[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/coopersthepoopers]

Is it not possible they saw the ambulance lights and stopped in order to allow the ambulance safe pass through the intersection? They drove off immediately after the ambulance went through. Maybe just a Good Samaritan.

[u/front_torch → u/coopersthepoopers]

They were playing traffic cop to pat themselves on the back which caused more traffic. That's self-indulgence.

[u/Levonix → u/front_torch]

They even slowed the ambulance down too like how ignorant can you be.

[u/Neuvirths_Glove → u/Levonix]

Ambulances often slow down at intersections to make sure vehicles see the lights/hear the sirens before they cross against a red light.