Why is the word 'ambulance' always written backwards (frm left to right) on ambulances?

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How do Road Angel (Blackspot) know of new speed cameras?

everyone agree that the purpose is to become "readable from rear view and side view mirror".

my clutch is wobbling though very slightly when the car goes around at a u turn. will it lead to a problem?

But why do mirrors switch left-right and not top-bottom? Why do ambulances write "Ambulance" backwards rather than upside-down?

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so people can read it in their rear-view mirror and get out of the way.

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So you can read it in your rear-view mirror if one comes up behind your car.

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So that when you see it in the rear view mirror it will look correct and not backwards.

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so you can correctly see it from your rear view mirror.

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Rear view mirror

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It's so you can read it in your rear view mirror.

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Am I still at fault?

So that if it is behind you and you look in your rear view mirror you will read it correctly and get out of the way.

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braking distance ?

So you can read it in your rear view mirror and react appropriately.

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Light Cars and lots of rain don't make a good mix?

So the driver in front can see in their rear-view mirror that it's an ambulance and get out of the way.

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where did I leave my truck last night?

they spell it that way so you can see it in the rear view mirror and you can read it

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What is the penalty for a drunk driver after an accident?

So you can read it in your rear-view mirror

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Which is more dangerous driving while drunk or while talking on a cell phone?

it is put on there that way so that when drivers look in the rearview or sideview mirrors it reads correctly

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Can you fit three car seats (one infant) in a Saturn SL-1?

so that you can read it in your rear view mirror

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If you were going 85MPH on the interstate, hydroplaned and flew off the road would you be injured?

It is because the ambulence want the driver in front of them to see who it is and what it is correctly from the rear view mirror. If they didn't, then the driver wouldn't know what was happening.

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If you are driving 70 mph and you are temporarily blinded for 3 seconds,?

I hope you do not yet have a license, or better yet, never get one.

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so when it is on an emergancy call and there are people in front of it they can look in there mirrors and tell what it is

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WTF! do all 18 of you guys/girls want a cookie jeez!

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