Footage of a Boston EMS vehicle hustling through an intersection is making rounds on social media. The response is split but overwhelmingly critical of a Range Rover following the ambulance much too closely.
Some drivers “ride the wake” created by emergency response vehicles
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In the clip, what seems to be a cyclist wearing a helmet cam films the ambulance crossing in front of them. The EMS driver blared their sirens as they entered the intersection. In doing so, we might assume the ambulance was about to run a red light in the name of the mission at hand.
Suddenly, though, the ambulance slams on its brakes …in the middle of the intersection. A Range Rover in close range skids to a stop, nearly rear-ending the emergency vehicle. Pedestrians had just entered the crosswalk, and the Range Rover skirted dangerously past right before the brake check.
“Oh my gosh,” the biker exclaims, “What is this Range Rover doing?”…