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/coopersthepoopers 6d ago

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.

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u/Playful_State5887 6d ago

As a I stated, I do understand that, but you put more harm than good if you do that. Plus, with the Amblulance, they have no idea whats going on with the car in front on me. So the best idea is to clear the intersection, and let the emcergency clear the interection on their own. If you want to be a good samaritian, they should had waited before the crosswalk, not after.

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u/Neuvirths_Glove 4d ago

I dunno, I don't see how the car impeded the ambulance or anything; it pulled right through. I think you're making a mountain out of a mole hill.