He was done in by poor spelling and grammar:
A bogus doctor who escaped a speeding fine by claiming he was on an emergency call was rumbled only after writing a badly spelt letter in an attempt to claim expenses for attending court.Omid Chiang equipped his car with a flashing green light, a defibrillator and a “doctor-on-call” sign so he could break the speed limit at will and park anywhere he fancied.
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Do real doctors get to have a flashing green light and a sign that says “doctor on call”?
Please don’t tell me it’s true that actual providers are able to break the basic speed law and park anywhere without following the rules that apply to the rest of us…
N14,
Of course not. The guy is a whack job.
N14,
We those ambulances and they have sirens and the usual red and blue flashing lights.
I have no idea what a green flashing light means.
In Texas, physicians on an emergency call can legally exceed the speed limit. No restrictions are specified, nor is the use of special equipment (flashing green lights, etc.) required.
In some states a green flashing light means it is medical personnel, please pull over. They usually are Paramedics and E.M.T.’s trying to get to a call, or their station to get on the ambulance.
throckmorton, n14……the story came from the UK.
Now hey, in the UK, GP’s are expected to do a lot of house calls.
Maybe they do get some sort of special dispensation with respect to parking rules. And who knows what color lights they use, they drive on the wrong side of the road anyway.
I do like the guy’s excuse. He said he was a doctor because he was ashamed of his real profession, which appears to be a healthcare manager of some sort.
Sort of like the joke about the kid who told his school his dad played piano in a whorehouse, ’cause he was ashamed to say his dad was a lawyer.
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