RN On-call car plates/sign on cars

[RelloydRN]

I'm just curious if you guys ever get past a traffic violation like overspeeding when the police officer sees that you have an "RN On-Call" plate/sign on your car?

I see a lot of these plates and I wonder what purpose they serve aside from broadcasting that the one inside the vehicle is an "RN On-Call".

[laynaER]

Okay, so this may be a bit of a stretch but...in my state, the Good Samaritan Law states you won't be held liable for acts rendered in good faith when outside a compensation setting (ie auto accident) but there is no protection for gross negligence or omissions, etc. So, it could be argued that if a nurse fails to stop and render care and someone recognizes them as they pass by.... a lawyers dream case. Bottom line, I stop at accidents and carry good liability insurance. (small town living means everyone knows everyone else)

I still want to know how in the heck can you be sued if you weren't even driving the car? Anybody can say 'oh yea i recognized you it was you in car.' The burden of proof is on them to probe it was really me in the car! If I say no it wasn't me in the car, they have to prove it was me!

No one can answer my question so I'm sticking to my guns. I don't have to stop if I see a traffic accident if I don't want to. Especially if emergency services (ambulances, firefighters, and police) are there already.

[laynaER]

I know of one case where these EMTs were on duty, in a coffee shop having a break. A pregnant lady passes out, the EMTs do nothing after being frantically asked for help. The EMTs say "Call 911 we're on break" and proceed to leave the shop. The woman and her baby dies. Said EMTs were suspended without pay pending internal investigation. Their union rep said they were on break and not on company time therefore not required to help anyone.

[becca001]

laynaER, I'm not sure you're getting my point. Reputation means a lot around my hometown. If I'm accused of gross negligence, my reputation will suffer. My employer may stand behind me and maybe not. Just the accusation is enough to cause most to question the whole case. Proof is something that is only required in a criminal court of law, not civil. And the public will think whatever they want. Actually, you kinda proved my point in your next post. No matter what the union rep said, the public convicted them in the court of public opinion.

[laynaER]

Well I live in city with about 8 million people so that really isn't of any concern to me. Either way, my next post, i think, didn't prove your point. These were uniformed EMTs with services ready to help someone, they were there and chose not to. If I'm on my way to work, on my way to the emergency room because myself or my child is sick, etc., nobody can force me to pull over. Likewise if I'm on a train and in plainclothes and someone gets sick, I'm not obligated to identify myself as a nurse. MDs have vanity plates that are more popular than nurses and nobody rips them a new one for driving past a traffic accident. *shrugs*

Either way, you're going to think what you want. I'll think what I want and I'm sticking my guns. If there is EMS already on the scene as well as firefighters and police, I'm not obligated to stop. That's final.