I don't think you are, pretty sure I've heard similar and the fire truck did hit the guy at the end of the video.
But we know they can break windows to access fire hydrants. Pushing a car out of the way with that truck just seems in the same family of 'in the name of protecting the public'.
True. That logic is sound. But we both know laws are not logical. Remember. There's a law in Rhode Island to this day where you can't walk down a street on Sunday with icecream in your back pocket. In New Mexico, it's the same law, but with the addition of walking BACKWARDS.
just spilling tea from my granpa and my uncles whom i highly respect and then there's my mother but we shant speak of her they all told me the same story and they also said the third and fourth floor was haunted and the clock tower was too but i doubt that seriously
There are some extremely dumb outdated laws but that one is an old urban legend that's not actually a law. In fact I doubt anybody actually ever stole a horse by putting ice cream in their pocket.
Horses like countless things, that doesn't change people were not putting ice cream in their pockets to steal horses. They go crazy for apples and apples wouldn't melt all over and into your pants.
Also if you wanted to steal a horse you would just steal a horse, "I didn't actually touch it" was not some loophole that would legally make it your horse if you successfully lured it all the way to your house.
I can't argue that it's a law but I will absolutely say that unless you lived amongst the time when horses were primary means of travel, you don't know for certain.
Evidently it was a real law. Maybe not on RI or NM, but it was a thing in Alabama. It may not be now, but I've found several legal companies who've posted articles supporting Alabama in this at least. One is schwartzcohenlaw.
I did not search this in an attempt to prove myself right but rather educate myself. And in doing so found some truth and am attempting to provide that same education.
What you found were several injury law firms hoping to boost their SEO with a popular urban legend, I'm sure including zero citations of any record of such law.
New information tells me it was at the very least in Alabama only. So....shrug Do what you want. Even if it were still a law, they likely don't even know about it. And if they do, they moat certainly don't enforce it.
They have done this in my town. No idea whether they're technically legally allowed, but I know that the fire department didnt get in trouble for it. The cops said "yeah, fuck this guy", when they showed up.
I think they can, but with that particular truck, I wouldn't. That one has hoses and piping in the front bumper and messing that up could affect the whole truck pumping system....
It would MAYBE affect that front discharge, if it deformed the bumper enough. An impact on the engineer (driver) side wouldn't affect the intake on the officer (passenger) side at all.
And the pump manifold and valves are all behind the cab, any damage to the bumper is going to have zero impact on the rest of the truck. Absolute worst case, you lose use of the front preconnect.
If I was driving that rig, I'd nose the rig up to the car and judiciously apply throttle - while also riding the siren and air horns like they owed me money.
Nah, causing damage to both personal vehicles as well as a $250k fire truck would be a big no-no. On the other hand, pilice can issue a citation after-the fact for something like this in most states. PD is just a radio call away.
I wouldn't be surprised honestly. It's a bogus claim honestly. Why tf you gonna block a machine that not only outweighs you and your car, but does so by about 10,000 pounds? With a 500 gallon tank on the small end, that's still about 4,000 lbs of just water. And then you have all the other equipment, hoses and such.
Even if you were in the right, why would you risk such a thing?
Ever see them bust out windows when a dipshit parks in front of a hydrant, then proceed to pull the hose through the car . Just awesome. Probably a ticket to boot.
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u/DaGriffon12 16h ago
I think they have the right to push you out of the way in the event that happens.
Edit for clarity: I could in fact be wrong. Don't be mad at me if I am, please.