Saturday, March 27, 2010

Run the light! It's perfectly legal.

Driving through downtown during rush hour traffic, I hear sirens approaching. I pull back into the bus stop that I was just leaving and wait for the emergency vehicle to pass. About half the cars on the street stop where they are while the other half continue driving as though the rescue truck weren't even there. As the truck gets closer, the majority of traffic has stopped; they haven't pulled out of the way but just parked their cars where they were when they heard the siren. Eventually the cars start pulling over with the encouragement of the rescue trucks air horn. Finally the truck approaches the intersection and gets stuck behind a car in the far left lane. The light is red so the car stays where it is. The rescue truck comes right up to the bumper of the car and gives a few loud blasts of the air horn. The car still doesn't move. 

I know it's a red light but when there is an emergency vehicle behind you and you're blocking it's path, it's legal to run the light to get out of it's way. It just made me so mad to see this guy blocking the truck. He didn't move until the light turned green. Sometimes I just don't understand the mentality of drivers in this city. If I were sitting at a light and I had a massive truck with lights and sirens that was honking at me, I'd get out of the way ASAP. Stupid people! Run the light!!!!