The post below was written and sent to Common Council members almost four years ago, so the technology is not new.
Emergency vehicles change traffic lights but not in White Plains. Sunday, October 21, 2018
Emergency vehicles, both ambulances and fire trucks, begin blasting their horns and sirens blocks before reaching (an intersection) ... because they know that drivers do not stop when they have a green light. So, ...
Why don't emergency vehicles change traffic lights in White Plains?
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This afternoon about 4:30 PM I saw an ambulance on Church Street going north with its siren blasting and its lights flashing trying to cross the multiple lanes of Hamilton Avenue. At least five vehicles continued on Hamilton right in front of the ambulance as it inched forward. They had the green light but not the common sense nor a sense of responsibility to stop and let the ambulance go through.
No, we don't need some lame public awareness campaign. We need the decision makers in White Plains to make the decision to do what's obviously necessary:
Get that damn emergency light system!
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