And I stop for ambulances. I think they probably don't notice, people aren't always thinking with their entire brain while driving, which is the cause of most accidents.
On the freeways I understand what's going on, I do it my self on occasion (especially when I had to drive on the freeway to get to work). Sometimes driving on the freeway people get into a "passing mode", where every vehicle in front of you exists just to be passed, get to doing some pretty crazy stuff when the passing mode hits.
I must be old.
On my driver's test back in the 70s, one of the things you absolutely HAD to do was pull completely off the road whenever an ambulance or any other emergency vehicle was coming.
Just a couple of days ago, I watched 3 cars in front of an ambulance simply refuse to yield in any way whatsoever.
I checked my rearview mirror to make sure no one was behind me, pulled off the road far enough to allow him to pass but still blocking any oncoming traffic and motioned the ambulance driver to pass them using my lane.
He waved a 'thanks' and sped away.
I wondered who was in that ambulance and did the delay due to rude, oblivious drivers affect the outcome of their emergency....or even their life?
I bet you're one of those people who lets people cross in front of you in parking lots, too aren't you?
I was heading into Border's Books last night and the same elderly couple that I always seeing blasting 70mph up my mountain in their pearl-white Caddy nearly hit me in the crosswalk.
They *appeared* to be slowing down to let me cross but then barely missed me by a hair when they didn't stop.
All I got was a haughty "how *dare* you walk where I want to drive?" look.
Common, decent courtesy is either dead or dying.