maybe you should have stopped, but no where in any book does it say that they have the right to kick your car just because you didn't stop. if you deserved a ticket then so be it...but i would have at least tried to get the guy to pay for the damages done to my car. yeah they're trying to save people's lives...but i would have gotten a small bit of information...name...badge...whatever...so i can get it settled later. and i wouldnt have worried about my driving record so much...still no excuse to damage somene else's property

 

his fault - kicking your door

your fault - not getting out and asking why he kicked it


I mean you were probably like "WTF" and in a hurry to get somewhere so you couldn't stop, but yeah for these kinds of things you really need to get info at the scene or you are pretty much SOL

 

Obviously he wasnt busy saving anybody's life if he was there directing traffic.

If someone smashed the door of my baby, there would be all kinds of drama

 

My question is why you didn't get out to question the firefighter, i would imagine he was still standing there after he kicked your car so you could've identified him and done what was necessary.

 

In all fairness, he should have to pay for the damage, and you should have a ticket to fail to yield to an emergency worker.

 

...and thats probably exactly what would have happened if he had stopped

 

If a firefighter tells you to stop, you stop. If he signaled the ambulance in, them you should have stopped until the road was cleared by the emergency personnel. I do know that you you block a firetruck or hydrant, the firefighters have every right to move your car with what ever means necessary. Even if he did kick your car, you were at fault for not yielding. I know for a fact, that if you go around a firetruck without being waved by, is an arrestable action. I've done it once when my driveway was blocked due to an accident across the street from my house. The trucks were blocking the north driveway so I went around to the south driveway and was met by a CHP and a fire captain who wanted me arrested for going around. Unless you are being waived by, don't go around emergency vehicles.

Bill

 

so what you are saying is the law can pretty much f%^& you and your property. WOW i thought that only happened in India where the police first start beating you and destroying your property. Then they ask questions.

Where is the world going :jay:

 

QFT , i don't think they have any right to destroy your property or even harass/use excessive force on you.

I think the firefighter over reacted and he should have paid for the damages.

 

hey thanks for the support buddy
you call me a idiot and you were not even there.
thanks thanks alot

 

if he would have raised his hand like a normal person with his palm open and have been facing me i would have stopped
he saw me sitting behind the ambulance he could have signaled me to stay put, but he didn't so i wanted to make way for more emergency vehicles and my lane was completly clear in front of me so i proceeded.
I'm not a ignorant driver i know the laws and he was wrong
but if i would have waited around to settle the issue i would have been late to work and that cost more then the $100 to remove the damn dent.
I went by the firehouse tonight to talk this over with the fire chief and guess what he knows nothing about it and none of his guys will admit to doing it. so case closed..

 

"You kicked my door, now it need operation"

 

i would just show my boss the damage and be accepted to work 30 minutes late.

it probly pissed off the firefighter when you DID proceed while he wasnt facing you...then he realized you started to go when he wasnt prepared for it...its all eye contact i think.

CHP officers get killed along with caltrans workers...being next to the road can be safe if youre aware, but it only takes one time.

 

I'm curious as to how big the dent really is and how deep it is.

 

QFT