Well, one of them at any rate.
So what happens when a police cruiser, an ambulance, and a fire truck all arive at the same 4 way intersection, each going a different direction, at exactly the same time?
Apperently, the fire truck gets to go first!
Now you know that if anyone asks. There will be a test later.
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Did they all have full lights/sirens going or just the firetruck?
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All three were full lights and sirens, and all three got there at damned near the exact same time. It was the wierdest thing i've ever seen. Confused the hell out of the signal controller computer too, because it locked into preempt mode for a good 10 minutes. Then 2 more fire trucks followed the first one. Turns out the fire trucks at least were headed to a car fire just up the road. I think the police car and ambulance were just lost!
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The ambulance driver should have tricked the police officer into pulling over the firetruck for running a red light and then sneaked past during the distraction.
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They should have all stopped in the middle of the intersection and had a Chinese fire drill.
I guess the fire truck wins because it's bigger?
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we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
Debalic wrote:
I guess the fire truck wins because it's bigger?
So size does matter!
I knew it.
Law of Tonage applies on the road. Do you fight the semi that is coming over into your lane, when it's blantantly obvious your at the mid section of the trailer, or do you get over lol.
Where's the video? 
Zieveraar wrote:
Debalic wrote:
I guess the fire truck wins because it's bigger?
So size does matter!
I knew it.
Alma wrote:
I lost my post
wolfjorg of the Seven Seas wrote:
Law of Tonage applies on the road. Do you fight the semi that is coming over into your lane, when it's blantantly obvious your at the mid section of the trailer, or do you get over lol.
Well, the police car has guns though.
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The Great BrownDuck wrote:
Where's the video?
I was busy driving. Sorry.
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Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
Well, the police car has guns though.
Alma wrote:
I lost my post
Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
The Great BrownDuck wrote:
Where's the video?
I was busy driving. Sorry.
Ah... The guy in the fourth "way" of the 4 way intersection. And you with no lights or siren. Sigh...
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
I came up to an intersection that was Green (my way was green). I was doing about 55MPH (Speed limit). There was a Semi and a few cars in the left hand turn lanes on either side. So I just drive on through.
Little did I know that there was an ambulance racing on the other side of the huge line of cars and trucks waiting to turn left.
It was the closest I had ever come to an accident. As I crossed the intersection I saw the ambulance on my right, lights flashing, but I didn't hear any sirens. He was probably about 20 feet away as I crossed in front of him.
Scared the **** out of me.
Little did I know that there was an ambulance racing on the other side of the huge line of cars and trucks waiting to turn left.
It was the closest I had ever come to an accident. As I crossed the intersection I saw the ambulance on my right, lights flashing, but I didn't hear any sirens. He was probably about 20 feet away as I crossed in front of him.
Scared the **** out of me.
Can't sleep, clown will eat me.
I have this really annoying and maladaptive quirk that when I'm very concerned, or upset, my throat closes over, and my brain disengages from my voice-box and mouth.
My mother has this annoying and concerning quirk of having indications she's in a very early and mild stage of Alzheimer's, or senility. It's particularly noticeable when she's driving, because she used to be am exceptionally precise, smooth driver, with fabulous co-ordination.
So one day she's driving me, and chatting away. There's a red light coming up, and she isn't starting to brake early and gently like she normally does. She's still got time, so I wait for her to start braking. We pass the point when it's going to be unpleasant, she's got to stomp on the brakes, and I suddenly realise, that although she's looking at the intersection while talking, it's not registering with her at all that the lights are red.
And this is when my throat locked up.
I whisper: "Red"
She doesn't hear me, and talks on. We're close to the intersection, doing 60 km/hr
I say, in a very moderate voice: "Red"
We're nearly at the intersection, and she pauses in her chatter, perplexed by what the colour red has to do with anything.
We hit the start of the intersection doing 60, and I shriek: "RED!"
Well, we both lived. The oncoming traffic in two directions was serendipitously unmolested. On the other side of the intersection, as our hyperventilation subsided, I got to explain and apologise to her about my speech-locking problem. She got to grovel for almost hitting me with 8 other people and 4 tons of plastic and aluminium.
My mother has this annoying and concerning quirk of having indications she's in a very early and mild stage of Alzheimer's, or senility. It's particularly noticeable when she's driving, because she used to be am exceptionally precise, smooth driver, with fabulous co-ordination.
So one day she's driving me, and chatting away. There's a red light coming up, and she isn't starting to brake early and gently like she normally does. She's still got time, so I wait for her to start braking. We pass the point when it's going to be unpleasant, she's got to stomp on the brakes, and I suddenly realise, that although she's looking at the intersection while talking, it's not registering with her at all that the lights are red.
And this is when my throat locked up.
I whisper: "Red"
She doesn't hear me, and talks on. We're close to the intersection, doing 60 km/hr
I say, in a very moderate voice: "Red"
We're nearly at the intersection, and she pauses in her chatter, perplexed by what the colour red has to do with anything.
We hit the start of the intersection doing 60, and I shriek: "RED!"
Well, we both lived. The oncoming traffic in two directions was serendipitously unmolested. On the other side of the intersection, as our hyperventilation subsided, I got to explain and apologise to her about my speech-locking problem. She got to grovel for almost hitting me with 8 other people and 4 tons of plastic and aluminium.
Ari wrote:
And this is when my throat locked up.
I whisper: "Red"
She doesn't hear me, and talks on. We're close to the intersection, doing 60 km/hr
I say, in a very moderate voice: "Red"
We're nearly at the intersection, and she pauses in her chatter, perplexed by what the colour red has to do with anything.
We hit the start of the intersection doing 60, and I shriek: "RED!"
I whisper: "Red"
She doesn't hear me, and talks on. We're close to the intersection, doing 60 km/hr
I say, in a very moderate voice: "Red"
We're nearly at the intersection, and she pauses in her chatter, perplexed by what the colour red has to do with anything.
We hit the start of the intersection doing 60, and I shriek: "RED!"
You'd be perfect in a movie.
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I have seen this scenario as a "brain teaser" with the fouth side of the intersection containing an mailtruck.
The mail truck gets right-of-way due to it's status as a federal vehicle.
The mail truck gets right-of-way due to it's status as a federal vehicle.
remorajunbao wrote:
One day I'm going to fly to Canada and open the curtains in your office.
The One and Only Deadgye wrote:
Ari wrote:
And this is when my throat locked up.
I whisper: "Red"
She doesn't hear me, and talks on. We're close to the intersection, doing 60 km/hr
I say, in a very moderate voice: "Red"
We're nearly at the intersection, and she pauses in her chatter, perplexed by what the colour red has to do with anything.
We hit the start of the intersection doing 60, and I shriek: "RED!"
I whisper: "Red"
She doesn't hear me, and talks on. We're close to the intersection, doing 60 km/hr
I say, in a very moderate voice: "Red"
We're nearly at the intersection, and she pauses in her chatter, perplexed by what the colour red has to do with anything.
We hit the start of the intersection doing 60, and I shriek: "RED!"
You'd be perfect in a movie.
But I wouldn't walk into a darkened room I think a bad guy is in, without switching on the lights.
If there was absolutely some crucial reason I couldn't be nice and safe outside calling in the cops and waiting in a resteraunt, then I'd be arming myself first, setting a guard on the fuse box, and turning on every light as I went, with my hand snaking round the doorway.
Aripyanfar wrote:
If there was absolutely some crucial reason I couldn't be nice and safe outside calling in the cops and waiting in a resteraunt, then I'd be arming myself first, setting a guard on the fuse box, and turning on every light as I went, with my hand snaking round the doorway.
I pick up my machette and hockey mask.....
remorajunbao wrote:
One day I'm going to fly to Canada and open the curtains in your office.
Aripyanfar wrote:
If there was absolutely some crucial reason I couldn't be nice and safe outside calling in the cops and waiting in a resteraunt, then I'd be arming myself first, setting a guard on the fuse box, and turning on every light as I went, with my hand snaking round the doorway.
On the credits, your character name would be listed as:
Character "Stumpy" Name
or
One armed girl
All depends on how big of a part it was.
At least it wouldn't be Too Stupid To Be Believable.
the rules of emergency service are as follows:
Fire Dept arrives first
EMS arrives within 2 minutes of the fire dept.
Police arrive sometime within the next half-hour after the fire dept.
Fire Dept arrives first
EMS arrives within 2 minutes of the fire dept.
Police arrive sometime within the next half-hour after the fire dept.
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