On 6/24/2010 11:54 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> Goomba wrote:
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>> On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:12:43 -0700, sf wrote:
>>
>>>> Understand this. Any time a cop is hit, it's *not* an accident.
>>>
>>> um, what?
>>>
>>> blake
>>
>> <shrug> who knows what she was trying to say?
>> I've certainly seen cops who have been *accidentally* hit. Perhaps by
>> distracted negligent drivers, but an accident all the same.
>
>
> FWIW, it is now law in Ontario that you must change lanes or slow down
> if there is a police or other emergency vehicle at the side of the road
> with flashing lights.

In Louisiana you must pull off the highway to the far right if there is
a shoulder there. Traffic traveling in the same direction must pull to
the far left and slow down drastically or face a ticket when facing an
emergency vehicle with the lights flashing. A friend of mine learned the
hard way that not doing so would cost a $200+ ticket.

When meeting a funeral procession lead by a police vehicle you must pull
over to your right and stop on a two-lane road and just pull over and
slow down on a four-lane road. Failure to do so will cost a couple of
hundred dollars. Watched a guy try to cut through a funeral procession
crossing a major intersection the other day and the police had him out
on the road face down while they handcuffed him. Served the arrogant
******* right. Common sense says you should do all of the above.
Unfortunately Louisiana seems to have a preponderance of drivers without
common sense, like the ones who drive down my 25-mile per hour street at
45 or 50 while chatting on the cell phone. I am always amazed when it is
not a teenager.