why the name of ambulance, in the ambulance vans, usually written as mirror of the letters?

Question

i saw in india, the letters they painted in the front part of ambulance. not written correctly but reverse as mirror? why?

Answer 1

So you can read it in the rear view mirror,sillyboy.

Answer 2

They're written that way so that when it comes up behind a car and the driver looks in his mirror he'll see the word correctly, and understand that an ambulance is attempting to get past him. If they write it normally then a driver looking at it in his mirror would see it backwards and might not realize, as quickly, what it was.

Answer 3

So you can read that you are blocking an ambulance in your rear view mirror.

Answer 4

so u can read it from your rear view mirror when the ambulance is behind u , which means u should move away

Answer 5

look in rear view mirror at letters!!!now they are ok.now get out of the way--you know it's an ambulance now.

Answer 6

So you can read them in your rear view mirror when they come up behind you with the siren on...

Answer 7

So you can see in your rear mirror when driving and make way for them

Answer 8

so when an ambulance is behind someone they can see in their mirror "ambulance"

Answer 9

First of all to catch the attention of all, as it happened to you. Curiosity will make you understand that there is some one odd infront or behind you . And it gives expected results.

Answer 10

I do saw other vans, company name, do that too. So the driver of the front know who is behind.
Do you ever saw one that on the side or behind do that?