Seems to be a lot of "you will see me, you will see me" rather than "you have seen me", haha. Can't imagine they're particularly easy to drive, mind...
you will see me, you will see me
Spot on there Klepto - that expectation has done for many drivers when they get carried away and take things to the extreme.
I was taught that there was no point in creating any situation that would result in injuries to any person - especially when you were trying to prevent injury or limit the extent of injuries to those people you were on your way to help.
Many of us got this from the start and accepted that there were severe limitations on the capacity for other road users to recognise a change in road conditions and realise that another vehicle with lights flashing and gong sounding - as my old Roadcraft manual used to state - was trying to clear the obstruction they were causing by their simply being on the road at that given time.
The vast majority of my driving was done in unmarked vehicles – mostly armoured up in the latter years – and to try and make progress through the inner urban environment by using those means of transport puts an entirely different complexion on the notion that you can simply blast your way through traffic without exposing yourself (and crew) to unintended consequences.
It was a pain in the arse and any sensible driver hated having to do it when the need arose.
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