On 2015-02-03 10:20, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Feb 3, 2015 3:06 AM, "Colin Smale" <[email protected]> wrote:
Surely there is never a law against breaking down.
And yet, in Oklahoma and Germany, it's considered preventable and, as
such, prohibited on roads with minimum posted limits. The irony of this
in a state known for having a high number of "rez cars" isn't lost
here... that said, on most highways with minimum speeds, there's
usually (but not always) a hard shoulder (on which you're expected to
use to find a good place off the pavement to put your vehicle until it
can be moved to a less dangerous).
"Preventable"? How does that look in law? Is that "Failure to maintain
the vehicle" or what? What exactly will you get a ticket for?
Same thing really with emergency vehicles. There is no such thing as
"emergency=no" - the police/ambulance etc will go wherever they need
to if it is a real emergency. Therefore there cannot be any such thing
as "emergency=yes", and hence "access=emergency" is effectively the
same as "access=no". Discuss....
Fixed concrete bollards, permanent barricades (used commonly at
permanently closed level crossings), K-rails, boulders and other fixed
barriers generally do not care if it's an emergency, they're still not
letting you through no matter how loud your siren is. And the way
they're blocking might still exist anyway, local example being a former
section of the Will Rogers Turnpike near Catoosa, OK.
Then they are access=no (with foot=yes or whatever as appropriate) or
barrier=boulder. The way is blocked both for emergency services and mere
mortals. No need for access=emergency.
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