A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned a run-in I had with a firetruck and a one-way street (Blog: In Thy Dark Streets Shineth). My dad asked several of his acquaintances about the situation, and received 2 answers.
The city police officer said that legally, I had the right of way, as I was on a one-way street; however, no city police officer would back me up, because no matter what, they side with the fire department. It's an old-boys network. He also expressed annoyance because the fire department is always trying to get away with doing illegal things.
Two city fire fighters (both captains) told my father that I was definitely in the wrong, that fire trucks have the right of way regardless. The reason the truck boxed me in and blew its horn was to force the other vehicles around me to move so I could move so they could drive the wrong way down a one-way street.
Now, in the time that the truck blocked the intersection and blew its horn and sounded its siren, it could have driven one more block and turned in the correct direction on another one-way street.
But what do I know? I'm just an unemployed author.
1 comment:
That's interesting, Molly... Well, I think you were in the right!
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