At one point last week while headed back to the hotel after work while sitting at a stoplight I heard the somewhat distant sound of sirens and the horn of a firetruck. Both sounds got closer very quickly soon followed by the flicker of distant, but approaching, flashing colored lights. I was third in line in my lane and was one lane in from the right on a four lane one way straight in downtown Baltimore. From the title of this post you can probably figure out what those around me did...
NOTHING!!
I realize this should be obvious to everyone on the planet, but I can tell you that this was far than obvious to dozens of Baltimore drivers, when an emergency vehicle comes up from behind you, sirens and horns blasting, lights flashing, GET OUT OF THE WAY!!
Again, I realize this should be obvious, but I have first hand knowledge that it is not. To be really clear, if you are first at the light, and you are in the right hand lane, you should probably be first to move, forward and to your right would be good. From there it is essentially follow the leader. Obviously doing this with your eyes open is always good so you can avoid traffic in the intersection, but temporary paralysis does not help anyone.
I should also mention that this one way street parallels the harbor front and intersect another one way street at this intersection, so there is essentially no cross traffic at all to consider in this particular case.
Amazing!!
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