Why is that the word AMBULANCE is written in reverse direction on ambulance.?

Question

Plz give me a solid reason......... n u could gain 10 points.

Answer 1

AMBULANCE is spelled backwards on the hood of all of our ambulances so that the word is clearly visible in your rear view mirror when the ambulance is behind your vehicle..... this way you know to yeild the right of way to the ambulance.....

Answer 2

The vehicles going in front of Ambulance will be seeing the Ambulance Vehicles in rear view mirror, Then they can read when the letters AMBULANCE written in that style. Yours,
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Answer 3

When the ambulance is behind you in the traffic, the word appears normal on your rearview mirror and you can safely give right of way to the ambulance.

Answer 4

The word AMBULANCE is usually written in reverse on the front of the vehicle. But if you look thru the rear view mirror from your car, it will read correctly. It is for the convenient the driver of the vehicle in front to read so he/she would give way.

Answer 5

Simple answer:

If an ambulance needs to get through traffic in a hurry, the word ambulance spelled backward shows in rear-view mirrors of cars in front spelled correctly. Saves time and lives.

Answer 6

They got it right! Flipped order of the word AMBULANCE on front is a TIME SAVING STRATEGY and A LIFE SAVER!

The word ambulance is written backwards on the front of any ambulance so that the drivers of the vehicles in front who look in their rear view mirror will see the word AMBULANCE legible and in correct ORDER without turning their heads back to look at it.

Ambulance always signify an emergency situation that every single second is so precious. It needs to hurry to reach its destination. It needs its path to be cleared of any traffic jams. Those vehicles in front must clearly "identify" what is behind them without wasting a second to look back for verification." Writing the word in a flipped order quickly conveys its presence to the other drivers of the vehicles ahead.

By that way, the AMBULANCE can pass through without a second wasted. And it is much helpful in keeping traffic safety. (Drivers turning his/her head back on a busy traffic are proned to unexpected accidents,don't they?)

Answer 7

So you can read it in your rear view mirror and know it is an ambulance. A mirror would reverse the image.

Answer 8

Not really sure what you mean by reverse, but I suppose if you were on the inside and say it its because the letters have to be backwards from your view to look normal to people outside.

Answer 9

so you can read it in your rearview mirrors when you're driving. so the ambulance doesn't squirsh you.