On Wed, 5 Apr 2017 09:14:21 +0100, Chris Green wrote:

James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
http://www.ukemergency.co.uk/blue-light-use/

Oh for goodness sake, it's quite simple. If a vehicle has blue flashing
lights, you get out of their way, no questions asked. If you don't and

However the trouble often is that it's far from obvious where "out of
the way" is going to be.

And that in turn is often a function of how 'aware' you are of your
surroundings. I don't generally play music loud in my car (tinnitus)
and have reasonably good vision and like to think I 'keep my wits
about me', so often see / hear emergency way before they are close and
it seems, much sooner than many other drivers.

Many times I've spotted a good place to slow / pull over and in plenty
of time for said emergency vehicle to pass only to have cars overtake
me and then actually create an effective road block! ;-(

Maybe having good observation skills is part of being a 'bloke' as I'm
also generally scanning the area ahead for hazards (Hazard perception)
that may also happen to include nice looking ladies (and motorcycles
etc). ;-)

Cheers, T i m