Fw: [Shotimes] Sorta OT: yay good brakes and tires

[Ron Childs]

Around here, the emergency vehicles automatically get green lights. The 
motorist (enginist? ;) would always be wrong.

-Ron


>From: Timothy Tyner <shospeed@bigplanet.com>
>To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Fw: [Shotimes] Sorta OT: yay good brakes and tires
>Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 13:54:58 -0600 (Central Standard Time)
>
>I think you will find that is not the case in a lot of places.  It 
>certainly
>is not here in Oklahoma where I work.  The rules and regulations regarding
>emergency vehicle operations are few and far between.  In many cases, when
>an emergency vehicle runs a red light/stop sign, etc, and an accident 
>ensues
>  the other party is issued a ticket for failure to yield to said emergency
>vehicle.  May not always be right, but it happens none the less.  I
>personnaly have never caused anaccident by going through a red light or 4
>way stop with my lights and sirens on.  How many times have you seen World
>Wildest Police Chases and see the cops stop at lights while giving chase?
>
>Toolman
>
>-------Original Message-------
>
>From: ianf@eden.rutgers.edu
>Date: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 1:32:25 PM
>To: Timothy Tyner
>Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Fw: [Shotimes] Sorta OT: yay good brakes and tires
>
>In NJ (and I suspect most other states), all emergency vehicles must
>stop for red lights, check to make sure that the intersection is clear
>and then proceed with caution. It is illegal for them to proceed
>through the intersection without stopping regardless if their siren and
>lights are on.
>
>Ian
>
>
> > The ambulance did not have lights and sirens on? If so, I would not
>say
> > that he 'ran a red light'. If not, then oh well. Glad the SHO
>escaped
> > unscathed.
> >
> > Toolman
> >
> > -------Original Message-------
> >
> > From: Ian Fisher
> > Date: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 7:30:51 PM
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Sorta OT: yay good brakes and tires
> >
> > I was just coming back from Burger King when an ambulance ran a
>redlight
> > at the intersection that I was about to make a right hand turn
>through.
> > The minivan up ahead of me slammed on her brakes, a LeBaron somehow
> > ended up right in front of me and rear ended her and I managed to stop
> > and not hit anyone. All of a sudden, the money that I've dumped into
>my
> > car came into perspective again. I'm glad that I have the tires and
> > brakes that I do. Money well spent.
> >
> > Ian
> > Really bad inner tie rod
> > Camber issues
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