Emergency response drive to RTC where all three lanes of motorway and slip roads were at a complete stand still
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@davdmansell31302 жыл бұрын
A word to motorists. Those shiny things on the side of your vehicle are called "Mirrors" and used corectly, they help you to see emergency vehicles that are lit up like Christmas tress, behind you!
@cityplanner30632 жыл бұрын
All see anything. People seem to think indicator means I don’t need to check mirror
@Turbomgzt2 жыл бұрын
If no siren and sitting going no where, why check mirrors when stationery. In Germany on autobahn, there aren't any hard shoulders. People have to yield left or right to leave emergency services a clear passage when traffic comes to a stop . We need the same law here.
@marksapollo2 жыл бұрын
Their is another Boris's emergency responder channel I follow, and he made a video with several vans not moving out the way, I made the comment of it being typical and a van driver said it's because their mirrors are set to 'cover blind spots of people overtaking' but they could only see 2 car lengths behind them as a result. To which I said rubbish it's so you can see to reverse more easily and those mirrors are not set properly. And then you have these people who don't move and as you say don't seem to remember they have mirrors either.
@Charlieb822 жыл бұрын
@@marksapollo yup every single car has a blind spot - it's why you can't just use your mirrors and need to glance over your shoulder to look into the blind spot too. Obviously vans can't do that as easily as they don't have the rear side windows to look out of, but the issue with not seeing the lights is definitely because they aren't set correctly
@markvanessadixon Жыл бұрын
In this instance it's quite clear that many drivers are fully aware that an emergency vehicle is trying to negotiate a path through, but have absolutely no where to move to.....the traffic all around is solid. Unfortunately this type of situation will increase with the increasing amount of 'SMART' motorways which decrease space for emergency vehicles to use even further.
@stuinNorway2 жыл бұрын
I see such a difference in how people react having moved from UK to Norway. If motorway traffic comes to a full stop like this, most drivers move towards the outsides of the road, so on a 2 lane stretch we can open up a 3rd lane down the middle for emergency services. Also people don't tend to stop so close to the vehicle in front, so if we do hear sirens behind, or more normally just lights, sirens are used far less often, there is more space to move out the way. Obviously on a roadworks section like this with narrower lanes, it's going to be harder, but the situational awareness some drivers showed is pretty poor.
@Rroff22 жыл бұрын
Sad thing is if you even attempt to do this in the UK - some **** will try and use the space to gain 2 seconds ahead. Couple of times I've moved out the way of emergency vehicles only to be blocked from re-entering the road by people who had a full view of the situation and shown zero consideration.
@inoperative_2 жыл бұрын
This is the case in Germany as well (I am not German). It’s called a Rettungspasse/Emergency Corridor. Unfortunately I haven’t seen many other countries use it.
@gdwnet2 жыл бұрын
"Also people don't tend to stop so close to the vehicle in front" This is something that annoys me, I try to leave a gap so that I have options but drivers over here all too often sit on each other bumpers.
@SwagFlap2 жыл бұрын
@@inoperative_ I count Norway, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Austria and Latvia... so quite a lot actually ;)
@OfficialSamuelC2 жыл бұрын
@@inoperative_ We have hard shoulders for emergency services to take in emergencies, otherwise emergency services would never be able to reach emergencies. Thankfully most of the UK isn’t like this video. Usually the UK is very good at moving for emergency vehicles, as shown in most blue light videos.
@davenz0003 жыл бұрын
This is a reminder never to need emergency services attention during rush hour.
@theyoutubeguy12 жыл бұрын
@Fast Cara Bless.
@petervankas13522 ай бұрын
Poop services seriously flawed . However or whatever training these people take its way to soft . Minutes could have been saved , new trainers for our emergency drivers. Before its to late
@druidswillow10522 жыл бұрын
That was painful to watch people just too slow to react to makeway Huge shout out to emergency crew X
@petervankas13522 ай бұрын
Soft as shit and twice as runny . So many improvements need to be made to their training.
@walesisasum2 жыл бұрын
I'm tempted to blame the drivers for not moving out of the way soon enough, but then you realise that our motorways are constantly rammed with road works and cones so there's not too much extra room to pull over. Doesn't help that the traffic is bad enough without the road works as well.
@LoadingGames.2 жыл бұрын
And they decided getting rid of hard shoulders is a good idea because you know... Money.
@v52gc2 жыл бұрын
Would help if when in stationary traffic lane three moves to the right and lane 2 to the left of their lanes like encouraged elsewhere. UK tends to have lane 3 trying to move to lane 2 to let ES overtake.
@kal90012 жыл бұрын
Everybody's tendency to pack in as tight as possible as well. Partly to stop lane hoppers, but also just because they creep and creep and creep, so you end up with 2ft gaps between everything so it's solid.
@leeh68162 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe how amazingly slow drivers were to get out of the way. Even when there was space they crawled across lanes and left the smallest of spaces. Kudos to the driver for keeping their cool.
@peenergysolutionslimited890310 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same. In other European countries people know the system and get out of the way far quicker.
@Cypher77659 ай бұрын
Not having sirens on means “I don’t need you to do anything”. It’d help if this driver actually put his sirens on half the time.
@paulcollyer8012 жыл бұрын
To ALL drivers. Leave space in front of you & use your mirrors regularly. Having room to move, and doing so when you realise you need to can mean the difference between life & death. As you can see from this, when you’re queuing, on major roads, it’s not likely you’re waiting for a set of lights to change so more important you follow the above
@cityplanner30632 жыл бұрын
That’s the issue people pack so tightly because of selfishness as they know some lane hopper will try to cut in if they don’t
@mipamat5804 Жыл бұрын
Additionally dont have the radio/music blasting so you can not hear the sirens behind you!! Maybe the emergancy vehicle need the USA Emergency Vehicles low frequency air horn to wake some of the dozzy drivers up?
@paulcollyer801 Жыл бұрын
@@mipamat5804, I’ve seen enough footage of drivers not noticing when an emergency vehicle is behind them with all lights blazing and bullhorn blowing over the sirens to know that some people just should not be driving.
@johnb8956 Жыл бұрын
@@paulcollyer801 we should be far more willing to hand out driving without due care and attention penalties. You get points and a fine for doing 80 on an empty motorway, but nothing for having no idea there’s an emergency vehicle with lights and sirens right behind you!
@CIDMont2 жыл бұрын
the joys of smart motorways when heading to an RTC
@EnjoyFirefighting2 жыл бұрын
don't have an issue with that over here, but well thatfor we have the emergency corridors
@marksapollo2 жыл бұрын
Yeap the best idea the government came up with.. not. Has to be one of the most stupid decisions ever made for British motorways. Causing more danger and accidents and traffic jams purely to save building more roads.
@kevint70722 жыл бұрын
The cam car doesn't have a rear camera but you can bet your life that the moment the cam car passed by each vehicle, they immediately closed down this new "free" lane. None of them would give a moment's thought to the possibility that there maybe another emergency vehicle following.
@richarddinning69012 жыл бұрын
Fantastic driving. Its a impressive way to get through traffic without hitting a car van or lorry. Your training paid off we'll done.
@EmergencydriveUK2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very Much Richard, yes the training and experience really does pay off, but you do also have to rely on the public making the right choices too...
@petervankas13522 ай бұрын
This is the worst example i've seen! literally useless ! Training needs updating.
@richarddinning69012 ай бұрын
@@petervankas1352get yourself along to specsavers
@MrCharliebouy2 жыл бұрын
Regarding gaps in between vehicles, with my LGV training I was taught to always ensure you can see tarmac in front of you.
@EmergencydriveUK2 жыл бұрын
We are too, of you can ser tarmac then you are guaranteed to always be able to get out if needed without reversing.
@nathancollins7939 Жыл бұрын
The two Ts my driving instructor always said to me. Tyres and Tarmac! Be able to see them both!
@EnjoyFirefighting2 жыл бұрын
That's exactly why we have the mandatory emergency corridors in Germany and some other countries. People will not always follow the law, but most of the time it works rather well
@Meneerification2 жыл бұрын
I can't get my head around the rettungsgasse. Even when the hard shoulder is free, they'll try to squeeze through the rettungsgasse in Germany. Here in the Netherlands there is a free hard shoulder 90%+ of the time and it works way better. You can just go over the hard shoulder with 60 km/h without anyone needing to manouvre.
@EnjoyFirefighting2 жыл бұрын
@@Meneerification there's a whole bunch of very good reasons why the Rettungsgasse / engl. emergency corridor, is the standard approach in Germany even if the hard shoulder is free: 1. the standard width of the hard shoulder is 2,50m 1.2 the standard width of a commercial truck is 2,50m without side mirrors 1.3 most large emergency vehicles are based on commercial trucks. You might see the point that it already gets tight under normal conditions 1.4 there are also larger, also in terms of wider, emergency vehicles than the average large fire truck. They wouldn't have a chance to pass the traffic jam on the hard shoulder. Some examples are e.g. ARFF Crash Tenders, fire and rescue tanks, large Tankers etc 2. besides the standard width, the hard shoulder might also be narrower, especially old sections are affected by this. Then already the plain normal average sized fire trucks don't have a chance to pass by on the hard shoulder 3. there are lots of sections which don't have any hard shoulder at all. For example old bridges, lots of tunnels, first and last miles of a highway, urban areas where the acceleration lane of one on-ramp might be continious as deceleration lane of the upcoming exit; Also some mountainious stretches of highway don't have any hard shoulder 4. the only places where the the hard shoulder has a wider standard width of 3.75m is when it's temporarily free to use as driving lane; It's wide enough for emergency vehicles if it's closed, but once it's free to drive on, where're back to aspect 3 = no hard shoulder left 5. if emergency vehicles drive on the hard shoulder they would have to cross traffic at every on-ramp and exit, which then is usually cramped with just as many vehicles like on any other lane 6. also a hard shoulder which is empty might be blocked a mile further down the road, e.g. by a broken down vehicle; Getting through the long line of trucks on the 1st lane then is very difficult. I've seen it multiple times already, even smaller emergency vehicles have their issues with that already. 7. KISS - keep it safe and simple. It would be way too much to expect from drivers to arrange themselves according to the condition of the hard shoulder, if there's one at all, if it's wide enough or not. So, in order to keep in simple, there's one universal traffic law which works on all sections of highways with the one and only exception for tighter highway construction zones. If done right, you can go through the emergency corridor at 60 kph or more as well. Just depends on how well people react in advance
@Badgertronix2 жыл бұрын
Like the parting of the Red Sea. Patience and positioning pay off. Good job
@petervankas13522 ай бұрын
Awful drive so much time lost. Horrid
@AM2K23 жыл бұрын
Nightmare - well navigated though
@thomasdawson22572 жыл бұрын
Jeez, imagine a fire engine through that, impossible! Wow, one did get through.
@marksapollo2 жыл бұрын
The trouble with British motorways are the constant endless endless roadworks, usually without a single workman in sight! And the utter traffic chaos they cause, probably building 'Smart Motorways' thank God they've finally ditched that stupid dangerous idea.
@gullideckelhd82082 жыл бұрын
Wow, holy. I thought the situation in Germany was bad but in comparison it's actually unbelievable good
@MissYijare2 жыл бұрын
Maybe because we are getting hammered in that there has to be a Rettungsgasse - albeit most don't care for it.
@OfficialSamuelC2 жыл бұрын
The UK is usually very good for moving for emergency vehicles but with the construction work and lane restrictions, it’s difficult to do so in this video. Go watch UK blue light responses by the critical care paramedic, his videos are great and give many angles etc.
@MessersRecap2 жыл бұрын
I personally think every british emergency vehicle should have a PA System installed so that if in heavy traffic and the drivers are stupid they could just use the PA to get their attention
@larrywardell24592 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure whether or not some of these drivers have passed their driving tests, their road/traffic awareness is so poor...........
@whimsical_ninja2 жыл бұрын
Looks like parting the waves would have been more efficient; the hard shoulder was crying out to be used as well
@williamPearcewill2 жыл бұрын
personally, i prefer the part the waves method, go down the middle between lanes 2 and 3 have both move half lane over
@this_is_a_tiny_town2 жыл бұрын
The problem is though when some idiots in either lane see that the other one is moving 2 car lengths per minute faster than theirs, they cross over to it in a long, drawn out, slow manoeuvre. This slows down the lane they are moving into so they then repeat the process back to their original lane a couple of minutes later, they do this repeatedly and don't make any more progress than anyone else and it means there are always cars straddled between the two lanes.
@highlandrc90362 жыл бұрын
The amount of drivers that are slow to react and not using mirrors is shocking
@BobMartinsback2 жыл бұрын
I don't understand the level of criticism of drivers here, it was pretty well gridlock, most if not all seemed to do their damnest to get out of the way when there was no space to move into, what am I missing?
@theyoutubeguy12 жыл бұрын
Exactly, I would like to see the guys in these comments get a 40ft artic over in a 1 metre space.
@jameswaterhouse16912 жыл бұрын
A lot of comments about moving to the edges of the lanes can they not see there is a steel barrier along the right hand side of the road. I think most of the drivers in this clip did a good job in what was a pretty challenging situation.
@EnjoyFirefighting2 жыл бұрын
if that was the best the drivers can do I really don't want to be in the situation to require any kind of emergency service there. Damn even though it doesn't always work as it's supposed to do, as some idiots won't follow basic traffic laws, I'm indeed happy to have emergency corridors over here; Then emergency vehicles can usually rush through a traffic jam at a relatively high speed
@gazzaman28 Жыл бұрын
Audi driver at 5.15 just as 1 example. What the actual heck was he doing for 20-30 seconds before it suddenly clicked that he was capable of moving his car into space to the left!
@petervankas13522 ай бұрын
They would of moved a lot faster if the right technician was in the blue light siren mumble
@Mike_53 жыл бұрын
You should crash on the M1 during the Rush Hour as the M4 is only for off peak RTC's
@garyellison35892 жыл бұрын
The driving standards in the UK have fallen dramatically in the last 30 yrs and the bell end in the 09 plate Audi is a perfect example of this, the gap was obviously not big enough for that car ? i reckon 2 cars would of gone in there, steering wheels where a fantastic invention,,
@ProfMoose2 жыл бұрын
Every time I go out I see at least one who can't move their steering wheel more than 1/8 turn in either direction.
@horsenuts18312 жыл бұрын
I'm fairly sure your progress would be improved if the 'optional mirrror pack' was made to be a compulsory fitting on those Audis.
@AndyCutright2 жыл бұрын
That Audi ... holy christ.
@GreenFly6911 ай бұрын
Brings back memories, Stoke Mandeville to The National Heart hospital in central London
@briansavage14083 ай бұрын
This also proves why we should NOT have smart motorways with NO hard shoulder.
@stephenmudiecastles.29382 жыл бұрын
I had to get out of my car the other day and bang on the window of the car in front of me.A young lad with headphones on oblivious to everything around him did not see an ambulance behind him..
@mipamat5804 Жыл бұрын
It should be (if not already) against the law to drive with headphones/earbuds on (driving without due care and attention?)
@user-dv7hq2rh4g2 жыл бұрын
This is a disaster. Especially when there were 3 lanes and only cars there shouldn't have been any obstructions!
@jamesdannatt20192 жыл бұрын
And if people left bigger gaps rather than getting as close as possible to the car in front it'd make life so much easier
@ProfMoose2 жыл бұрын
Only takes one to break down and no-one is going anywhere.
@OH2023-cj9ifАй бұрын
A word to people fitting emergency lighting... don't put lots of tiny lights below bonnet level and expect a vehicle to become visible. If too close, those lights can not be seen and if too many are on, it reduces their effectiveness. Stick to a proper marked vehicle with lights on the roof. Maybe put some lights at the top of the windscreen, but don't use small cheap lights with narrow angle of light projection as most rivers will never see them. 100Watt sirens are fairly useless compared to two tone horns due to the frequency used. Modern cars have sound insulation and people have music on. You can here a 300Hz horn, but not a 1KHz siren. Road planning departments are a huge problem as they narrow lanes, making it impossible for people to move over to the sides.
@kenforshaw89012 жыл бұрын
These motorists are clueless that they don’t use their mirrors properly both their wing mirrors or the interior mirror. Why are the Uk drivers educated to drive like they do in other countries as when an emergency vehicle is coming through heavy or congested traffic, then the part in the middle, one side moves over to the left and the other side moves over to the right so that the emergency vehicles have a clear run through the clear way in the centre and they would get to the scene much quicker.
@BigDavie20003 жыл бұрын
I've always wondered if a busy motorway is blocked by an accident would it not be faster to drive up the wrong way from the next junction as there would be no oncoming traffic.
@EmergencydriveUK3 жыл бұрын
What you are talking about is called Reverse flow This is deployed when emergency or highways authority vehicles are required to travel the wrong way down the motorway, to access the scene of an incident. Reverse flow needs to be carried out under strict guidance by specialists fully trained in motorway procedures. It can only take place once the motorway is confirmed as fully shut in the normal direction of travel. I have only seen this done once or twice in my career as it is incredibly dangerous and requires a very much greater level of control
@BigDavie20003 жыл бұрын
@@EmergencydriveUK Thanks for the quick reply. Makes sense. I suppose police also want the traffic moving so will allow it to pass if possible preventing Reverse Flow.
@petervankas13522 ай бұрын
Fuck me I wouldn't even do that . Shit that. Most drivers are in coma
@BillyHudson1 Жыл бұрын
What is with all the people only turning their wheels like 2 degrees when they're moving over. Crank it!
@BritainFirst19752 жыл бұрын
May I ask, if the emergency has already been made safe why do the emergency services still travel to the scene on blues? Just a query not a criticism
@EmergencydriveUK2 жыл бұрын
As an senior incident commander it is my role to either take over or maintain scene safety to allow the on scene commander to continue to deal with the incident. It is sometimes more hazardous in the closing stages as people tend to become a little more lazy with their safety...
@Kraken51502 жыл бұрын
Germanies system is far more efficient i must say 😅 also their driving schools hugely emphasise on situations such as these and as should the UK ones.
@douglasreid699 Жыл бұрын
my dad was an advanced driving instructor, he got that training in the British army based in Germany. when he taught me to drive and conversations years on after, he kept saying how the UK teach drivers to pass a test (a test that if you pass, you know enough of the basics you can drive without supervision) and then told me many times a driving licence is a licence to learn. after leaving the army in late 70s, early 80s, he joined BSM, and only had 1 person come back a year later for advanced driving.
@K8Stuff2 жыл бұрын
Shows that UK needs to implement the German 'Rettungsgasse' - or rescue path ...
@HopeYukizmizu2 жыл бұрын
the lack of awareness of some people should have their license revoked.
@blotski2 жыл бұрын
One thing that struck me is that those who are planning maintenance work and putting down cones don't appear to give any thought as to where emergency vehicles are going to go.
@Sharbo2 жыл бұрын
sucks to have no extra lane for police
@Troy13997 ай бұрын
even in parisian highways it's easier for emergency vehicles to get through traffic, and if you've ever been to paris you know how bad it is there. this is shocking.
@epictetus97662 жыл бұрын
Your siren sounds really odd. Nice drive though.
@EpicATrain2 жыл бұрын
I don't understand why so many roads/highways in the UK don't have shoulders.
@douglasreid699 Жыл бұрын
the majority of motorways in the UK have hard shoulders. it was a recent trial idea to turn some of them in England into Smart motorways. a decision that has been paused for now as the gather information on why deaths and injurys increased on smart motorways. i am not sure if this motorway is a smart motorway or because of the road works closing the outside lane, they used the hard shoulder to keep 3 lanes aviable for traffic.
@robertallen34412 жыл бұрын
This is why I always leave at least a cars length in front of me when queuing. The problem is most drivers are too impatient, and see that gap and fill it themselves.
@njhamb68092 жыл бұрын
And *that* is why we need hard shoulders!
@mipamat5804 Жыл бұрын
On "SMART" motorways the operators are supposed to close one of the lanes off to enable emergency vehicle quick access to the incident. This relies on [1] the operator/monitoring/stationary traffic detection system all being active [2] the drivers moving out of the lane with the big red "X" over it, however a significant number of drivers see the clear lane and charge on regardless. The penalties for that action should be much harsher than they currently are.
@njhamb6809 Жыл бұрын
@@mipamat5804 Exactly, I saw a perfect example on the M3 Boxing Day, fast lane was closed due to 3 car collision yet cars flew down at 50mph + and then had to slam on the breaks when they got to the accident!
@DaveGath2 жыл бұрын
A lot of those drivers have no clue whatsoever and really should not be on the roads !
@rustydusty2992 Жыл бұрын
Wow wot a diffrence a dard shoulder would have made
@user-oo8zo9ch9s2 жыл бұрын
Scary how slow drivers reactions are
@ohnezuckerohnefett2 жыл бұрын
Zere iz zis very German conzept called a Rettungsgasse. Look it up, iz very effizient, ja?
@EmergencydriveUK2 жыл бұрын
Hi Jan Tom, just had a read of the Rettungsgasse and it really is a great concept if it can be put into practice. You will note here the lanes were narrowed down due to road work and therefore i think it would have been difficult to have created a Rettungsgasse...perhaps we should make this law over here
@janiksell28942 жыл бұрын
In germany we call it "Rettungsgasse"
@martinadams58932 жыл бұрын
The words you don’t want to hear from “ control “ “ any mobile not at scene, can cancel”
@NiPLucky2 жыл бұрын
there should be a separate lane in the middle for emergency vehicles
@1988dgs2 жыл бұрын
So many people, so little awareness 😕
@deathbysnusnu5152 жыл бұрын
That Audi driver @ 5:30. Why do the worst people always drive German cars?
@petervankas13522 ай бұрын
They actually don't ! its people in little cars in a coma they are the worst
@M-M-M-M Жыл бұрын
Rettungsgasse ffs, rettungsgasse. Come to Germany and learn what motorists have to do when they see an emergency vehicle in a traffic jam on the highway... 98% of these people have no clue at all.
@kermit567802 жыл бұрын
.. should've used a chopper, surly the control center knew of gridlock, depending on the level of emergency this is a clear representation of a communications failure but don't let that get confused with asking someone to pop down the shops to buy a loaf of bread.
@rustydusty2992 Жыл бұрын
meant to have been hard shoulder obviously
@AirportPlaneSpotting2 жыл бұрын
And that’s why you don’t upgrade the M4 to a smart motorway
@deedoor303 жыл бұрын
And to think they taking the emergency lanes away too.
@BucksBlueLightVids3 жыл бұрын
No such thing as emergency lanes in England
@deedoor303 жыл бұрын
@@BucksBlueLightVids I meant the Hard Shoulder.
@markwright31613 жыл бұрын
They need to make the Emergency corridor a legal requirement here like in Germany across all dual carriageways. Expecting the current system to cope without a hard shoulder is going to be lethal for too many people.
@pentaveratevideo2 жыл бұрын
The hard shoulder can be a blessing and a curse. In conditions like these it MIGHT have made attendance a bit quicker but when traffic is stopped altogether, if there is a vehicle stopped on the hard shoulder (which there often is because people do break down in standing traffic and others like to try and use the hard shoulder to skip the queue) then you're stuck. Lane 1 can't move over enough to allow you to move past so lane 2 and 3 have to move with them. Its usually much better to try and work between the offside 2 lanes.
@911HRW2 жыл бұрын
@@deedoor30 You mean aside from those that use your emergency lane to get ahead using it illegally? Those that stop for a pee or answer a phone call or take a drivers hours break on the emergency lane or the fact that 100 people a year die on one? That emergency lane?
@HerrMatheus2 жыл бұрын
I can fit 2 vehicles on most of these spots but those drivers are having a hard time moving over ffs
@that1guygamer8502 жыл бұрын
The drivers in this video are painful to watch.
@gazzaman28 Жыл бұрын
Watching some of drivers just give up trying to manoeuvre their cars is skin-crawlingly painful. If you can't work out how to do a full lock turn or even do a quick reverse to get a better approach angle then you should seriously consider handing in your licence to the DVLA. It's embarrassing to watch them!
@user-nu3on3or7n2 жыл бұрын
And I thought german "Rettungsgassen" are bad (because 1/3 of the drivers ignore to form one). This is is so bad it's mindblowing.
@lykortos48272 жыл бұрын
It's rather concerning how slow some of them are.
@MarkTL162 жыл бұрын
This is probably the worst of these videos I’ve seen for absolutely gormless b****** drivers not knowing what to do, seriously some of them cars that left their arses hanging out need to re do their test, they’re a danger to the rest of us.
@Species15713 жыл бұрын
How did the fire engine get through?
@markwright31613 жыл бұрын
I can only guess they witnessed the incident and stopped there and then, well, that or a passing chinook dropped them in :)
@Brian-zl8qj2 жыл бұрын
Maybe he turned his lights and sirens on!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😉
@pedantik2 жыл бұрын
A Fire Appliance is a clearly marked Emergency Services Vehicle. Drivers are less likely to move for an unmarked vehicle - no matter how many flashing lights it has on it.
@Species15712 жыл бұрын
@@pedantik Point is, these people were trying their best to move, there just wasn't any room TO move. No matter what the vehicle is marked, if you can't move, you can't move.
@pedantik2 жыл бұрын
@@Species1571 - no, you missed the point - quite a few drivers were slow responding - my point is that emergency services vehicles should be "liveried up" for maximum visibility. I'm not certain of the role the OP plays but one could question why he needed to be on the scene that quickly unless he was a paramedic.
@petervankas13522 ай бұрын
I reckon I would knock a few minutes of that time in a old Mondeo estate. So many yyyyyy . I really think that our emergency drivers need a fresh trainer. Chess masters of the rds do exist . Maybe the 999 boys need to hire 1 fast.
@tonyevic10 ай бұрын
Did half the doughnuts ever pass a test!
@roger44302 жыл бұрын
Can't the road horn be disabled when the horn button is used to control the siren tone? It sounds so stupid to have a beep every time the siren is activated or the tone changed.
@lightningpete2 жыл бұрын
easiest to change tone as its one less thing to think about. Horns usually help over sounds of peoples spotify or radio. long presses of the horn works wonders on the half asleep driver
@911HRW2 жыл бұрын
It sounds so stupid? 🤣🤣🤣.
@EmergencydriveUK2 жыл бұрын
@lightningPete totally agree, sometimes a good old horn blast works better than sirens, especially for the half asleep idiot that trys to pull out just as you are about to overtake...
@mikemcgrath4332 жыл бұрын
When I posted in Germany, if there was a an RTA on the autobahn all drivers would pull over and leve a lane open for all emergency traffic, works a dream, non of this sitting in 3 lanes, common sense really but then this is the UK
@Meneerification2 жыл бұрын
This is a stretch of roadworks with narrow lanes. We can say everything we want about Germany, but their 30km long roadworks without hard shoulders a even worse than what we see here.
@mruppity642 жыл бұрын
it should be law like Germany*- lane 1 should go to left side of lane , lanes 2+ should move over to the right side as soon as you come to standing traffic - opens an emergency lane - though no doubt it will get abused. *if the opposite in Germany as they drive on the other side of the road
@johnnyretro69222 жыл бұрын
ban the car !! ---- free public transport 24/7 with a bobby on every bus :)
@AguadillaCGN2 жыл бұрын
us there no law in the Uk about keeping clear an emergency lane? this ambulance is all over all lanes :/ in Germany the left lane go totally to the left and all other lanes goes to the right.
@charliew60242 жыл бұрын
We do :) just this time the emergency lane was having work done to it so it was inoperable
@jamiemorris76883 жыл бұрын
The problem is 2 too many wheels
@EmergencydriveUK3 жыл бұрын
Yes, two wheels would certainly have made a difference but the fire service don't have a two wheeled response....
@seraphina9852 жыл бұрын
@@EmergencydriveUK I would imagine that is because they are really not suited to carry the sort of equipment fire calls generally require though no? The police can begin securing a scene with fairly minimal equipment that can be carried on a motorcycle. Similarly a medic can begin stabilising many medical emergencies with a backpack sized kit. Just don't see many situations where you are going to contain a fire or brace an unstable structure to protect a trapped person etc with such minimal gear. So seems you would usually still be stuck not able to do much to try and get the emergency under control until additional technical and/or fire units arrived with essential equipment. But perhaps I am missing something I just always figured this was probably the reason why motorcycle response units have not been a priority for fire and rescue services as they don't fit their needs.
@MhWow667 ай бұрын
Some folks are real slow to move
@Elvis197010002 жыл бұрын
why is it not possible to move to the side when there is a traffic jam .. We always lose so much time or life in the hospital if we simply have too long to be on site. Always remember that you or your family could use your help .... Please think along.
@Youtubelies59732 жыл бұрын
Our roads are not built for emergency vehicles we should a dedicated lane for emergency
@dubious67182 жыл бұрын
Would have gotten there at half the time if it weren't for all those pointless traffic cones.
@Fbo1942 жыл бұрын
Bullhorn needed here!
@EmergencydriveUK2 жыл бұрын
Fbo194, the problem here wouldn't be sorted with a bull horn - that would cause even more problems as the bull horn panics drivers even more. I would expect that every driver actually knew I was there but they just had no where to go. More noise doesn't mean more progress...
@petelongrs2 жыл бұрын
I can't believe the ignorance.
@Badger-w8u2 жыл бұрын
I cannot believe , how LITTLE the other drivers move out of the way . I am shouting "get out the F way " ...... MOVE !!!!!!!!! RV09 get over !!! WTF matter with folk .!!!!
@HBolus2 жыл бұрын
Must drive you potty LG when you can't get through quickly, like threading a needle
@EmergencydriveUK2 жыл бұрын
Thanks LB
@policematrixx Жыл бұрын
4:40 and i would have been loosing it
@TheBasicBiker2 жыл бұрын
Any reason why you didn't just go to the hard shoulder? (for the first 3-4 minutes)
@EmergencydriveUK2 жыл бұрын
There is no hard shoulder on the slip road and the motorway hard shoulder was closed for the road works....
@the_tj31972 жыл бұрын
This is a perfect example of why smart motorways are such a bad idea.
@pentaveratevideo2 жыл бұрын
Smart motorways are fine. The lanes are wider which gives traffic much more room to move out of the way. This is a roadworks section with very narrow lanes and likely, a lack of signals to be able to set a lane closure. The traffic officer and fire engine managed to get through!
@Horizon301.2 жыл бұрын
@@pentaveratevideo they are dangerous and pretty pointless.
@911HRW2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣. Yeah luckily accidents don’t happen on the hundreds of thousands of mile of dual carriageways we have so this doesn’t happen there. Think before typing.
@911HRW2 жыл бұрын
@@Horizon301. Actually, factually safer, also make a massive contribution to congestion busting. Try not to read the papers for your “facts”
@Horizon301.2 жыл бұрын
@@911HRW I don’t rely on papers. Most of the time they don’t ease congestion in my opinion and if you do break down you are left in a very dangerous position. It’s not worth the dangers for marginal improvements in some cases where it works as intended. Most reports coming out do also say that it’s not safe nor as efficient as claimed initially. I hope to see them scrapped. And dual carriageways aren’t really comparable to motorways as drivers aren’t going to be easily distracted nor would they be less likely to spot an issue if a car was broken down quite far ahead of reaching it - motorways are more congested and drivers are more distracted, it explains why even people working on the motorway get hit even with the massive signs and full protections in place.
@SinkyYT2 жыл бұрын
All that unused space in the centre just going to waste.
@thecardczar87642 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile in New York:
@montyzumazoom13373 жыл бұрын
If only people looked in their mirrors
@TheVanderfulLife2 жыл бұрын
WOW us UK drivers are shocking - why with the new highway code updates was it not included to mention when in traffic to move to the outer edges of the carriageway....think how many lives we could save!
@mipamat5804 Жыл бұрын
Maybe the BBC/ITV should be mandated to make Public Serve Broadcasts [ instead of the endless self-publisizing and indoctrination with woke adverts] to publisize changes to the Highway code, and remind drivers about defensive driving, and what to do during incidents like this
@RedHat20233 жыл бұрын
What agency are or were you with?
@EmergencydriveUK3 жыл бұрын
I was with the fire service but now retired....
@RedHat20232 жыл бұрын
@@EmergencydriveUK Ahh.
@findthebadger4182 жыл бұрын
@@EmergencydriveUK happy retirement - from Green.
@EmergencydriveUK2 жыл бұрын
@@findthebadger418 thank you
@tomatoes32 жыл бұрын
To many drivers with music blaring out. We should be more like Germany or Holland and keep a center lane free if possible .
@simplycharacterized86049 ай бұрын
motorcycles.... wonderful things they'd be in this situation innit?
@raybede2 жыл бұрын
Most of 'em couldn't drive a nail in a piece of wood
@davidwoodhead77362 жыл бұрын
Why not get onto the hard shoulder ASAP ? Or, approach the accident on the 'wrong side' of the Mway up, from the next downstream junction !
@EmergencydriveUK2 жыл бұрын
The hard shoulder was closed due to road works and reverse travel was not an option as the carriageway was not closed by the police
@FateBoost2 жыл бұрын
It’s annoying how everyone moves to the hard shoulder to let you through. As they are then blocking a clear path.
@NitroNuggetTV2 жыл бұрын
There wasn't a functional hard shoulder here. They removed it for the road works.
@roflKartofflel2 жыл бұрын
1:30 The highway maintenance should really know better right?!
@charliew60242 жыл бұрын
Where else are they to go? Ram through the car right infront of them?
@roflKartofflel2 жыл бұрын
@@charliew6024 Place the Car at the right shoulder as soon as Traffic slows down. Instead they seem to peak through the middle.