...when trying to do my job, responding to scenes, and people DON'T YIELD! 
Yesterday, we again had a serious storm in the West Rand. It included very very heavy rain, extremely powerful winds and hail in some places. Visibility became non existent and at some stages, it was 2meters or less!
During the Storm, I found numerous (like 40 vehicles) people stopping on the side of the road... I YELLED AT THEM DON"T STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is exactly when people drive into you! slow down, even if its 10kph but KEEP moving! People are struggling to see as it is, and you are causing a massive obstruction! Also, people that drive in whether like that without a single light switched on... I just popped 3 veins in my head just thinking about it! Switch ALL your lights on including hazards and drive slowly...
Anyway... Afterwards, we were racing up and down, trying to assist with accidents, roofs that fell in, people who were trapped in buildings, the list goes on...and on..
A good friend and colleague of mine responded through a robot, everybody yielded for him... there was a massive truck coming from his right to his left that also stopped. He the proceeded to cross the intersection and BAAAAAAM!!!!! This idiot came from the side at speed (from behind the truck and smashed into him)!
I was responding also, and had to PUSH 6 people out of my way as I approached from behind... Do people not use their rear view mirrors anymore? Can they not hear the noise of my 3000Watt Siren?? Can they not SEE my 6 Flashing lights behind them? Or even hear as I hoot AND flash my headlights at them??
Luckily my colleague is OK... He only has some body pains from the Whiplash.
It drives me MAD when people don't YIELD...
Yesterday, we again had a serious storm in the West Rand. It included very very heavy rain, extremely powerful winds and hail in some places. Visibility became non existent and at some stages, it was 2meters or less!
During the Storm, I found numerous (like 40 vehicles) people stopping on the side of the road... I YELLED AT THEM DON"T STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is exactly when people drive into you! slow down, even if its 10kph but KEEP moving! People are struggling to see as it is, and you are causing a massive obstruction! Also, people that drive in whether like that without a single light switched on... I just popped 3 veins in my head just thinking about it! Switch ALL your lights on including hazards and drive slowly...
Anyway... Afterwards, we were racing up and down, trying to assist with accidents, roofs that fell in, people who were trapped in buildings, the list goes on...and on..
A good friend and colleague of mine responded through a robot, everybody yielded for him... there was a massive truck coming from his right to his left that also stopped. He the proceeded to cross the intersection and BAAAAAAM!!!!! This idiot came from the side at speed (from behind the truck and smashed into him)!
I was responding also, and had to PUSH 6 people out of my way as I approached from behind... Do people not use their rear view mirrors anymore? Can they not hear the noise of my 3000Watt Siren?? Can they not SEE my 6 Flashing lights behind them? Or even hear as I hoot AND flash my headlights at them??
Luckily my colleague is OK... He only has some body pains from the Whiplash.
It drives me MAD when people don't YIELD...
