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/JaTori_1_and_only 5d ago

Seems like they stalled out or something and had no idea how to get it driving again

I did this once in middle of intersection as a teenager, I panicked for a good 2 minutes before I got it going again

The hazards are clearly an indicator of driver having issues

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u/BaleKlocoon 3d ago

You clearly don’t watch the entire video lol.

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u/JaTori_1_and_only 3d ago

They stalled out right before the ambulance passed? Or did I miss something

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u/BaleKlocoon 2d ago

Looks like they stopped and put their hazards on due to hearing the ambulance. They continued driving as soon as the ambulance passed. They were trying to do the right thing but should have just cleared the intersection before the ambulance got there.

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u/JaTori_1_and_only 2d ago

I was saying they likely stopped because they stalled, they would've moved if could

Did you see car lurch when already stopped, my reasoning

(It looks like regained ability to move while the ambulance was passing)