Fire Engine takes out 4x4 in Hams

**Firefight** · 18th July 2006, 18:10

and now the paper work war starts, reports, reports and more reports followed no doubt by a ticket for the Fire service driver, and months trying to defend it.. sucks

F/F

**Grahameeboy** · 18th July 2006, 18:25

Originally Posted by Finn

I don't think so Bob. I've got the best of both worlds: the freedom of motorcycling and SUV superiority. When I'm in the SUV its get outta my way!!! Unless I see a bike though... but not students on scooters. They're too far down the food chain.

Showing your good side again I see............

**RT527** · 18th July 2006, 18:50

Yup FireFights Right , Unfortunatly for the driver of the Appliance involved(big word for "Fire Truck") He will be judged at fault for failing to give way to his right.
Red lights and sirens do not give us the right to run red lights or drive through stop signs etc.
We May go through red lights and controlled intersections but certain conditions apply, like speed restrictions, and only if the way is clear.
The cage driver did nothing wrong and does not have to give way unless they have to give way to the right or theres a stop stop sign/red light.
Its up to us as the drivers of fire trucks to get the crew to the incident safely, and there fore makes us responsible for any decisions to proceed through red lights or stop signs or anything else that is required to get to the incident as quick as possible.
Mind you its amazing the amount of cars etc that pass you on the way to a call only to be held up in traffic further up the road whilest you whizz down the wrong side of the road and pass them again.

**bobsmith** · 18th July 2006, 21:19

Originally Posted by Finn

To qualify as an SUV it has to have a V8, weight over 2800 kg's and above all it has to be BIG and MENACING.

You missed out the - the driver has to have a brain the size of a sunflower seed and drive like a complete retard, oh and it has to be so unbalanced that on gusty days on harbour bridge, they would flip over the side and get rid of the brainless fucktards that drive them.

I think the RAV4 qualifies on all of the bits I've listed though.

**Lou Girardin** · 19th July 2006, 08:48

Originally Posted by RG100!!

man that was no fun... i wanted the usual bite you have.......

Hey Finn.... I can still smoke your ass over piecock hill

But he'll smoke your arse around Pt Erin car park.

**Sketchy_Racer** · 19th July 2006, 09:29

yeah mabey, but there is no credit in doing that.....

**Quasievil** · 19th July 2006, 09:41

Have to say I almost took out a fire truck the other day in Hamilton, I had the green and was going through it , next thing a fire truck was right on me, He came through from the left going through a very definate red, I swear he didnt have his siren going until he was going through the intersection, he braked hard, as did I, but I ended up going through.
I felt really stink but there is no freckin way he had his siren on and I had no distractions in the car so I would have clearly heard it.
I think the guy might have forgot to whack the siren on and made a bit of a Phoopa. either way Im surprised I didnt see him as I am usually on to it on the old scanning front.
Just goes to show, we all suck at driving at times no matter what clothes you wear

**RT527** · 19th July 2006, 18:02

Yup Quasi It happens to the best of us, I my self have failed to notice a bright red truck untill the last minute,And yes flashing Lights, sirens,and horns are supposed to be used as warning devices to alert people to the fact that the 12 and a half tonne bright red thingimajig wants to go somewhere in an awful hurry(more n likely to get morning tea for those crash rescue guys from the airport

anyways all warning devices must be used 100 metres before any hazard/danger intersections etc so as to give ample warning.

**ajturbo** · 19th July 2006, 18:12

an X workmate crashed into a fire-engine in her car!!!...

**SimJen** · 19th July 2006, 19:15

Well they got another call out today....possibly the same driver, same intersection, but this time he used his horn! A lot!.
It worked as he didn't hit anyone today

**Pixie** · 20th July 2006, 11:34

Originally Posted by RG100!!

Shame there was a infant in there.

But it makes you wonder. If thats how they drive with a child in there,

think about how they would drive without their precious child.....

there are some fucken retards out there.

To be honest if you get hit by a fire truck FFS you deserve to be hit by a fire truck!

But they bought the SUV for the kid's safety!

**Macktheknife** · 20th July 2006, 12:39

Originally Posted by ajturbo

an X workmate crashed into a fire-engine in her car!!!...

I noticed a car parked under the back of a unit on the North-western M/way a couple of weeks ago, it didn't look very happy either. Anyone know what happened?