What does it mean when?

[Robbo]

Next time you get pulled up try this for an explanation.

[Tazz]

Yes, emergency drivers need to be careful but at the same time if you can't figure out that lives are at stake if you get in the way of a big-ass red beast in a hurry that's clearly anouncing it's intention then you shouldn't be on the road unsupervised in the first place.

I know an ambulance officer that had to toot a Police car out of the way earlier in the year (ambo disco lights on, middle of the night, empty road, cop on phone texting) so while I agree, it's fair to say that it's not always the public's fault for being in the way as some emergency response staff also suffer from 'drivers retardation'

Trying to get through traffic in Auckland even with lights and sirens would be painful. Wonder if they've put in an order for some jet packs yet haha

[RDJ]

Trying to get through traffic in Auckland is almost never worth it. IMO. YMMV.

[swbarnett]

I know an ambulance officer that had to toot a Police car out of the way earlier in the year (ambo disco lights on, middle of the night, empty road, cop on phone texting) so while I agree, it's fair to say that it's not always the public's fault for being in the way as some emergency response staff also suffer from 'drivers retardation'

You'd think they'd know better but, alas, they are human too (or so I'm led to believe).

Trying to get through traffic in Auckland even with lights and sirens would be painful.

There's a fire station only a couple of hundred meters from where I work. They often come down our street past one of the CBD's busiest intersections. At rush hour I've seen drivers look straight at them and deliberately cross anyway just because "you're not stealing my phase!".

Wonder if they've put in an order for some jet packs yet haha

The motorcycle ambulances they trialed would suffice. I can't understand why they abandoned them. They would be great for rush hour traffic on the motorway.

[swbarnett]

Trying to get through traffic in Auckland is almost never worth it. IMO. YMMV.

I do it almost daily. Until I got back on the bike I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown on nearly a daily basis.

Bike commuting (motorised or otherwise) is the ONLY way to go in Auckland unless you simply can't ride or need the space for freight or kids.

[Akzle]

This is all well and good but the situation now is pittiful. I've lost count of the number of times I've seen emergency vehicles crawling through intersections under lights and siren. Multiply those few seconds by the number of intersectsion on the route and, in Auckland at least, you're probably getting to the point where the extra response time is costing lives.

Yes, emergency drivers need to be careful but at the same time if you can't figure out that lives are at stake if you get in the way of a big-ass red beast in a hurry that's clearly anouncing it's intention then you shouldn't be on the road unsupervised in the first place.

there's advisory orders that went round, 20km/h through red lights if you're rolling disco.

all the road rules still apply (speed, traffic signals etc), however, it is a legal defense against most shit, that you are an emergency vehicle going to handle your biz-niss.

of course, police very rarely are legally allowed to use a red flashing light, being that they're gang enforcers, rather that emergency vehicles, but that's another matter.

Auckland is never worth it.

FIFY

[Madness]

What does it mean when a police car lights up for a couple of seconds, then turns them off.

It means "I'll let you off this time buddy so long as you don't nark on me for going a similar speed in a mufti car a week later, mmmmkay?"

[Moise]

Lol .......

[anebv8]

I've had it a couple of time's when they've been coming towards me..a quick flash of the light's..quick look at speedo..60 in a 50,slow down and they give a small wave

[Moise]

I've had it a couple of time's when they've been coming towards me..a quick flash of the light's..quick look at speedo..60 in a 50,slow down and they give a small wave olice:

Yeah, I think that's what it was. There were a couple of corners posted at 55 which I normally take at about 100ish, then a final corner which is a bit quicker. I'm sure I was well above 100 out of the last corner.