Drivers getting more reluctant to move to let emergency vehicles on blues and twos through

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Kloh · 07/02/2026 16:41

Drive a lot in rush hour traffic having doing Dolly hours (9-5) and recently when an emergency vehicle is coming from behind the traffic, very few move to the side - there is room, until the ambulance is almost touching the other vehicles’ bumpers. Inconsiderate, selfish and ignorant.

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TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 07/02/2026 16:56

I've not noticed this, but more importantly where does the term 'dolly hours' come from?

Tableforjoan · 07/02/2026 16:52

Because with so many cameras around now ready to fine you people can’t afford to risk it.

Dh has pulled into verges up curbs and all
sorts but would he knowingly risk a fine to move. I doubt it. Unless he knew it was coming to our house at which point he would already be jumping reds himself.

ZookeeperSE · 07/02/2026 16:51

Where do you live? In a big city maybe where travel times are getting longer and longer and people are correspondingly getting more impatient? Only asking because that’s not my experience at all here. In fact people trying to get out of the way for an ambulance made our local news site this week! There’s a main route that has huge road works ongoing causing tailbacks for a few miles in a daily basis. Someone took drone footage of a couple of miles worth of traffic trying their best to get off the very narrow and long stretch of single road to let the ambulance through, not an easy task on this particular route.

Oh and editing to add this is in the South East.

Thewonderfuleveryday · 07/02/2026 16:50

I always drive with my window down a crack so I can hear them coming (from any direction at a roundabout) as well as see them in my mirrors.

Barrellturn · 07/02/2026 16:49

I've noticed this but suspect it's because a lot of people seem to drive with air pods in and probably don't hear it.

Bunnykins34 · 07/02/2026 16:48

Oh u need to chat to my daughter! Student Paramedic, on 4 wk placement. She's just finished a nightshift last night and she was pretty angry, it's like the truck was completely invisible to road users and that's with blues and twos as well, it's becoming a very regular occurance down this way, I really do feel there frustration 😕

slet · 07/02/2026 16:47

I’ve not noticed this. i am in the far north of England…..

Silverbirchleaf · 07/02/2026 16:44

Not noticed this at all.

Weekmindedfool · 07/02/2026 16:44

Ah here we go. Cue all the comments about
how Its illegal to go through a red light even for an emergency vehicle and even the police say so and even my DH who is a paramedic says so….does that cover it all?

CharlotteSometimeslikesanafternoonnap · 07/02/2026 16:43

Agree. I pulled in one morning last week to make room for an ambulance and a fuckwit woman between me and the ambulance overtook me.

SargeMarge · 07/02/2026 16:43

I always moves unless it’s into a yellow box or through a red light, because I simply don’t have the money to pay a ticket and there are cameras all over the place where I live so won’t risk it.
But I can’t say I’ve seen what you’ve seen, people always juggle about to let them through and always pull off to the side when I’ve seen them.

tripleginandtonic · 07/02/2026 16:43

Not noticed that where I live

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