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20/20 Story Police Officers Speeding (Non emergency) What does OSA think?
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<blockquote data-quote="WTJ" data-source="post: 2410391" data-attributes="member: 6661"><p>The disclaimer: Long ago I was a Firefighter/EMT. I am not a LEO. Yes, I am going to defend ANYONE operating an emergency response vehicle.</p><p></p><p><img src="/images/smilies/image103.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":soapbox:" title="Image103 :soapbox:" data-shortname=":soapbox:" /></p><p></p><p>What with the lights being an idiot magnet (I once found myself in trouble for throwing a maglite at a car attempting to mate with the Big Red Truck while guiding traffic around it) I veeeeery, seriously doubt that ANYONE with a light bar runs it just to get to the coffee shop. I shall call boolshite on that piece of this discussion.</p><p></p><p>Do cops speed? Sure. Do I speed? On occasion, but rarely intentionally. Are light bars and aural warning devices, regardless of vehicle, idiot magnets? Absolutely. Do drivers act like dumbasses when they see a patrol unit? Most assuredly. Is it often safer for the driver of the emergency equipment to not run lights, or use them selectively, in traffic. Would you like your local responders to drive 20 MPH through your neighborhood @ 0300 running every warning device on the equipment and jar you out of your peaceful rest because, well, otherwise they are 'entitled'? Really, why? So you can all wander outside in your skivvies and become looky-loos, then a traffic hazard, and then get more units on-scene for crowd control? Should they all come screaming through the 'hood to get the nuclear soccer subdivision family dwellers out of the street? While I haven't seen an EVOC course in many years, it might just benefit some people to sign up and get an education on the subject.</p><p></p><p> </p><p>This isn't just a LEO issue, but I have NEVER seen anyone hammer on Fire, Rescue, EMS, or even tow-truck or snow plow drivers. While it may not be ok to break traffic laws, sometimes logic and situational awareness is simply not compatible with regulations. See yer current administration as a prime example. We were instructed to STOP at EVERY intersection while running code and clear it BECAUSE of the moron driver factor. The traffic signal color had no bearing on this, and we had signal boxes in some of the equipment. </p><p></p><p>Hope you weren't bleeding out or trying to save your puppy waiting on us while we kept your neighbors from running kamikaze drills on the pumper, and creating another response need.</p><p></p><p><img src="/images/smilies/rant.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rant:" title="Rant :rant:" data-shortname=":rant:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WTJ, post: 2410391, member: 6661"] The disclaimer: Long ago I was a Firefighter/EMT. I am not a LEO. Yes, I am going to defend ANYONE operating an emergency response vehicle. :soapbox: What with the lights being an idiot magnet (I once found myself in trouble for throwing a maglite at a car attempting to mate with the Big Red Truck while guiding traffic around it) I veeeeery, seriously doubt that ANYONE with a light bar runs it just to get to the coffee shop. I shall call boolshite on that piece of this discussion. Do cops speed? Sure. Do I speed? On occasion, but rarely intentionally. Are light bars and aural warning devices, regardless of vehicle, idiot magnets? Absolutely. Do drivers act like dumbasses when they see a patrol unit? Most assuredly. Is it often safer for the driver of the emergency equipment to not run lights, or use them selectively, in traffic. Would you like your local responders to drive 20 MPH through your neighborhood @ 0300 running every warning device on the equipment and jar you out of your peaceful rest because, well, otherwise they are 'entitled'? Really, why? So you can all wander outside in your skivvies and become looky-loos, then a traffic hazard, and then get more units on-scene for crowd control? Should they all come screaming through the 'hood to get the nuclear soccer subdivision family dwellers out of the street? While I haven't seen an EVOC course in many years, it might just benefit some people to sign up and get an education on the subject. This isn't just a LEO issue, but I have NEVER seen anyone hammer on Fire, Rescue, EMS, or even tow-truck or snow plow drivers. While it may not be ok to break traffic laws, sometimes logic and situational awareness is simply not compatible with regulations. See yer current administration as a prime example. We were instructed to STOP at EVERY intersection while running code and clear it BECAUSE of the moron driver factor. The traffic signal color had no bearing on this, and we had signal boxes in some of the equipment. Hope you weren't bleeding out or trying to save your puppy waiting on us while we kept your neighbors from running kamikaze drills on the pumper, and creating another response need. :rant: [/QUOTE]
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