11-30-2016, 01:14 AM
(11-29-2016, 08:47 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: When a policeman in a hurry haled up behind me on a slab recently, I was wearing my Bose QC20s. The noise cancelling circuitry was switched on. I don't remember if I had music on or not. I think not. The officer let rip with the siren which I heard clearly and moved out of his way. He was in a major hurry which is probably why I hadn't seen him in the mirror.You don't always see or hear them coming; lights aren't always the best indicator, I was driving with someone once and we suddenly realized an emergency vehicle was almost on top of us. I wasn't driving but the red lights were not seen in the mirror, probably because of a lack of proper scanning skills.
I like to hear the siren from as far away as possible. Where I live we have police, fire, emt calls all day long. Some of those drivers get to blazing along, all lit up and sirens blaring. Even in a car, with windows up and the radio on to a moderate volume, it's hard to hear a siren.
If I even think I catch the slightest drift of a siren I roll down my windows and try to figure out where it's coming from, I don't proceed through any intersections until I've determined I am not about to be run down.
I guess for riders who live in rural areas and rarely encounter this sort of thing it's not much of a concern but in a huge metropolitan area it is.