People Suck #6

You may have previously missed my feelings on this in the past, but people in this city piss me off.

I just watched, yet again, a police car being held up at a T-junction because the cars on the road were still trying to push past. It sat there, lights flashing and siren blaring, for around 20 seconds before it found a space to get in. And it was turning INTO the traffic, god knows how much longer it would've sat there if it had wanted to go right instead.

Why is it everyone here thinks that their journey is more important than the person about to assault your partner, rescue your children from a burning building or get your dying grandmother to hospital?

Do they not see them or do they just not care? The arrogance is astounding. Even with my stereo on loud enough to start the speakers struggling, I can hear a siren from about a quarter mile away. So why is it people insist on waiting until it's right behind them before they pull over?

Yet, I'd lay money on the idea that were the emergency services late to arrive to their incident because of traffic asshats, they'd be up in arms about it and we'd be expected to feel sorry for them.

Sadly, it seems like living in your own bubble and not paying any attention to anything until it hits you in the face is becoming pretty standard in this city.

I think all emergency vehicles should have cameras around them and automatically take pictures of any drivers who hold them up. Automatically send fines to the registered addresses the same way speed cameras do. Either that or give them bullbars and give them permission to push any blocking vehicle out of the way.

Pretty sure they'd think twice about ignoring flashing blue lights if one of them destroyed the side of their car and increased their insurance premiums.