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| Let them through............It could be YOU...!!!! Research Engr Iqbal Ahmed Khan (Al-Khobar) |
| In an
emergency, minute can mean the difference between life and death, and crucial seconds can be lost if drivers don't make way for emergency vehicles. Take all sirens seriously, and make way for the Ambulance, Fire Truck or Police vehicle. Someday you may be one calling for help, or the life on the line might be a friend, neighbor or someone you love. How you can help...... You too can help the emergency services reach a person in need: Use the letters S.I.R.E.N. to remember the right way to yield to emergency vehicles. Stay alert: Drive defensively, keep the noise level down in your car and look for more than one emergency vehicle approaching when you hear a siren. Insvestigate: Check your rear-view mirror, scan in front of you and on both sides of your vehicle, try to estimatethe closing speed of the emergency vechile and plan your next move. React: React quickly, but calmly and scan in all directions before pulling over. Always use turn signals when exiting the roadway and don't slam on the brakes or pull over suddenly. Enter: Before re-entering the road, make a visual sweep in all directions, turn on your signals, and gradually merge back into the traffic. Never: Don't stop at a place that does't have enough room to pull over safely and never follow or try to outrun an emergency vehicle. When an emergency vechile is approaching, pull over as far to the right as possible. Don't cross in front of an emergency vehicle, which is engaged in an emergency sitiuation, it might be stopped at a busy intersection, wait for the vehicle to pass clearly. Not every emergency medical response requires light and sirens, but next time you encounter such a sitiuation, yield immediately so that the emergency personnel can reach the person who is waiting for help to arrive. REMEMBER: It's important to let them through.....next time, it could be you. |