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There are a million reasons that traffic gets blocked such as parades, funerals, road construction, and traffic accidents.

And I didn't hear anyone make the argument any of those things should be banned to prevent the potential loss of life from someone trying to get to a hospital while not in an ambulance.

It really seems like an isolated demand for safety.

>>JamesB+(OP)
Terrible analogies. Those are mostly planned things which give people opportunity to plan for.

>>dbsmit+r5
Does it matter if it's planned? If you have a medical condition and you need to get to a hospital it doesn't matter whether you had a week's notice or a days notice because the need to get to a hospital is unplanned.

>>JamesB+Qg
Yes it matters that it's planned. There are permits, detours, announcements and emergency response planning for all of the above. Here's the process for getting a parade permit in NYC

- https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/services/law-enforcement/perm....

>>JamesB+Qg
Another assumption that is just completely untrue. Some people have important yet routine things that are crucial to their health.

And planning does matter, because when events are planned, proper detours can be set up with signage.