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Originally Posted by junction
As a former Firefighter / Engineer, that has to be one of the most ignorant statements I have ever read.
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I agree. People are idiots.
The reason why they use the siren the way they do is because people are in fact idiots. About a year ago I pulled over for a firetruck with it's lights flashing. Much to my surprise, the car behind me was fucking clueless, didn't see a big ass fucking red fire truck with it's lights on and siren blaring, and decided she decided I was an idiot and that she was going to go around me. She went around me all right - and the fire truck hit her bumper and sent her flying into the ditch.
If you aren't paying attention enough so that you can't see a fucking big ass red fire truck with it's lights on coming behind you... You shouldn't be driving.
I bet you she sued the city too.
And that's why they have sirens.