Posted: 5/31/2013 1:51:59 PM EDT
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When on a Priority call...and you get to a very busy, Friday...5 O'clock traffic 4 way intersection.....
And you HAVE to cut into oncoming traffic lane, IF you cause an accident, what is the call on that? Stop, OR Keep on trucking and call it in? If you caused it, how is the Ins. stuff handled? I just watched it happen....County PD, MAJOR 4 way, he cut over into wrong lane...one car slammed on brakes, guy behind her slams into her, guy behind 2nd car hits him, and original car hit lady again.. 
Officer never tapped his brakes....I know sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, but damn... |
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As an apparatus operator, I try REALLY hard not to have to drive in opposing lanes. If I absolutely have to, then I'm very careful to make sure I'm seen and heard. Per SOP, if I'm involved in an accident, I have to stop. If no one is injured we supposedly can leave a man there and continue on. In reality, I'm going to stay there and tell dispatch to send another unit to the call I was responding to. In the case you witnessed, since the cop wasn't actually involved in the accident, then I would notify dispatch and continue on my call. The people that ran into others are probably going to get cited for following too closely. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Sounds like the next 2 guys were following too closely or driving too fast. Or a person freaks the hell out and slammed on the brakes as a Squad car jumps into their lane Which would normally cause a clusterfuck chain reaction....  If you don't have enough time to stop, then you are following too closely as far as traffic law/the PD is concerned. Yes, that means that most rush hour traffic is following too closely. |
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As an apparatus operator, I try REALLY hard not to have to drive in opposing lanes. If I absolutely have to, then I'm very careful to make sure I'm seen and heard. Per SOP, if I'm involved in an accident, I have to stop. If no one is injured we supposedly can leave a man there and continue on. In reality, I'm going to stay there and tell dispatch to send another unit to the call I was responding to. In the case you witnessed, since the cop wasn't actually involved in the accident, then I would notify dispatch and continue on my call. The people that ran into others are probably going to get cited for following too closely. Yup. As long as it doesn't look really bad then just a "property damage accident at xxx, this unit is involved." |
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Write an incident report, turn it into the boss. You soon learn that many people are only paying attention to the vehicle in front of them and anything other than routine, expected behavior can be problematic. So you take 4 way intersections slowly and make sure that people see you, hear you, and are yielding to you before you do anything. The way I see it is one emergency isn't worth creating another. That doesn't mean I won't hurry to get to an emergency, but I will drive with "due regard" for the safety of everyone on the road. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Quoted:
As an apparatus operator, I try REALLY hard not to have to drive in opposing lanes. If I absolutely have to, then I'm very careful to make sure I'm seen and heard. Per SOP, if I'm involved in an accident, I have to stop. If no one is injured we supposedly can leave a man there and continue on. In reality, I'm going to stay there and tell dispatch to send another unit to the call I was responding to. In the case you witnessed, since the cop wasn't actually involved in the accident, then I would notify dispatch and continue on my call. The people that ran into others are probably going to get cited for following too closely. Pretty much. I was involved in a minor MVC a few years back, with a legitimately critical patient in the back. I left the scene and continued transport. Got written up for it, and cited for leaving the scene. I was supposed to stay put and cann for another rig to transport our patient. I don't have any hard feelings about the write up, but if the same thing happens tomorrow, I'll leave the scene again. It's just one of those 'no good answer' situations. Of course, if I'm off duty with a full ACLS setup in my Nissan and the driver I hit had an obstructed airway and I had a cric kit on my keychain... 
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