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DennisHakkie t1_j2s6cvi wrote

Reply to comment by DanTheSasquatch in San Francisco bicyclist fumes over ambulance parked in bike lane by philamignon

Counterpoint: How do I know if they are in an active emergency? I don't. They are EMS; their job is saving lives (and it's probably more important than yours), so who cares if they park incorrectly?

I understand that the US is different in that regard, but where I live you go around them, see the sidewalk? You can get off your bike and walk 10 meters as well, look behind you, is there a car coming? No? You go around them. It's really not that difficult.

IMAGINE, JUST IMAGINE laying in that ambulance with a heart attack, and some woman starts screaming at the medical personnel who help you that they have to move the ambulance because she doesn't want to walk 10 meters.

I used to assist EMTs and I really didn't give a single where I parked my car if I was called up, because I had to go and save a life. If I could get somewhere a single second earlier than so be. That isn't my problem at that point

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DanTheSasquatch t1_j2s7elc wrote

From the article:

"finishing a medical emergency with a patient care document" - they were doing paperwork.

Closed doors, stationary, no EMTs visible out of the vehicle, and it would be safe to assume that the cyclist saw them stationary for a bit.

Some of y'all really struggle to evaluate a situation, huh?

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DennisHakkie t1_j2shx0k wrote

That they have closed doors and being stationary says nothing. They could’ve also treated someone inside of the ambulance.

I don't really care what the article says; I just picture the situation. But that's just me, who has been in situations like this and know how annoying it can be if people bother you whilst you ARE in an active emergency because they feel entitled or can't take a single second to think "Hey, maybe they ARE trying to save a live, maybe not, but this isn't the time or place for me to start an argument"

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DanTheSasquatch t1_j2skcqc wrote

"I don't care about what ACTUALLY happened, I care about a hypothetical scenario!"

Alright then.

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DennisHakkie t1_j2sm6nh wrote

Yeah, you know why? Because what if they WERE busy helping someone in that ambulance? What would’ve happened then? I don’t think the woman would have reacted any differently.

And that’s also the point I want to make here. I read the article and the best thing? The woman has her account to private now. Says enough, doesn’t it?

How would you have reacted if you were driving with your bike?

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kevinds t1_j2vhr0i wrote

>How would you have reacted if you were driving with your bike?

I would have reported it to the city.

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DennisHakkie t1_j2vwtk1 wrote

What? The city is responsible for EMT’s in the US? That’s a joke. We have a state run system, where hospitals can be privately run but can’t make a profit (read; get massive subsidies from the government) and all ambulance personnel are specialist that are under a government contract

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kevinds t1_j2vh6xg wrote

>Counterpoint: How do I know if they are in an active emergency? I don't.

They would have their emergency lights on.

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