I acknowledged the highway code and the keep left ruling.
Maybe my cautious middle lane hogging isnt actually what you all consider hogging... but i still dont intend to change how i drive.
So judderman, your boss says put your head in a gas oven and inhale.... would you do it? First responders do have a duty, but even drivers with blue lights have to obey certain rules, like not using the sirens in congested traffic.
Picture a young child 500 yards away choking, your in a bus with blue lights on at a junction, one car in front of you stopped at the red light, you put your sirens on that driver panics, stalled then reverses into the ambulance immobilizing it. Choking child dies as paramedic doesnt get there in time. Who is to blame? the driver who panics or the bus driver for putting them under pressure? The siren served no purpose, they wasnt trying to force that car over a red light was they?
I actually take pride in my ability to judge the road, and i tend to always be aware of whats around me, making it as safe as possible for authorities to pass. Unfortunately this normally means my effort to allow safe passing is thwarted by the next driver slowing them down.
Unlike you sidibear, despite our difference of opinions i wouldn't wish what you and your family went through on anyone.