don't you just hate the cars following an ambulance???

[washburn]

daming ganto sa south dapat talagang mahuli ang mga ito muntikan pa ako masayaran dahil dumaan sa shoulder sayang di ko nakuha plate number
ingat mga tsikoteers

[torque2006]

On some odd days we actually slam the brakes on these tailgaters just for the fun of it. Wala naman magagawa yung tailgater kung bumangga siya sa likod namin at masira ang sasakyan niya. We just drive off as if nothing happened especially kung yung mga medyo classic [aka luma] na units lang ang gamit namin and papunta pa lang kami sa scene. hehehe.

According to one of our veteran transport officers, there was also an incident a few years ago when a unit was rushing to bring a patient to SLMC. The unit counterflows E.Rod and takes the usual precaution (sirens set for closed quarters maneuvering, all emergency lights on). But somehow, a biker still doesn't see the unit and plows head-on into it. The on-board medic alights from the ambulance, pulls the biker and the motorbike from underneath the ambulance and the ambulance is made to continue onto its destination. I don't know the exact circumstances surrounding the incident, but AFAIK, the medic was left on the scene and called for back up. The biker died, btw.

wow. nakakatakot den pala maging ambulance driver.

kung congressman lang ako, i'd lobby for an additional class to be given to all primary students. tanggalin na lang homeroom. palitan na lang ng SAFETY CLASS. dapat lahat ng uri ng safety, road, home, disaster, lab, etc. i-discuss sa mga bata.

[X-isle]

kung ang congressman, senator or kung sino mang pontio pilato na may pa vip effect na may naka escort na motor sa harapan para pagilidin ung mga motorist na nasa harapan nila, i think mas deserve ng mga ambulance ung mga naka escort na un...

[wrcastro_ph]

ano nga bang valid traffic violation pag nag tail gate ka sa ambulance? gusto ko lang malaman reckless driving ba?

[tidus1203]

I am sometimes GUILTY of this one.... Opportunista talaga ako in real life, mapa pera man or maskin sa daan. If I can easily avoid traffic I grab it, and yes even behind an ambulance

[Gen1]

mas bad trip ang ambulansya na wang-wang ng wang-wang wala naman dalang pasyente.

lalo na sa bandang coastal, ang daming ambulansiya ng munisipyo ng mga bayan ng cavite papuntang maynila ng 8-10 am.

kung tunay na emergency bakit walang pasyente sa loob ?

kung kukuha naman ng emergency na pasyente bakit baliktad, kukunin sa mga ospital sa maynila para dalhin sa ospital ng cavite ? :lol:

[pup2]

IMHO, yung ambulance kahit walang laman dapat pagbigyan (gaya ng firetruck) kasi kailangan niya makabalik sa station niya in case magka emergency doon agad.

Dati, naiinis din ako dito pero nung nas US ako, they had this logic and it seemed sound so OK na din sa akin.

Tungkol naman sa bumubuntot, tinuro din sa akin ito nung matandang family driver namin na isa sa mga nagturo sa akin. When I had more sense, experience, and driving intelligence, I concluded it's just too much of a danger in exchange for a few minutes of travel time.

Kaya I've ever only done it a couple of times and never again. Now, I buy really fast sleeper cars. hehehe.

[Gen1]

hindi nila kailangan mag wang-wang kapag walang pasyente sa loob ng ambulansya o walang emergency na pupuntahan ang ambulansya.

sa US bases dati dito dati ganyan ang kalakaran.

sa states, ganyan din.

kaya nga sa tate ginagalang ang wang-wang. kasi kapag nag wang-wang sila, sigurado ka may emergency.

hindi tulad dito, madalas gamitin ang wang-wang ng mga ugok at ungas para maka-isa sa trapik :nono:

[OTEP]

mas bad trip ang ambulansya na wang-wang ng wang-wang wala naman dalang pasyente.

As I've posted earlier (or was it in another thread?), we actually drive faster and harder when we are in the process of responding to an emergency. Why? Because we don't have to take patient comfort into consideration and we have to get there as fast as we can so we can administer whatever pre-hospital care needs to be done to the patient.

And listen closely because we shout instructions over the PA system of the ambulance to get stupid, flat-footed, or nervous drivers out of the way. One memorable instance was when I instructed a bunch of SUV's in a politicos convoy to pull over because we were responding to an unconscious patient.

hindi nila kailangan mag wang-wang kapag walang pasyente sa loob ng ambulansya o walang emergency na pupuntahan ang ambulansya.

It's really hard to make a judgement call based on one instance so I'd still err on giving the benefit of the doubt.

[drey]

I hate counter-flowing vehicles... I want a big bad horn to honk those cars coming to me.