Comment on A car parked in front of the fire hydrant hindered the firefighters' intervention, so the team broke two side windows and passed the hose through the inside of the car.

• boonhet@lemmy.zip ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  usually

  Well there’s your problem, your country doesn’t standardise shit well enough.

  And there should still be indicators even if the rule is 15 feet. Someone from another state or country might not know, but a yellow line is a very clear indication.

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  • Gerudo@lemmy.zip ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I only said usually because I don’t live everywhere. Every state/major city I looked up mentioned 15ft. Also, how about just not being an ass and don’t park ANYWHERE near a hydrant, law or not.

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  • gluestick@lemmy.zip ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    As a country bumpkin who nearly only ever encounters hydrants at things like schools this was exactly my confusion. I’m not arguing the legality wherever this is but my conclusion matches yours

    Hell, I just looked at the street view of my nearest town and there are street parking lines within a body length of a hydrant.

    This firefighter is wasting time to be a dick to the driver at the expense of his crew and wherever the fire is

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