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Originally Posted by ricosuave
Also, if you are in the 2nd and 3rd lane over, NOT the one next to it, you DO NOT have to slow down to 60km/hr! Be cautious and be ready, but don't cause everyone else to jam on their brakes!
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Yeah, this is even worse. Or, if you're going in the opposite direction as the emergency vehicles, especially if there's a median between you, you don't have to slow down either.
Being a cautious driver is good, but being overly cautious, can be just as dangerous as being reckless.
The situation I'm never sure about is when you come around a corner on Deerfoot doing 100 and there's an emergency vehicle ahead a short distance and the only way you could possibly get down to 60 in time would be to slam on your brakes (forcing everyone behind you to slam on their brakes). In that situation, I usually back off the accelerator and try to get into the next lane if possible, but sometimes you have no choice but to pass the emergency vehicles either safely going 80 or so, or slamming on your brakes to go 60, which I think is more dangerous.