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Giving way to an ambulance using siren must always be a priority
Drivers here need a greater appreciation of the life and death stakes involved.
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Ambulances have their lights and sirens on only when the patient they are ferrying is an emergency case who probably requires immediate specialist attention.
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A letter in The Straits Times Forum page by 12-year-old Avishi Gurnani on Jan 9
She was sharing a recent experience. The taxi she was in gave way to an ambulance immediately, but she noticed that several other vehicles did not.
