r/Roadcam • u/Playful_State5887 • 6d ago

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

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.

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u/Economy_Release_988 6d ago

Title should have been,

"Sees hazard lights ahead pulls up directly behind stopped vehicle and sits there for no reason"

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u/Playful_State5887 6d ago

What do you think I was supposed to do??

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u/Headpuncher 6d ago

Be more patient, you have no idea what was happening in that car, hazard lights could have meant engine trouble, medical emergency, anything really.

You acted like a complete areshole. And then complained about someone mildly inconveniencing your day for a few seconds, and posted in on the net.

You're the terrible driver here. Learn some humility, and learn to drive.

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u/ApartStrain7989 5d ago

The person stopping in the middle of an intersection for the emergency vehicle is absolutely the terrible driver here. Of all the wrong choices to make in that situation the person chose one of the worst ones, probably only superceded by intentionally crashing into the ambulance.