Re:The rule says, “No vehicles in the park”
by carlmr on Saturday June 24, 2023 @06:13AM
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But you need to put that in the rule, otherwise you have crashes.
Yeah but rules are not "listen for siren sound for at least 2 seconds to move out"
Re:The rule says, “No vehicles in the park”
by carlmr on Saturday June 24, 2023 @02:20PM
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Rules are, give people 2 seconds to react.
It's both of that. It has been determined that 2 seconds of siren should be enough for everyone on an in intersection to realize what's going on.
And that's why there is a rule for drivers of emergency vehicles to sound the siren for at least 2 to 3 seconds when approaching an intersection with an intent to disregard other peoples right of way. The rule for normal traffic partakers is very much "If it flashes blue and has music, get the hell out of the way as fast as you can without endangering yourself"
This rule in turn is in contrast with the overall suggestion to keep siren usage low, because it's loud, disturbing for bystanders and not great for the hearing of the people inside the car.
Pretty sure that's because people need time to notice the siren and take appropriate action, not because of some rule