up.

[kelliann1388.livejournal.com]

frankly, if you can see the flashing lights the EMERGENCY vehicles are close enough that there shouldn't be a question in anyone's mind if they should pull over then or pass a couple good citizens first. but that's my opinion. Maybe you feel more intensely about it because of your family, as would people who have needed such emergency services, but it pisses me off quite a bit too, but I'm be more astounded at the 'ballsiness' of said assholes. a truly, "Are you serious? Really?? Wow," moment.

[leia131.livejournal.com]

I KNOW.

I was like, "Really? Did that REALLY just happen?"

I wanted one of the cop cars that went by to turn around and pull them over.

[doctorfumbles.livejournal.com]

Wow.

Assholes.