Its Slow Down OR Move Over for Emergency Vehicles NOT BOTH!

Good 1 so do I usually if ur following distance is proper the slow down for oneself will be minimal just part of the job. Take it easy driver usually if your paying attention you will see it coming before the driver in the front does.

 

Go over a hill, and there it is.
Go around a bend, and there it is.

Sometimes it is not about following distance.

It is about line of sight, and how much time you have to respond to the situation.

Many times, that can be only a few seconds.

No matter your following distance to the vehicle in front of you, or even your own reaction time, the truck has its own reaction time and capabilities.

 

manitoba is like saskatchewan... you MUST move over on a divided highway, and slow to 60 km. If on a 2 lane highway, you must slow down to 60 km when passing stopped emergency vehicles. 400.00 fine and demerit points on your licence. A few years ago, we had an RCMP officer on a traffic stop on the trans-canada highway, a loaded super-b didn't give up the lane or slow down. The trailer clipped the officer , he bounced along the side of the trailer and off into the ditch. Thank god he didn't get sucked under the trailer. His vest saved his life. The driver was stopped by 2 other rigs a few miles up the road, they actually got in front of the driver and beside him and forced him to slow down. He didn't have a radio. Give up the lane and slow down!

 

Moving over and slowing down is ok by me, slamming on your breaks and swerving over is not. I let up if there is lights flashing every time regardless of whether I am in the right lane. LET UP being key words.

 

Not saying don't move over when and if it is safe to do so.
The drivers, truck and 4 wheelers, that slam on brakes and just move are the problem I was pointing out.

 

And a tow truck driver killed just yesterday trying to do his job. He won't be going back home to his family because someone was in a hurry.

http://fox2now.com/2012/04/16/tow-truck-driver-killed-in-hit-and-run-accident/

Please... MOVE OVER!

 

New York state is move over now. I've seen troopers sit two deep on the side of the road and just wait for someone to not move over. Personally, I always find a way to slow and move if I can, even if it takes driving with my indicator on for a while, at least I'm showing I'm not daft.

 

Prior to this change, I was going down a 2 lane with a wreck and several Troopers and Sheriffs parked on the other side of the road, wreck was in the other side ditch. I put on my 4ways and slowed from the 55 posted down to 40 something and went past. Saw in my mirrors a Deputy go to his cruiser, do a U-ey and kick on the lights. Thought he had rec'd another call. He pulled me over and read me the riot act, and showed me in the big book where it said 25 mph! No ticket thank goodness. Glad to hear they have gotten it a little better.

 

It's been awhile, but last time I was in Alabama the sign said move over AND slow down.

 

I was headed south on I-75 in MI last week doing the 60 mph speed limit in the center lane when another truck flew past me in the right lane just as we passed a bear on the shoulder with a 4 wheeler. The bear didn't pay any attention to it .