Ambulance

[irw]

I don't usually reply to these type of threads, 'cos I'm pretty rubbish at explaining my thoughts behind these sort of things, but having watched the video, decided to throw in my 2p-

It looks like a bit of an awkward situation for both parties really- you obviously wouldn't want to ride through the crossing and hold the ambulance up, so stopped before so they could get past. However, if you look at the position of the island, and based on the distance you were from it, the ambulance gave you as much room as it would appear possible without hurtling into the traffic lights- Admittedly they could have been going a little slower, but I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong by saying that the person driving that vehicle will be highly trained- they may be a little on the close and fast side, but will no doubt have spotted that you'd pulled over and were slowing, if not stopped, and probably made a 'good' judgement about it being safe to pass.

Hope this makes sense! I'm not trying to 'argue' for either side, but trying to see it from both points of view!

 

[Black Country Ste]

I wouldn't report that but would pass it on as feedback as I did with one experience a good while ago. For the speed, it was closer than I would have liked but far from dangerous. It was only on lights and caught me by surprise.

 

[Garethgas]

I wouldn't report that but would pass it on as feedback as I did with one experience a good while ago. For the speed, it was closer than I would have liked but far from dangerous. It was only on lights and caught me by surprise.

I think my reaction to that one would have been pretty much like yours.
Perhaps a bit more swearing though

 

[benb]

If you're not going to report it then that's fine.
I can't help wondering (and only you know for sure) whether you were a bit startled by the combination of his speed and the siren?

Quite probably.

 

[benb]

[QUOTE 3183760, member: 30090"]Did it not occur to you that stopping by a pinch point would lead to less space?[/QUOTE]

Tell me, what would you have done?
Carried through the junction and then stopped?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

tbh I'm not that impressed with the assumption the driver seems to have made that traffic, if any, approaching that junction to join the road the ambulance was on was going to give way.... but it's a hypothetical concern.

From a riding to work perspective I've been known to stop and get off the bike and on to the pavement in similar situations; sirens from behind, pinch point immediately in front.

 

[Berties]

Same with lorries, they are so used to driving close to other road users and objects they forget at speed it's not good for the 2 wheel brigade.......it's one of my pet hates

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Put a sock in it, I did pull over as soon as I heard the sirens. What's your problem?

No problem, what's yours? Quite clearly you have one if you post videos and complain about something as insignificant as this. You pulled over, you were aware of it, and yet were still "startled"? Yeh, right. I bet you were already thinking about the thread title before he went past you.

 

[GrasB]

That looks like about 1m at speed, that's uncomfortably close.

Marmion, being startled isn't just about being caught off-guard, it's also about how threatened you feel by something as it happens. The amount of times I think "this is going to be close" and I get startled by the closeness despite knowing it was going to be that close. It's a useful fight or flight mechanism.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Marmion, being startled isn't just about being caught off-guard, it's also about how threatened you feel by something as it happens.

There's no point trying to reason with me, I'm a very unreasonable person

 

[Herzog]

[QUOTE 3183839, member: 30090"]Stopped, gof off and pulled my bike onto the pavement.

Or if you want to stay on the road ge sure to maintain eye contact.[/QUOTE]
As User30090 above writes, approaching a pinch point, I would have been tempted to hop up onto the pavement...

 

[roadrash]

Showed this to my son ,he's is a first responder same as the driver in the video ,his opinion is you were given room , could have stopped well before the pinch point , driver did nowt wrong and if you think that it needs reporting ,your a tool...happy to help.

 

[BSRU]

In my personal opinion I would not report it.

 

[Markymark]

Seriously this was nothing major. It doesn't need yet another thread. I have a cam but don;t feel the need to put up every last time someone comes fairly close to me. They were attending an emergency, it wasn't that bad.

 

[Sara_H]

Feck me I was unsettled by the size of the moon in tonight's sky, but I am not gonna write to Brian Cox to complain about it.

Seriously, get over it.

I think your comment is a bit crap, but it also made me giggle.