Tailgating an Ambulance

[illuminateTHE...]

Has anyone done the above 'tail gate an ambulance.

I have myself, I can personally say its hard to resist when your stuck in traffic and all it takes to part the vehicles in front like the red sea is an ambulance with some blue lights on.

Would you say its correct to do so if you keep a safe distance/ position yourself at a point which allows you to see beyond the ambulance, so your not technically tail gating.
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[Copycat73]

my understanding is its a moving traffic offence.. some ambulances were/are fitted wit cameras and you could in theory be done...
as to wot or how etc. dunno
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[radicalrabit]

but is it an offence to exceed the speed limit so as to facilitate the passing of an emergency vehicle which would have been held up if you had failed to do so in such an area where there is no suitable place to pull to one side of the road to otherwise get out of its way Failure to do so would have hindered the passing of an emergency vehicle which can in some cases also be deemed to be an offence?

Drivers have been charged with driving without due care for hindering the progress of emergency vehicles...
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[Turkish]

So you're on a road that's wide enough for an ambulance to fit through.... and you're stuck in traffic? On the slimmest class of motorbike?
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[G]

Cheeky and possibly dangerous; as cars pulling back in to the traffic may not notice you.
Have had an ambulance with blues and twos on the motorway pull over for me, but that didn't impede their progress.

After waiting for an ambulance I'd seen in my mirrors to come past once on the morning commute on the bike I made a point of just staying ahead of them as they are slower than me anyway and you get the cars behind - as well as people thinking you're just going that speed because you're following them.

When one forum member on here crashed and had an ambulance trip to hospital we hoped for a bit of a fun ride behind; but unfortunately the ambulance took it pretty sedately, even stopping at red lights and the light.

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[bridgedino]

I agree, Twat

[yen_powell]

Sometimes I deliberately get past the ambulance in heavy traffic as not only does it slow me down (I'm talking three lane roads and stand still traffic here) but the cars behind that have parted like the red sea have a habit of swinging back into position in an over exaggerated way which can be a bit iffy when I'm filtering like normal behind.

I once saw a car following an ambulance down the A12 near Hackney Wick, stuck right up his chuff, the cars were moving out of the ambulance's way and the car followed before they had a chance to pull back. I hung back in amazement just to see what would happen and how long he could keep it up.

This lasted for about 8 or 900 yards then suddenly the ambulance came to a halt on the flyover near the Olympic Park. One of the paramedics got out, walked to the back of the ambulance and proceeded to shout loudly at the driver. The ambulance then carried on leaving the car driver looking shame faced.
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[Rogerborg]

Dick move, daft move, therefore completely in OP's idiom.

[The999Kid]

indeed!
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[UrbanRacer]

It depends on the situation.
If the ambulance is blasting through the streets and you are right up its shitter then yes that is a tad silly.
However if its say on a dual carriageway and its jammed with traffic and the ambulance is making slow but steady progress and you aren't on its bumper its not a problem. I have done this with a police car believe it or not.

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[RandomJord]

If I was watching someone do that I'd think. "What an epic dick"

Therefore that is what I actual do think
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[Notj7]

Ambulance, Police...

I think OP DIDN'T mean tailgating per-se, I think he meant just follow them before the "red sea" comes back together.

I do it all the time with Police cars, even if they go 40 in a 30, but I always leave the correct distance.

So MR ambulance man above - we can still do this at a safe distance. OP might've meant this instead
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[P.]

If you get hit by an ambulance, does another ambulance have to attend?

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