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/Playful_State5887 6d ago

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.

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u/Error_404_403 6d ago

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.

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u/CrippledPeasant1 6d ago

its simple. OP doesn't respect emergency vehicles. OP respects green lights telling him to go, but he has no respect to stop for an obvious car in front of him (irregardless how stupid that driver is)

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u/ApartStrain7989 5d ago

You don't even know the code. The offending driver stopped in the intersection. End of story