Learning the law of due regard. Ambulance crash
In short if you don't know what the law of due regard is, it allows emergency personnel to break a few traffic rules in emergencies. We are supposed to treat red lights as stop signs and well not run them without clearing the intersection.
This video shows what happens if you don't. Steve, ya should have listened to your partner.
Luckily, no one was seriously injured.
Added: Feb-10-2012
By: WingSP117
In: Regional News
Tags: EMS, EMT, Paramedic, causing accident, ran a red light,
Location: United States (load item map)
Marked as: approved
Views: 2703 | Comments: 33 | Votes: 1 | Favorites: 3 | Shared: 0 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
By: WingSP117
In: Regional News
Tags: EMS, EMT, Paramedic, causing accident, ran a red light,
Location: United States (load item map)
Marked as: approved
Views: 2703 | Comments: 33 | Votes: 1 | Favorites: 3 | Shared: 0 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
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That's bullshit. The ambulance should still slow down at the intersection. Right away or not.
Posted Feb-10-2012 ByAfro Samurai (426.34) Afro Samurai View Channel Send Message
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Still think it's ambulance drivers fault. He should slow down on red lights.
Posted Feb-10-2012 ByRomans909 (453.60) 
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@Romans909 It was his fault. Trust me, I stick up for fellow EMS workers, but he blew through the light with out stopping to clear the intersection.
Posted Feb-10-2012 ByWingSP117 (1285.16) 
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Ambulance drivers fault. Should have at least fuckin slowed down going through the intersection.
Posted Feb-10-2012 ByVap0rHead (155.82) 
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@Vap0rHead yeh, you can even hear the co worker, 'redlight, REDLIGHT STEVE! 'oh *bleep*' I thought ambulance drivers were suposed to slow down for red lights
Posted Feb-11-2012 ByXjamesX (448.44) 
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Ambulances fault. He has to approach the intersection and cross it slowly. How many green lights do any of you drive through and look both ways when you have the right of way? The ambulance passenger knew this, and yelled "Red light, Steve!" because he was alerting his driver to slow down and enter the intersection properly.
Posted Feb-10-2012 ByWreck (67.92) 
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@Wreck Exactly, we're actually supposed to come to a full stop at every red light/ stop sign.
Posted Feb-10-2012 ByWingSP117 (1285.16) 
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Incompetent EMT driver - they must be more careful at intersections.
Posted Feb-10-2012 ByNepean109 (1009.20) 
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They are not supposed to just blow through red lights at full speed, they are supposed to slow down and carefully go through the intersection of which they do not have the right away.
Posted Feb-10-2012 ByNothingisfree (350.70) 
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They cited the lady in the other car? The driver of the ambulance should've been cited, and then the lady in the car should've sued Escambia county.
Fucking backwood hicktown mentality.
Posted Feb-10-2012 ByMomus (470.06) Momus View Channel Send Message
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Big brother protects their own very well.
Posted Feb-10-2012 Byfunkyworm9 (740.46) 
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@funkyworm9 Fuck off with that crazy talk. In a similar case at medic is being charged with manslaughter for the same thing.
Posted Feb-10-2012 ByWingSP117 (1285.16) 
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@WingSP117
Good. Why would these people be above the law? Why should the ambulance drivers put the public at risk with the type of driving?
Posted Feb-10-2012 ByVap0rHead (155.82) 
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@Vap0rHead The point being... We are not above the law, we know this... I posted this because I found it to be one fucked up case.
If people like you and the funky could understand/imagine the rules and laws governing our professions, I'm positive we would see a lot less ignorant comments like yours and Funkys.
PS, EMS is mostly privatized, we don't earn money off your tax dollar. Another common misconception people have.
Posted Feb-10-2012 ByWingSP117 (1285.16) 
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Love how they tried to put a spin on this story to imply the driver of the sedan was somehow at fault here.
Posted Feb-11-2012 Bydiggingforgold (139.10) diggingforgold View Channel Send Message
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I don't know their local laws there but in Germany, it would be the ambulance driver's fault.
Posted Feb-11-2012 ByDrDietmarPosselt (64.90) 
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Bad call citing the car driver... the EMS driver was obviously at fault.
I hope she appeals and sues.
Posted Feb-11-2012 Bysprodge (1336.56) 
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@sprodge
thats what i was thinking....even his partner was saying Red Light Red Light
Posted Feb-11-2012 ByOnlyLiarsBlock (611.20) 
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Momus since you have blocked for what ever reason I'm unable to reply.
I agree with you, the driver was at fault. Other than that, grow up and stop blocking people.
Posted Feb-10-2012 ByWingSP117 (1285.16) 
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@WingSP117
I blocked you because you engaged in serial down-voting of many of my comments without ever having the courage to respond. Not surprised it even took you this long to figure it out.
So grow up and respond instead of just talking with your mouse, and maybe I'll unblock you.
Posted Feb-11-2012 ByMomus (470.06) Momus View Channel Send Message
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@WingSP117 I've found that almost without exception, people block when they've been proven wrong about something. It's kind of like the old, "If I can't bat first I'm taking my ball and going home" deal.
Posted Feb-11-2012 ByIthinkthat1 (1242.00) 
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@Ithinkthat1 yeah, he blocked me for disagreeing with his views. Truth be told I don't care if he unblocks me. Well atleast he admitted he blocks for childish reasons.
Posted Feb-11-2012 ByWingSP117 (1285.16) 
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@Ithinkthat1
I blocked him because he subscribed to my channel, and then started thumbing everything down.
So tell me who's the childish one here. BTW, I blocked him long ago, and he just now figured it out. Shows you how "engaging" he is. I've never been proven wrong about anything, but give it your best shot. BTW, you aren't doing wing any favors.
Posted Feb-12-2012 ByMomus (470.06) Momus View Channel Send Message
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@WingSP117
Childish reasons? I blocked you for subscribing to my channel and then engaging in a serial thumb-down campaign. That's childish, especially since it took you this long to figure it out.
You aren't making a case that you deserve to be heard.
Posted Feb-12-2012 ByMomus (470.06) Momus View Channel Send Message
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Wow ...what a news story!! FFS
Posted Feb-11-2012 Byoicduc (237.26) 
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ontario, canada paramedic's are at fault for that
Posted Feb-11-2012 Bykwally55 (24.10) 
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Failure to yield on a green light in an intersection with no perpendicular sight line until you are almost in the intersection?. What a crock of shit.
Posted Feb-12-2012 Bywanderlone (220.94) 
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