Subj : Re: Wannbe HAM
To   : Tony Langdon
From : Joe Delahaye
Date : Mon Sep 19 2016 09:29 am

 Re: Re: Wannbe HAM
 By: Tony Langdon to Joe Delahaye on Mon Sep 19 2016 13:44:00

JD>> That privilege was given to them, to give them some visibility if
JD>> they responded coming from jobs, or home.  Some are part time FF,
JD>> and do spend time at the station of course.

TL> Here, the authorities have leant towards road safety over response time.
TL> Sure, faster response time can save lives. I guess they figure it's not
TL> worth risking more road deaths/injuries to achieve that. Different
TL> compromises in different jurisdictions. :)


Oh, they were not given carte blanche to speed or go through red lights willy
nilly.  It was just to give n otice to the rest of the drivers that this
vehicle was on the way to a fire, and to sort of get out of the way if
possible.
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