Arrogance at a level crossing.

[Harbornite]

I do most of my posting on mobile which shows some emojis. But thanks for the clarification , I shall in future over compensate for the lack of sense of humour of others. <{smiley face with eyes rolled to top of head}>

Why not just include the :roll: emoticon or whatever. Anyway, you don't really need emojis to get your point across.

 

[deep south]

Getting back to the topic, there is no doubt that the longer dashcam footage shows at a minumum one dangerous and illegal manouvre; the vehicle clearly passes the flashng red lights, so he is "banged to rights" on that one alone.

You can then get into the potential for "dangerous driving" - from the initial overtake on a 30mph urban road, to the mounting of the pavement at the start of the manouvre, to the fact there was queing traffic blocking the exit from the level crossing.

I do hope they "throw the book" at the driver and let the magistrates decide on a suitable penalty. There is in my opinion no excuse for this kind of behaviour, unless maybe a passenger was in labour or having a heart attack and he was on his way to the emergency department (but in most cases you are better off dialing 999 and getting an emergency pramedic or ambulance to the scene more quickly...)

 

[Lockwood]

(but in most cases you are better off dialing 999 and getting an emergency pramedic or ambulance to the scene more quickly...)

And one non-exemption for blue light users is passing red lights protecting a level crossing, swing bridge, exit to a fire station, etc.
Drive up the right hand side, sit "patiently" at the barrier waiting for it to go up and go when the road is open again. (Optional: Open up RTT and see if it is likely to be quicker to sit and wait or turn round and find another route)

Edit: Realised I misunderstood the post I replied to.
Initially read it as suggesting the ambulance would go through the crossing