Picture this. A bunch of drivers including me are stopped in heavy traffic at one of Albany’s leading intersections for crashes. Suddenly behind us, lights and sirens. An ambulance is bearing down.
It is 4:48 p.m. on Saturday. We’re all pointing west on Santiam Highway, standing still, waiting for the light at Waverly Drive. The signal is five or six cars ahead. Even if it changes now, it will take some seconds before we can move.
There’s no way we can get out of the way right now…