whenever using sirens and lights, emergency vehicles (ambulances, fire apparatuses, etc.) ALWAYS have the right-of-way. Be hypervigilant when crossing streets. PAY ATTENTION! Do NOT cross when sirens are barreling towards you. They likely cannot stop/swerve in time to avoid hitting you. Do NOT be the person who learns this fact the hard way.
PS: I am physically fine. Deeply shaken, but am not hurt. I have no idea how, but I somehow tuned out the siren coming at me until someone yelled for me to stop crossing. Had I not heard the person yelling, I likely would have been hit and at the verry least seriously injured. In other words, I made a serious mistake that could have killed me. I still don't know how I did it. I am posting this in the hope that this does not happen to someone else. Please, learn from my mistake.
@NoahCarver@podcast I've seen other blind people have similar experiences. I think it has something to do with the fact they don't always know which way the vehicle is coming or the sense to cross overrides the noise of the emergency vehicle. My rule of thumb is if I hear an emergency vehicle I stay put until I can identify it's gone or going the other way.
@andrew@NoahCarver@podcast Yup, me too. I've had to wait like 2 extra minutes when crossing because of this before, even when I wouldn't have been in danger, but it's worth it.
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