Give him 10points

Darragh29 · 22-12-2008 4:45pm

Sir Humphrey wrote: »

This is a bit disingenuous. What that guy did had nothing to do with how tough the emergency people's job might be.

You are pissed off because he tried to steal a march on the rest of the traffic. Don't be trying to pass it off as some kind of high-minded objection.

He's pissed off 'cos your man was at home atein his snack box when the OP was still stuck in traffic!

peasant · 22-12-2008 4:49pm

Sir Humphrey wrote: »

This is a bit disingenuous. What that guy did had nothing to do with how tough the emergency people's job might be.

You are pissed off because he tried to steal a march on the rest of the traffic. Don't be trying to pass it off as some kind of high-minded objection.

ohhh ...the begrudgery card:pac: ...always a nice one.

An emercency vehicle driving with lights and sirens on has certain excemptions from traffic laws (written and unwritten ones) ...the car behind hasn't. So while following an emergency vehicle it is quite likely that you are breaking several laws. That's count one.

Count two is that an emergency vehicle disrupts the normal flow of traffic (other drivers get out of its way) and that traffic then sorts itself again once the EV has gone through. Following directly behind one, more or less driving blind, is an extremely stupid thing to do, as in the wake of the vehicle all sorts of unexpected and dangerous maneuvres will be going on while traffic sorts itself out again and fills that vacuum. Not a clever place to be.

Noopti · 22-12-2008 4:52pm

Darragh29 wrote: »

He's pissed off 'cos your man was at home atein his snack box when the OP was still stuck in traffic!

What? After he got his ticket from the Garda? Yeah, he sure got one up on all the suckers in the traffic. :rolleyes:

Read the original post again.

bcmf · 22-12-2008 5:09pm

Strange that the VW passed me by on th M1 just before Donabate and was driving in a remarkably calm way. And more then likely I was in my house eating my lunch while he was still on his merry way with hopefully a pocket full of points and hopefully a few quid lighter.
I dont really care that he passed me BUT if he had of hit the ambulance and thus causing a pile up due to his stupidity then I would take exception.
As regards to how tough the emergency services job and my post.Not only does the ambulance driver have to worry about dodging trucks slow moving traffic and concrete bollards while they are on their way to a crash BUT they also have to deal wiyh a 1st class Moron who thinks he is having a laugh/getting 1 over on everyone else then I wouildnt really term it as disigenuious.

Yakult · 22-12-2008 5:12pm

surprised it wasnt a woman driving a shiny Bmw. They seem to think they own the road.

timmywex · 22-12-2008 5:41pm

Dont drive behind an emergency service vehicle period, couldnt give a f*ck who is in the back honestly.

What happens, your following, you get side swipped by a car, ambulance/fire/garda has to stop etc etc.

There is a reason gardai dont normally give escorts to ambulances, what happens is the garda car goes by lights and sirens, then people start to pull out again not realising its the ambulance sirens going this time, and often come close to hitting it!

Guy:Incognito · 22-12-2008 5:45pm

Assuming the 2 lanes of traffic pulled to either side, the ambulance would be drving up the middle of 2 lanes of traffic. Surely following him constitutes dangerous driving?

In normal driving if you overtook between 2 cars, with half you car in each of their lanes thats got to be dangerous driving?

As for people that do these things? idiots of the highest order.

Marcus.Aurelius · 22-12-2008 5:51pm

I did indeed mean obstructing gardaí rather than obstructing a vehicle or road. (Well obviously).

I'm going to assume Darragh29 is just a troll, I prefer not to believe someone could be that selfish and irresponsible and gloat about it so freely.

Berty · 22-12-2008 5:54pm

Its just wrong, isnt it.

Darragh29 · 22-12-2008 5:59pm

House wrote: »

I did indeed mean obstructing gardaí rather than obstructing a vehicle or road. (Well obviously).

I'm going to assume Darragh29 is just a troll, I prefer not to believe someone could be that selfish and irresponsible and gloat about it so freely.

I did it once or twice, big deal... Yeah I am selfish, load's of people are!

Mr Magnolia · 22-12-2008 6:10pm

Don't feed the troll, it'll get bored eventually.

House wrote: »

I'm going to assume Darragh29 is just a troll, I prefer not to believe someone could be that selfish and irresponsible and gloat about it so freely.

QFT.

robbie99 · 22-12-2008 6:35pm

R_H_C_P wrote: »

surprised it wasnt a woman driving a shiny Bmw. They seem to think they own the road.

Darragh29 drives like a BMW driver :eek:

jayok · 22-12-2008 6:43pm

robbie99 wrote: »

Darragh29 drives like a BMW driver :eek:

You mean, since I own a BMW, I can drive like that! Deadly...

:D

L-M · 22-12-2008 6:56pm

jayok wrote: »

You mean, since I own a BMW, I can drive like that! Deadly... :D

So does your quotie;)

And yes, he does drive like one:P

I wouldn't even think about driving behind an ambulance to essentially avoid traffic. No matter what anyone says that's wrong.

GreeBo · 22-12-2008 7:14pm

so you're following the ambulance up the tiny hardshoulder as the traffic is solid to your right for two lanes. Then the ambulance stops to deal with he accident. Where do you go then? Start indicating right or something?

And dont discourage him from playing russian roulette for gods sake!

Traumadoc · 22-12-2008 7:24pm

I had to follow an ambulance up from an accident once- never again, nearly got killed by idiots who thought I was chancing my arm and they decided to exact retribution and cut me off - had my hazards on and all.

Darragh29 · 22-12-2008 7:40pm

robbie99 wrote: »

Darragh29 drives like a BMW driver :eek:

I've no problem with BMW's, it's the drivers I've always had the problem with there! The fur coat and no knickers brigade is mostly comprised of BMW drivers...

Darragh29 · 22-12-2008 7:43pm

Limerick-man wrote: »

So does your quotie;)

And yes, he does drive like one:P

I wouldn't even think about driving behind an ambulance to essentially avoid traffic. No matter what anyone says that's wrong.

I wouldn't make a habit of it, but if I'm sitting in traffic for 40 minutes that's goin' absolutely nowhere and I've had a c*nt of a day and want to slash me f*ckin' wrists in the car and then a nee naw comes along, happy days, I'm outa there!

robbie99 · 22-12-2008 7:50pm

Darragh29 wrote: »

it's the drivers I've always had the problem with there!

And therein lies the irony!

whiterebel · 22-12-2008 9:27pm

Darragh29 wrote: »

I wouldn't make a habit of it, but if I'm sitting in traffic for 40 minutes that's goin' absolutely nowhere and I've had a c*nt of a day and want to slash me f*ckin' wrists in the car and then a nee naw comes along, happy days, I'm outa there!

Do us all a favour next time then.

Jaysoose · 22-12-2008 10:13pm

robbie99 wrote: »

And therein lies the irony!

Or it whooshes past him in the hard shoulder....gnarf gnarf.

CyberGhost · 22-12-2008 10:22pm

javaboy wrote: »

I blame video games for this type of behaviour. Specifically Die Hard Trilogy.

I blame Mr.Bin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gur-VzfebuA

0:10

victor1 · 23-12-2008 2:23am

As the title thread to give them 10 points is a understatement. I have family and friends as paramedic's across the country and while they take a extremely dim view of some eejit driving up their arse when they are on their way to an emergency, a judge would take a dimmer view, if these guy in teh ambulance get your plate and report you and it goes to court, it will not be points but rather a suspended licence by all a/c's, precedents set and my mates have been witness to it over the years.

Personal opinion is that if some feckin eejit piggybacks through traffic on the misfortune of others(where the ambulance is off to), deserve their licence ripped in 2, the paramedics are trained in evasive driving skills, some d*&khead following suit over the speed limit probably has not so may cause another accident!!!

victor1 · 23-12-2008 2:24am

whiterebel wrote: »

Do us all a favour next time then.

+1

victor1 · 23-12-2008 2:27am

Darragh29 wrote: »

I wouldn't make a habit of it, but if I'm sitting in traffic for 40 minutes that's goin' absolutely nowhere and I've had a c*nt of a day and want to slash me f*ckin' wrists in the car and then a nee naw comes along, happy days, I'm outa there!

God what a really excellent comment, so super constructive:rolleyes:

sonicthebadger* · 23-12-2008 2:37am

Stekelly wrote: »

In normal driving if you overtook between 2 cars, with half you car in each of their lanes thats got to be dangerous driving?

I do this all the time in slow moving traffic. Oh wait though, I've a motorbike.

vibe666 · 23-12-2008 2:30pm

Darragh29 wrote: »

I wouldn't make a habit of it, but if I'm sitting in traffic for 40 minutes that's goin' absolutely nowhere and I've had a c*nt of a day and want to slash me f*ckin' wrists in the car and then a nee naw comes along, happy days, I'm outa there!

next time you think about doing it consider the possibility that you could cause the ambulance to be in an accident and as a result of that someone who is possibly minutes from death could end up losing their life because you were being a selfish cnut and couldn't wait an extra few minutes in traffic.

Dartz · 23-12-2008 2:40pm

House wrote: »

I'm going to assume Darragh29 is just a troll, I prefer not to believe someone could be that selfish and irresponsible and gloat about it so freely.

It's the internet.

I place this alongside those people who belt up bus lanes or the hard shoulder, then expect you to let them in at the end, and insist on flipping you off....or trying to trade paint...when you don't. Some people are just daft, impatient and stupid. And the stupidest ones post on the internet about it, not understanding how bloody stupid they are and how much we are all laughing at them for not realising how stupid they are...repeatedly.

Retarde...Douze Points!

Darragh29 · 23-12-2008 2:42pm

vibe666 wrote: »

next time you think about doing it consider the possibility that you could cause the ambulance to be in an accident and as a result of that someone who is possibly minutes from death could end up losing their life because you were being a selfish cnut and couldn't wait an extra few minutes in traffic.

I don't think I was causing any danger or causing any risk to anyone at the time. I certainly wasn't causing an obstruction as set out here. I don't make a habit of it, I did it once or twice, no big deal, no need for the drama that is always thrown out here by the PC brigade.

vibe666 · 23-12-2008 2:53pm

Darragh29 wrote: »

I don't think I was causing any danger or causing any risk to anyone at the time. I certainly wasn't causing an obstruction as set out here. I don't make a habit of it, I did it once or twice, no big deal, no need for the drama that is always thrown out here by the PC brigade.

so you can't imagine a situation where you are driving up close behind an ambulance (close enough to stop disgruntled people in the traffic blocking you off) and the ambulance (which is big enough that you will have difficulty seeing round it) having to brake sharply and you not being able to stop in time and piling into the back of him?

if you can't see the inherent danger in what you are doing then you shouldn't be on the road at all.

Give him 10points

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