[USA][GA][Stockbridge] Hazards On, Brain Off

[u/Playful_State5887]

So I was driving on Hwy 138, just cruising, when this car suddenly decides to stop dead in the middle of the intersection. She flips on her hazards like that somehow grants immunity from bad driving. I had no clue what she was doing, so I honked.

A few seconds later, an ambulance shows up, lights flashing, sirens wailing, making a left onto our street. Now, according to Georgia Code § 40-6-74, every driver is supposed to yield, pull to the right, clear the intersection, and stop until the emergency vehicle passes. That’s the law—it keeps everything safe and fluid.

I understand why she put on her hazards. The idea was to warn others—including me—so the ambulance could move through easier and prevent accidents. That’s noble in theory. But here’s the problem: not clearing the intersection causes more harm than good. Sitting there frozen in the middle just makes the road tighter and forces the ambulance to navigate around her instead of giving them the space they need.

So instead of helping, she basically turned herself into a traffic cone with flashing lights—well-intentioned maybe, but still completely in the way.

[u/Error_404_403]

There was no place for the car to pull to the right--it was caught in the middle of the intersection, and pulling to the right would have created more hazard than just staying in place. What this car did. And the OP behaved like an ass thinking he owns the road, inconsiderate to circumstances of others.

[u/Playful_State5887 → u/Error_404_403]

They should have move up, why is it that the right lane had cars continue? They had pletty of time to move up and continue traffic. Especially when you stop in the middle of the intersection.

[u/Error_404_403 → u/Playful_State5887]

They technically should *not* move anywhere but to the right curb, if safe. The cars in the right lane just broke the rules and made it unsafe for the car in front to move anywhere. He did the right thing. You were an ass there. Doesn't matter where it was -- he determined to stay put on blinkers was the safest, so he did. And I agree with him. And you should've too.

[u/Playful_State5887 → u/Error_404_403]

The video capture the flashing easily. The Ambulance did not come around the intersection 10-15 seconds later. So having just sitting in the middle of the goddamm intersecition is plain stupid.

[u/OhNoAnAmerican → u/Playful_State5887]

You are correct. This is another example of completely oblivious drivers who think just stopping wherever you are is always “safe”