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   PID: Synchronet 3.18c-Win32  Nov 15 2020 MSC 1927   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 r3.179 Nov 15 2020 MSC 1927   
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   Mike,   
      
    MP> I rode in the front of an ambulance once when my then-girlfriend had   
    MP> fainted and was in the back.  I was surprised about how many people   
    MP> didn't get out of the way.   
      
     If a police officer sees you impeding an emergency vehicle, they can    
   ticket you.   
      
    MP> For whatever reason, an ambulance driver rolled up behind me and   
    MP> expected me to run the light and enter the BLIND intersection.  I guess   
    MP> he was hoping for a few more customers.  I waited for the light to   
    MP> change before moving.   
      
     In some areas, if there isn't a special system to automatically change   
   the signals to green for the approaching emergency vehicle (police, fire,   
   ambulance), they drop the siren, but keep the lights flashing, until they   
   can move again. Sometimes, they have to get in the lane of approaching   
   traffic.   
      
     I was involved in a multi-vehicle wreck the other day. I got rear-ended   
   on the right rear, causing me to spin out of control across the road, and   
   I got hit on the right front. The vehicle that hit me apparently hit another   
   vehicle head on, and the one that hit me careened into a utility pole.   
      
     My airbags didn't deploy, so I was able to walk away, so to speak...but,   
   I'm getting precautionary chiropractic treatment. At least the other drivers   
   had insurance...and since I was rear ended first, I wasn't at fault.   
      
     I had trouble getting through to 911 on 2 different cellphone networks.   
   The call got dropped, but they called me back, and I told them what had   
   happened. They said "help was on the way"...a rescue squad batallion chief,   
   2 police cars, and 2 ambulances. One driver had to go to the hospital for   
   treatment.   
      
     The thing is, my car with just under 72,000 miles, is 17 years old. And,   
   if it costs the insurance company more than 80% of the total value, they'll   
   just total the car. If I can't get a rental car, or a nice monetary   
   settlement to buy a pre-owned inexpensive car (at least $10,000 though),   
   I'm up a creek without a paddle. I likely will end up cancelling a planned   
   train trip in June...and not go outside the Little Rock area ever again. I   
   really don't want to have to go to court, but that may end up being the case.   
      
   Daryl   
      
   ... Eyewitnesses were on the scene in minutes.   
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