American Reacts to Amazing Dutch Police Escort for Ambulance

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[@LoudLin86]

As a German living in the Netherlands I can tell you that everything here is just next level organised! From public transport, cycling to emergency response! I love it here ❤

[@Sydebern]

Welkom. 🙂 Ik ga er even vanuit dat je Nederlands spreekt/leest: Goed dat je het hier zo naar je zin hebt! Duitsland staat toch ook bekend om zijn gestructureerdheid. Daar waar ik ben geweest in Duitsland (met name noordwest Duitsland) leek alles ook gestructureerd.

[@LoudLin86]

@@Eelis0 you haven't lived in countries where things are going worse then... I talked about how ORGANISED things are not about the countries policies. I'm talking about being able to take care of burocratic tasks online, and I've mentioned how well cycling infrastructure is set up. I'm aware that climate & energy policies are far from great, that the health system has big flaws in prevention care and costs and that military spending is only being increased now. But I lived in much worse countries. And guess what, in Germany everything is still done the paper route or VIA FAX! So that's all I was saying, it's organised...

[@Aelsenaer]

​@@Eelis0 Ik geef je gelijk, social media is inderdaad een heel slecht educatief systeem.

[@sdf6508]

@@SydebernOoit met de DB gereisd?

[@sdf6508]

@@LoudLin86 German healthcare was worse than Dutch, when I lived there a few years ago

[@odohamster]

At the end, the officer calmly says: "just go around the little blue car, they look a little stressed." So funny and wholesome.

[@joopspeth6483]

They're sitting and wondering what's going to happen to them.

[@anniehope8651]

He says 'Die zit in de stress'. 'He is stressed out'. That's an important factor for drivers of sirene vehicles. They know they cause stress in other drivers, and that can lead to dangerous situations. I'm sure it's not because they fear the police is after them. They are at the entrance of a hospital. They know it's an ambulance coming. They are probably elderly people who are going to the hospital themselves. But when you hear all these sirens around you, you often don't know where they're coming from and what is best to do, whether you are in the way or not, and still you have to make a descision on the spot. It stresses people out, some more than others. Some people panic, some people freeze, some people make dumb descisions. I guess that's why this policeman tells the car to just stay where it is and let the ambulances pass, so it won't do anything stupid. In hindsight it would have been better if the car got onto the pavement, but yeah, achteraf is het mooi wonen.

[@westarrr]

@@anniehope8651 Exactly yes. I too would have been petrified and not knowing whether to clear out or anything. The communication from the motorist letting them know to just stay there, and then telling the other cops and ambulance drivers to just go around them, is clearly the best way they could've realistically dealt with it.

[@sammie_nl]

These police escorts happen in severe trauma/medical situations when it is imperative the patient gets treatment in the hospital and not the ambulance, especially when kids are involved. Usually there is also a doctor flown in with trauma helicopter and rides in the ambulance with the paramedics to start the treatment (it is a doctor) even before they get to the hospital. The emergency response in the Netherlands is something to be proud of in my opinion. Paramedics for example are not only trained in first response, before they get on the ambulace they have to have at least 2 years experience in an ICU or emergency department before they can even start training as ambulance paramedic. By the way, yes they are regular police but ofcourse have special training in these escorts, most of the motor police have this training i believe.

[@petrwindmeijer7542]

Nope only traffic police. And a extra training.

[@martinadegraaf9228]

Most of the time its heart or very bad accident. Everybody stops, I am Dutch, very rpoud on the ambulance services and the motorpolice. A other thing is that if somebody ends up in the water, river or whatever every dutch person that can swim must go in the water to saved them.

[@traxxdutch6153]

Not entirely correct there is also BMH (Bachelor Medische Hulpverlener (Bacholer Medic First Aid)) It’s a study that can after MBO nursing school or on HBO and is then 2 or four years and the are specialised in complex high fast needing care. and the police are from the traffic police they do it daily

[@keitheabosmeri6554]

You can be proud of this! This is awesome! We do not have this really good protection in germany. Of curse.. there are helicopters in germany... but this should be all day business in whole europe! This is just perfect!

[@Luredreier]

This is on a completely different level from my own country. Here we're just using electronic signs to clear the way in case of emergencies. And of course helicopters are used in severe cases for rapid transportation. Hospitals all have a place for helicopters to land.

[@Blindbrick2]

3:08 'There is someone laying on the ground' . . . "Yes I saw it" 3:15 'You will have to ride around it' 3:20 'I will ask my colleague to send an other car' 3:42 'There is someone laying on the ground, You handle that? 3:56 'I just notified a colleague, he's going to take care of that' 5:39 'Take the right turn lane to go straight ahead' 7:19 'I like to hear what the plan is' . . .'Take here the bus lane' . . . 'Straight on, straight on, and than onto the tram way' 7:53 'We're on the tram line'

[@kendrao-sp9lk]

hou dat je het had vertaald voor hun.

[@allisonbyrd8523]

Waarschijnlijk iemand belangrijk of rechtstreeks van één of een andere steekpartijen. Je krijg niet zomaar een 3 motor politie escort

[@lars8614]

​@@allisonbyrd8523overplaatsing van ziekenhuis voor bijvoorbeeld spoedbehandeling.

[@nobodynone]

​@@allisonbyrd8523 Met reanimaties, ernstige ongelukken en ook met kinderen worden deze ritten wel vaker gedaan gezien de twee ambulances Is dit mogelijk een reanimatie geval. 8n bepaalde regio's en vooral stedelijk gebied opereren deze motor ploegen het meest, Ik heb ook wel eens een transport gezien met een kind van Groningen naar het Erasmus in Rotterdam.

[@nobodynone]

​@@allisonbyrd8523Kijk maar naar het kanaal verkeerspolitie Den Haag.

[@lolalilolily]

My friends 3 year old got a police escort when he had to be transferred from The Hague to Amsterdam. It really was a life or death situation. They survived the ride but succumbed to their illness eventually a few months later. Those few months extra were a gift to the family - all thanks to our wonderful emergency services❤

[@alicevanhuijzen-vandenbran6646]

😢❤❤❤

[@valentino5112]

Gecondoleerd 🙏

[@rkops4088]

My condoleances

[@PetervanderKruys]

Vervelend om te horen, gecondoleerd maar ik ben dankbaar voor de extra tijd die Julie hebben gehad. Daarvoor kom ik graag te laat.

[@jonikiba1]

@@PetervanderKruys Helemaal met je eens Peter.

[@oldman3319]

A few years back i had a stroke while i was at work sitting at my desk. I worked at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport and within 5 minutes the police were there and after 7 minutes the ambulance. The police escorted the ambulance to the hospital and within 30 minutes a CT scan was made. That saved my life. They escort the ambulance in life threatening situations. So again, thanks to the police and ambulance guys. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@Jitseboy206]

Ik had ook wat ernstig mee gemaakt maar ze waren er wel lekker snel

[@ronaldhelmerhorst6514]

Blij dat u het gered heeft, hoop dat u volledig hersteld bent...

[@oldman3319]

Dank je wel @@ronaldhelmerhorst6514 . Het heeft wel een paar jaar geduurd, maar ik ben weer de oude.

[@lynnbelkom6502]

I work at eindhoven airport and passed out in the backroom of my starbucks due to lake of fluids. They responded so fast and even spoke with my boss when he wasnt so keen on letting me go home

[@marcostavinga4521]

What helps in these kind of situations is that Dutch people generally follow the traffic laws. They know they should give way to emergency services, like ambulances, fire engines and police. Of course this does not always work. It's not easy to make room for an ambulance if streets are narrow and there's little room to give. Whenever I'm in my car and I hear a sirene, I always look where it's coming from and take necessary action to make room (if possible). Lives may depend on it and I always think: what if it was me in that ambulance.

[@levi5468]

"Always think: what if it was me in that ambulance." It seems like this is is also a reason this wouldnt work in U.S.A., not enough people with compassion.

[@dr.oetqer]

True, if possible, most people will take action to let the emergency services continue as soon and easily as possible. However, with newer, better isolated vehicles, it can be a bit harder to hear the sirenes. That's why, when I drive in the city, I always have at least one of the car windows down for a few centimeters and plan ahead for possible ways to create more space. In example, I will always keep a fair amount of distance between me and the vehicle in front of me.

[@jolandameivogel9006]

Zutphen and Maastricht are beautifull city's to go when you visite the Netherlands. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@larissaswinkels3661]

Once I was in the middle of Eindhoven city center and an ambulance had to go through and it was really tight so some cars went onto like the little piece of green in between two roads and some through the red light onto the crossroad, the bicycle path, etc. to make way. But then it helps I think to have the bicycle paths and greenery, etc. because those can be used in case of emergency.

[@TierchenF95]

Or what if a loved one would be in this ambulance...

[@corriehonicke]

Proud to be Dutch 🇳🇱 respect and compliments to the police and ambulance workers out there doing everything they can to keep us safe ❣️

[@natteslinger8889]

Don't forgot the fire department

[@skippyjoke]

@@natteslinger8889 zeurpiet 😂😂

[@natteslinger8889]

@@skippyjoke pieten zijn racistisch tegenwoordig dat kan je niet maken 💀

[@Jacqueline_Thijsen]

I used to participate in the Nijmegen 4 day marches. Those roads are crammed full with people walking their route and onlookers. But once, when we heard a siren approaching, everyone moved to the sides of the road. It looked a lot like the coordinated movement of a shoal of sardines. That was for one singular ambulance without motor escorts and I kid you not when I tell you it could move at close to full speed without any trouble at all. On a dirt road that wasn't wide enough for two cars to pass. Nobody seemed to think much of it. After it passed, the walkers and spectators simply resumed what they'd been doing beforehand without any comment. It was awesome.

[@justinsmith8659]

More people in the US should watch these videos from Europe and maybe then they'd stop bragging about being the best at well... anything.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

so true lol

[@ottowijnen]

One major difference might also be, that here in The Netherlands, the ambulance services are not privately owend companies and not profit-oriented. So they get to train and work close with all other emergency services such as police and firefighters.

[@ronaldjesse9892]

Ambulance services are private in the Netherlands. Out social security system for Healthcare works with contracts for service. But it's very good regulated so every emergency service, around the country are working the same way. This video shows the training for motorbike policemen and ambulance crew. (not the person lying on the ground in the beginning) Normally this is done for patients who need "gliding transport". A ride with a steady speed and no start-stop moments to keep the patient as stable as possible.

[@siemwachtmeester4626]

​@@ronaldjesse9892 geen idee wat je allemaal uitkraamt maar ambulance hier wordt niet gerunt door een particulier bedrijf zoals in de VS

[@LesPaulRockFan]

@@siemwachtmeester4626 Oh door wie dan wel? De laatste keer dat ik het checkte was elk ziekenhuis in Nederland in particuliere handen, op het militair ziekenhuis na. Dit geldt ook voor de ambulances. Volgens mij zijn ambulanceverpleegkundigen geen ambtenaren in Nederland, dus wat gebeurt hier nou?

[@poikatiikeri]

"You see this in the united states for like when the president has to go out for dinner" EPIC, cracked me up 😂😂😂

[@H.ummingbird]

Haha right.. when the president here (in the Netherlands) goes out for dinner.. he rides his bike.. in jeans with converse sneakers 😂

[@edwinv.u1674]

Dutch national here: whatever yiu amaricans may think, this wast dutch typical police escort, yes it happens once every blue moon but thats it. If i remember correctly this was a transfer from one hospital to a more specialist hospital and aragengements had been made earlier that day calling motorcycle police from district as far as 60miles away Usualy they try to air lift People between hospitals if normal ambulance rides are nt possible this time that was too danferous according to local news But motorcycle police are in fact activly trained for these types of transport regardless For the normal state of ambulance driving we are far from how well this go in germany but it is stil much better than in other places

[@b.anders]

@@edwinv.u1674i beg to differ from you regarding the use of trauma helicopters. They hardly ever are used for patient transport because of lack of space in the chopper for necessary treatment en route. Usually it brings a specialized trauma physician to the scene fast who then assesses the situation and coordinates first aid and if necessary travels with the patient in an ambulance to the hospital.

[@SHIXOAMEMPHIS]

Dutch president just go one a bike to work

[@BeitskeD]

Prime minister NOT president.

[@medpack]

Just a little background on these guys (And gals) on the bikes. They are technically normal cops but most of them have years of experience on the force and its actually quite a tough discipline to get into. 1st you have to become an officer (2 years study at the police academy in the Netherlands) You have to have your (big) motorcycle license. (unrestricted A license) Then you can follow the 3 week training to become a basic motorcycle surveillant. (motorcycle cop :P) You then have to work as a motorcycle Surveillant in order to qualify for the extra training you need. And before the next training, you have to do an assessment, where they will judge if you posses the pre-requisite knowledge and experience to start traffic management and escort training If you qualify you can then do the VTB training, a 3 week course on learning how to escort like this. (And VIP escorts and other types of escorts) there are 3 roles.... the "Spitser" (guy in front) "Sluiter" (guy in the back) and the commander (person in charge) and the spitser and sluiter role changes on where you are in the line and the commander is usualy with the object being escorted. (there can be more people involved, but at least 3 roles sometimes its 5 people if the intersections are really close to each other). You can hear them communicate to each other and the ambulance by saying "going left to go straight" etc in order to instruct the commander and ambulance to take the left turning lane, in order to go straight ahead for instance. Long story short, yeaaahhhh they are "normal" cops but also literally some of the best we have. And ofcourse they are completely nuts, going breakneck speeds on really heavy RT1200 motorcycles in inner city's :P And yes, i'm jealous of their jobs ^^ Also, these escorts are not the norm :P Its pretty much in life or death situations, or if ICU patients need to be moved to another hospital, stuff like that. Say what you want about cops in general, as 1st responders to accidents, we have it very good in the Netherlands with our cops/ambulances and fire brigades.

[@dutchman7623]

An escort consists of a commander (in front of the ambulance) and two front runners who clear the path. The ambulance driver follows the commander, and obeys orders out of the back (slow for emergency treatment, etc.) The commander constantly checks whether the ambulance can follow. It's a well oiled machine, and sometimes the emergency isn't 100%, but with this training they will be prepared when every second truly counts.

[@wanderwurst8358]

Does every ambulance have an escort in the Netherlands? I think it depends on the severity and location of the case, just like here in Germany. If someone feels unwell, then only the paramedics come. If it's worse, then a doctor comes with them. Urban inaccessible people are more likely to be escorted and at the end of the world a helicopter might come. 🤔

[@dutchman7623]

@@wanderwurst8358 Correct! These escorts are only done when it saves the life of a patient. Often from hospital to a specialized hospital (brain, heart, birth, burns) where better doctors with special equipment are available.

[@grewdpastor]

@@dutchman7623 Better is incorrect in this sentence. Probably you mean different specialised MD's. 😉😇

[@dutchman7623]

@@grewdpastor 😀 Let's meet in the middle; better specialized MD's...

[@grewdpastor]

@@dutchman7623 🤔 OK🙃

[@soomi]

As a Dutchie, this made me very proud. We do pay a lot of health care, so this is what you expect to receive for it!

[@Levi35821]

ja man, we betalen echt niet veel voor wat we krijgen. Dit soort acties + de kosten in het ziekenhuis gaan ver over de 10000 heen, met 150+ premie is dat toch echt niet zoveel?

[@stefaniagobessi8582]

not a Duchie (Italian istead) but living in the Netherlands since 2018 and I am also super proud as well 🥰! It is a beautiful country and the quality of life is AMAZING! The only caveat for me is....the language 😅

[@InglouriousFrogs]

​@@Levi35821ik had een sleutelbeen operatie en heel wat bezoeken moest aardig wat betalen ze verdienen bakken met geld 😂

[@Mara-gf7gv]

in comparison to the USA we pay nothing for our healtcare

[@acebutter9241]

@@stefaniagobessi8582 And mabye the weather too? LOl

[@gfimadcat]

To answer some of your questions; yes, these are regular police officers, but they get extra training and are then qualified to perform this kind of operation. It usually involves between 3 to 5 motorcycles, with one officer in charge (usually riding in front of the ambulance) and the rest of the officers are basically leapfrogging intersections to keep them clear. A transport like this isn't common and is only used if the person in the ambulance can't be transported in any other way, whether it's due to health or because they need as smooth a ride as possible.

[@Delibro]

Thank your for the explanation. As a German, never saw that with escort, but also saw another video of just such transports and wondered how often that happens. Love it :)

[@anita64]

Don't forget the police escort for donor organ transportation.

[@ahab6969]

@@anita64 wow - coffee shop regular much ? They will not drive 2 big emergency ambulances for a fricking kidney or liver ... for that 3 motorbikes will be enough !

[@anita64]

​@ahab6969 maybe not in the USA or whatever country you're from but in the Netherlands, yes. Probably you will appreciate it more if you're in need of an urgent donor transplant?

[@ahab6969]

@@anita64 in that video they show just the head trio who clear the way for a bigger vehicle ... in case of most donor transplants the transport box could be attached to one of the bikes. That is one of the strategies here in my country (Austria), besides helicopters, and they are already thinking about drone usage as well.

[@crijn]

How the motorcycle officers communicate with each other is really next level. They remain so calm during this high-speed action. Very impressive.

[@JoepMeijer]

THen you must watch a ride from within an ambulance. The also speak very calmly to the command post.

[@annekathleen4498]

You should see the undercover officers. Specialist teams literally fly past you on the motorway in unmarked cars. These guys in the film are just motorbike cops who are very well trained. They escort Royalty and VIP's too.

[@IesKorpershoek]

This is a normal escort in severe trauma/medical cases. Coordination is superb. ( retired police officer )

[@piepkwiep4312]

I guess you didn't see Erik Estrada in Chips? They were doing this stuff ages ago.

[@hnkspring]

@@piepkwiep4312 Do you mean the scripted scenes?

[@allisonbyrd8523]

Moet heel ernstig zijn of van het vanaf een plaats delict. SEH pleeg, nooit politie gezien met zoeen entourage.

[@ChinaJoeSux]

Ik ben in 2012 gevonden op het Notenplein, 4 motoren begeleiden mijn ambulance naar het Leyenburg ziekenhuis. Gasten zijn helden man, in 2 minuten was ik er, petje af voor die gasten!@@allisonbyrd8523

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

yeah but US minds can't really assimilate this. It's a cultural shock. in some places on the US just calling an ambulance is like $5k, image using all those Police resources and those of a hospital already alerted with trauma doctors and other medical staff on the wait to receive.

[@Haroekoe]

Gives me goose bumps every time. I live near a tunnel highway on the route from Rotterdam Airport to Erasmus Medical Center. The first time I saw it I was so in awe. It was during rush hour at the end of my working day, walking home. Normally it's very busy on the roads, but suddenly I heard the traffic noise silencing. I noticed all traffic came to a stop, because policemen in cars, on motors were blocking all the streets. Policemen on foot were arranging the pedestrians and cyclists. Everyone was looking „What's going on?" After a couple of minutes we heard sirens coming from the distance.....and there an ambulance escorted by two police motors came by high speed. They cut through the crowded intercity on the way to the hospital. I realised it was an organ transport. On the airport a plane had landed with a coolbox with organs, while in the Erasmus Medical Center someone or some people in the operation room(s) was/were waiting for it. Everytime I see it now, I am overwhelmed since I know this highly organised organ transport is connecting on the one hand grieving relatives, on the other hand relatives and patients who hope for the best. So many people are dedicated to the saving of human lives 🥰✌🏼👊🏼

[@on-the-pitch-p3w]

Why is everything in your city called to Erasmus? He was 3 when he left Rotterdam. He was a bastard from Gouda. He never set foot in Rotterdam again. 😂

[@sethlievense8371]

Understanding the dutch, the level of communication for each obstacle and crossing is quite amazing too 'left for right', asin take the left exit to turn right. The ambulance is aware of all obstacles and how to deal with them.

[@og3nefan21]

They are in the same talkgroup

[@tanjameijer589]

Don't try to understand the dutch. It isn't going to work. Most of the time we don't even understand ourselves 😂

[@woutblommers5252]

The curve to the right is smaller then to the left and therefore is not that crowded with cars as the other lanes. You can see that in the video. The comment is mostly a double one: take the most right lane and at the end go to the left (or right on).

[@SeedMayers]

I love the Netherlands, i visit the netherlands regulary from germany. The Dutch are so nice, they are our bros man. We learn a lot from each other and ceep together.

[@geenwel3785]

mahh drillah

[@peejee1963]

das ist ja wunderbar gesagt.....ich komme often in Deutschland...sehr gut

[@raistormrs]

The Netherlands has also a very good air ambulance system, they also cooperate with their neighbours Germany and Belgium, so if one sees a German ambulance helicopter landing in the Netherlands, they are there to help and of course, the other way around. speaking of germany, you might want to check out a video about the german T.H.W. 😉

[@Brauiz90]

Especialy in border regions working together is important - whoever gets there first will be sent to help. If the dutch air medic is out on another call, the german one gets sent... I've seen this in the bavarian alps a few times while working in a ski area. Once there'd been a major accident in the slopes and there'd been 5 different helicopters (air medic "Christoph 14" - stationed in Traunstein and operated by the federal police, ADAC, their austrian equivalent ÖAMTC, Malteser and DRF) - it sure was a great sight with a sad background. 8 people injured, 4 of them had severe injuries and one had life-threatening injuries and died a few days later in the hospital... Why? because a reckless snowboarder ran down the slope with 60-70km/h and into a group of teenagers who had skiing lessons.

[@MarcFromNijmegen]

I dont think we have actual air ambulances, they just drop off specialised doctors on scene or transport donor organs. They dont medivac or casuvac as far as i know. Maybe they do do it on the islands but that might be an army cooperation.

[@handydudee]

Do you happen to remember the firework factory explosion as of 2000 in Enschede? Germany supported instantly with 200 men, 40 ambulances an 8 helikopters.

[@Brauiz90]

@@handydudee No, don't remember that, had been 10 years old back then.

[@NLTops]

Not just to help. It's fully co-operative. Both Dutch and German helicopters can bring Dutch or German patients to Dutch or German hospitals whichever suits the situation best. Sometimes if an accident happens close to the border they will bring the patients to the Dutch hospital even though the accident happened in Germany, and vice versa. The Netherlands maintains very good co-operation with both Germany and Belgium in all emergency services. Cops get permission to chase suspects into each other's countries in a matter of minutes, and all sides are always empathic enough to send firemen and medical help when needed. I'm sure there are even agreements in place that determine exactly how these cross-border rollouts are financed.

[@gember1382]

It always tears me up when I see everyone on the road stopping and moving to give way for the ambulance or police or fire fighters. For me that shows respect for each other

[@ahab6969]

It's really more than "only" respect - it is part of an unwritten societal contract between enlightened humans. I am pretty sure that in the Netherlands just like here in Austria but most likely in all EU countries including Switzerland, no one will ask a badly wounded accident victim if he/she has insurance. Firstly they will try to save his/her/their life/lives by all means necessary ! No matter of nationality, looks, race a.s.o. In such situations Kings, Prime Ministers, celebrities a.s.o. are seen as equally important as a homeless person, a junkie, an illegal or legal immigrant a.s.o. That' should be a standard. Ethical (=moral) norm. Many US folks need to reconnect with (their) humanity.

[@Arch_Angelus]

We have the same Tone in Germany. On my Rescue Unit i have this one, than i can switch to a higher tone and i can switch to the airhorn (Martinshorn). Explanation why it is different in Tone: The two electric tones (High and Low - what you hear at the beginning when he switched) up to 109.5 decibels The "City" signal is lower than the "Country" signal. For blue light bars with rear loudspeaker, this is switched on for the "city" signal, but not for the "Country" signal (but this also depends on the model). The lower frequencies should refract better on buildings etc. and therefore be "diffuse" (= audible everywhere). It is also often said that the signal radiates "into the width" - which is not entirely correct, however, as the loudspeakers do not change loudspeakers do not change (exception see above) and therefore there are no "narrow" or "wide" loudspeaker funnels. Especially in (inner-city) intersection area, a "wide" radiating signal has advantages. It must be audible to the left and right and of course also to the front. The higher "land" signal is better perceived at a straight line distance. It is therefore better for straight country roads and highways. It is not quieter or louder than the "city" signal. The Airhorn (Martinshorn) is the loudest. The compressed air horn spreads the sound differently and works better at distances. The frequencies of the horns must be between 360 Hz and 630 Hz. A volume of up to 126 decibels can be generated here. For comparison: 100 dB: Jackhammer 110 dB: Rock/pop concert (at some distance from the stage) 125 dB: jet taking off at a distance of 100 m 130 dB: Pain threshold 140 dB: Jet engine at a distance of 25 meters best regards

[@qno-oj3py]

The city mode is for the orientation of the public. When single tones are used it is difficult to determine where the ambulance is coming from. The single tone bounces off buildings the same as the source. Therefore in the buildup area the tones are interrupted by some noise so people can easily determine if the ambulance is coming from the right or the left.

[@weeardguy]

@@qno-oj3py Not entirely sure what you mean here, but Landhorn und Stadthorn was Arch_Angelus means isn't intermittent or just one tone right? They differ in frequency, but that's it.

[@frankteunissen6118]

The reason the two tone siren is used in most European countries in preference to the wailing hi-lo-hi siren you hear in the US and also in the UK is because the latter won’t allow you to hear a Doppler effect so you can’t discern whether it’s approaching or moving away from you.

[@henk6172]

Glad to see a reaction channel that actually reads about the subjects beforehand and adds something to the original video. You seem genuine and i liked seing your reaction to the differences between the USA and the Netherlands

[@JaapGinder]

Seeing this (again) I'm proud to be Dutch. Our police is very good in doing this. (beside many other things, despite sometimes they make errors.) I do like our ambulance system. Been in an ambulance two times, last time last year due to a heart attack. I survived and I'm still kicking and running.

[@fijnfijn6248]

Bedankt voor het compliment;)

[@MonarNL]

They are also humans, everyone makes mistakes. Though I hope you are not just sayjng this because you got a (justified) ticket once and just didn't like it. 😂

[@dickvanleeuwen4437]

As an ex police officer in Den Haag I recognize this and indeed these motorcycle guys are amazing. They get very good training that takes months. At 08:15 in the video they are on the busiest road intersection of the city where 7 roads come together. Good work!

[@RTomassi]

Thanks for your service!

[@justlovelyaintit]

Do you know if dutch training is better than for instance German or French?

[@ErwinBlonk]

I was just about to say. I had a house a 100 meters into the Apeldoornselaan from there, and lived near the hospital they went to for 25 years. That intersection is hard enough for a regular crossing. Driving there and figuring out on the spot how to let 2 ambulances coming up behind you pass is quick thinking. You can't just barge in and go 'everyone stop'. There's a flow to traffic and no on/off switch. And you'll have to think ahead for the next crossing.

[@lysanne6214]

​@@justlovelyaintit it is actually. More training in advance and more guidence

[@lennartjuhh]

@@RTomassinot to be a d*ck, but we don’t say this in the Netherlands. We fulfill our duties with pride and joy and don’t depend on others to thank us for whatever job it is we have done. This is contrary to some another Western nation where, for instance, people seem to only go into the military for prestige, wearing military jackets long after they’re done serving. I’m sure you know which country I mean.

[@mayaluna11]

Streets are much narrower in Dutch cities than they appear on this wide angle lense. Sirens are amplified as they echo off the buildings. The Netherlands also has bikes everywhere in heavy city traffic. Drivers and pedestrians are trained from childhood to respect their right of way, and if you don't you will hear it. When you go: visit Utrecht.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

Yes, a big difference with the US. In Neth (or Norway, Sweden, UK, etc), the king normally has a single chase car and an outrider. The Prime Minister sometimes walks or cycles. Ambulances on code blue journeys have multiple outriders and close escorts. The US is entirely opposite in its priorities.

[@indigovanhoof4941]

Mensen weten niet wat belangrijk is in de US

[@michahogelo]

wel, moneyyyyyyyyyyyyyy@@indigovanhoof4941

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

@@indigovanhoof4941 Jy is reg, hulle doen ni.

[@MrMarinus18]

Though a big part of it is also that the US has some of the lowest standards for police of any place in the entire world. It's easier to become a police officer than almost anywhere else and police are also given more power than almost anywhere else. This has let to the not inaccurate view of cops as just bullies rather than public servants. The big problem is that the police is not very accountable to the establishment and the sheriffs are even worse. Of course any attempt to point out these problems of accountability, lack of training and lack of discipline are always dismissed as "soft on crime" or "pro-crime".

[@TukaihaHithlec]

@@MrMarinus18 Personally knowing multiple police officers, my impression is that most are very respectable, but almost always even the best still defend the worst.

[@jaapvandersneppen2177]

These guys have balls of steel. I live near this hospital and have seen the escort reaching speeds up to around 200 km/h. They really risk their limbs for someone they don't know.

[@FrikInCasualMode]

The secret ingredient is proper understanding that emergency is an emergency. When we hear wailing siren, we make way - no one is screaming "But muh freedoms!!!".

[@ahab6969]

Most Europeans understand that ones individual freedom ends exactly where/when it begins to endanger others.

[@segercliffhanger]

I'm Dutch, so I get to witness police escorts for ambulances every now and then. They're spectacular, noisy, efficient, and precise. It's the utter importance of human care, that they express, that'll sometimes render me just a tad emotional :).

[@missmoon6624]

Same. I'm Dutch too and I've been living next to the busiest emergency hospital in the Netherlands for over 25 years (OLVG Oost, Amsterdam) I'm always saying to myself "Please make it, please make it! Go go go!" 🥺🙏🏾

[@Jetske]

Like.. if they only happen in The Netherlands... I've seen the same thing happen in other countries, just pay attention to it instead of patting yourself on the shoulder for being Dutch.

[@segercliffhanger]

@@Jetske I wasnt tapping myself on the shoulder for being Dutch and I dont believe my compatriot was. Pay close attention: I love it when for a couple of moments the best of tech, care, and organization are supplied to save just one neck. We have that here, everyone should have it. It won't help traffic mortality statistics that much but it has big iconic value. Tap yourself on the shoulder for your understanding.

[@Jetske]

@@segercliffhanger ok, sounds good. I'm not convinced to change my opinion because I guess this behaviour is how it should be at any place and time and there are many occasions when things aren't going as smoothly as shown here so I'd rather see it as giving an example in the right direction. However, since we all are entitled to give our opinion, I understand what you are saying..

[@nenadmkd]

Great to know it wasnt just me that got emotional how this got handled. And im form n. Macedonia :)

[@thedutchhuman]

The most normal thing in the world here when it comes to trauma cases (and of course the ''standard'' cases), of course there is always 1 who doesn't care and thinks he is above the law, but in general everyone here understands that when you hear sirens, you have to be vigilant. Why oppose, it could also be a family member of yours who is in it, right?.... And then you notice how important the emergency services are.

[@ChristiaanHW]

yes, today it's (probably) a stranger but tomorrow it could be you. so act how you would like others to act when it's you with the (medical) emergency. luckily most people in The Netherlands still think/act like this.

[@ahab6969]

Seriously only relatives or tribe members count - it is first and foremost another human being in a non war emergency situation !

[@helenw.9880]

"it could be a family member or friend in that ambulance" and "if it was you in there, you would want the ambulance to go as fast as possible" are the sentences every dutch child hears. And if you didn't learn them from your parents, you are bound to learn them from a classmate or teacher or random strangers as soon as you show signs of ignoring the social code. These sentences are at kiddie level to create empathy and understanding of the importance to make way. You can indeed read the echoes of these two sentences from our collective childhood upbringing in a lot of the comments. They stick. For a child it is easier to get a grasp on the whole 'empathy' thing if it is for a loved one, before learning to extend it to the rest of the world.

[@Dutch3DMaster]

I literally pictured a police car on an emergency call once that later turned out to be heading to my mom who had taken a fall with her bicycle and fell in a bad way, knocking her unconscious for a while. It was wild to find that out later.

[@janwielklem]

Since most Americans believe taxpaying is a form of theft, you will never have such wonderful public services as free healthcare, well-trained police and the best infrastructure as in the Netherlands.

[@RiderOftheNorth1968]

This is what tax money get you in Europe.

[@yoranvandriel3772]

I live right next to this hospital, and see a lot of these escorts happening. The roads over here can be very crowded, but the people living in this area are well experienced with regular ambulances. It's impressive to see how well the police co-ordinated, and how calm they were in their communication. To get to this hospital they have to cross a really difficult intersection "Zevensprong" where 7 roads intersect, they've executed this perfect. This makes me proud to be Dutch :)

[@Mocking_Muppets]

That's one of the reasons why driving licences are 2 Grand plus... 'Imagine he had drugs in his car' there is your 'Murican mindset showing... 🙄

[@dantesolomon5607]

Yeah, I moved to the Netherlands from South Africa, the whole thing is just... the difference is shocking and I'm not even sure how to process everything. Still getting used to the lack of threats to my life in the area.

[@baskoning9896]

3:10 while escorting one ambulance, they encounter a person on the ground. The advice to ride around that person in a wide arc, and call in another ambulance for that person.

[@JC130676]

And at 3:40 they direct the police car to that person.

[@mrpowersfrompallettown]

This really made me proud of our Dutch boys and girls in blue keep it up guys

[@peterpain6625]

Whoever this was for i hope they're doing alright.

[@urbandiscount]

Physically they recovered. 3 people were wounded in this stabbing. All supermarket employees who were attacked by a customer who was under the influence of alcohol

[@gertjanvandermeij4265]

2 of them DIED in the hospital !

[@gertjanvandermeij4265]

@@urbandiscount No , 2 of them died later in the hospital

[@Griffintheelder]

They start out in the city center, right by the houses of parliament and then take the shortest route which goes right through the busyest shopping streets like Grote Marktstraat, straight down to the end of Prinsegracht, past Westeinde hospital and then all the way almost to the other end of the Hague via Loosduinseweg and left at Thorbeckelaan onto Leyweg and the HAGA ziekehuis (hospital), formerly known as Leyenburg. They do a twenty / twenty five minute car ride in about seven minutes at breakneck speeds. Kudos.

[@kamion53]

I am not that familiar with Den Haag, but recognised the Grote Marktstraat too ( Peek & Cloppenburg was the give away) thanks for more detailed desciption of the route.

[@kwarts]

Because of likely obstructions on the Leyweg, they took Houtwijklaan - Escamplaan.

[@asaenco]

Thanks for explaining that

[@johnloony68]

Many years ago I remember watching a TV programme about an event in the UK in which a heart was being transported c.200 miles across the country for use in a transplant operation. It had limited time to stay viable, so they had to do the journey at very high speed (more than 100 mph). It was like a major military logistical operation, with roads being kept wide open (and side roads being blocked off) by the police for miles ahead.

[@chnijkamp]

Search for ‘the liver run’

[@7112uitruk]

On youtube "the liver run"

[@alexgreen4005]

Seems like a helicopter would be more useful in this situation?

[@jamegumb7298]

@@alexgreen4005 It is. And then there must be a helipad or landing site close by or secured on very short notice, also where you arrive. And there must be a medical flight or helicopter close enough. And it has to be available, plus pilot and staff (not usually at short notice, servicing a heli is not fast). And approved by insurance or NHS because a heli goes by flight hour and ambulance per x miles, heli is much pricier.

[@Flirkann]

​@@jamegumb7298and as you suggested, there may still be an element of this to get the organ from the landing site to the hospital...my local hospital only received helicopter facilities during the last refit, prior and ambulances had to meet choppers some 8 blocks away for the transfer

[@mavadelo]

Motto/slogan of Dutch police is "vigilant and subservient". We are not always happy with our police, I think that is imperitive with their job, but especially in these situations I am very proud we have them. Also proud at how the public responds to these things. There are always a-holes that think they don't need to listen, but the majority understands the emergency. btw most of the communication you hear is route discussions. Things like "straight ahead", "go left/right" etc

[@Nifuruc]

And how much did these patients pay for the ambulance? 0€. That's how it should be.

[@petrwindmeijer7542]

😂 jep and in the usa thousands of dollars 😂.

[@ChinaJoeSux]

Those guys can DRIVE, i know, i am living in the Hague. Life savers, fearless too.

[@Themoozah]

If you want to see what the average day is like for a dutch police officer (while working ofcourse). I recommend watching a video from Politievlogger Jan-Willem.

[@davedevosbaarle]

I think it has to do with training. Driving tests in the Netherlands are quite strict. People need to takes dozens of hours of driving lessons to pass. I think police officers here are also well trained, especially motorcycle police. Even non-drivers get traffic training. All Dutch kids get traffic lessons in school and participate in a practical test, riding on their bikes through traffic.

[@Dutch1961]

And the best thing of all: it will cost you nothing when you're in an ambulance being escorted to a hospital.

[@AwoudeX]

taxes...

[@SonyStudioPro]

Wrong! The ambulance costs €750 and its payed (most of the times 100%) by the health insurance you have.

[@o0Vigie0o]

Isn't it taken out of your eigen risico?

[@Dutch1961]

@@o0Vigie0o yes it is. But the eigen risico is capped at 385 Euro annualy. That doesn't cover the cost of the ambulance. Besides that, if you have a chronical illness you probably max out on your eigen risico anyway.

[@rowejon]

In the late 70's early 80's I was a full time fireman in the UK & had professional driver training. I now live in the Netherlands & find this very impressive. I do remember that you have to keep calm.

[@KootFloris]

Dutch police gets way more training than US police. Take deescalation of situations, rather than pulling guns, or in this case collaboration. And motor police gets additional training.

[@LordGingerBerry]

I thought badly of the US police force as well but then I realised they are all dealing with completely different people. Most people in the Netherlands are not armed with a firearm, this fact already helps relax a police officer when dealing with civilians. While US cops always have to keep in mind that one drunk or mentally messed up person might have firearms and can end them with the pull of a trigger. I am not calling the US police force good either, but I will not apply the same logic I would with police forces of other countries and cultures.

[@KootFloris]

@@LordGingerBerry This is a very good comment, and true too, but 2 things: 1. They are not trained to deescalate. They also have less training, yet get military equipment. 2. In fact their motto used to be, 'to serve and protect' and now is 'to enforce the law' (and kill for it) No wonder police killings are a much bigger thing than one should expect.

[@GHOST-in-the-MACHINE]

I've had to be in an ambulance before in a (luckily) non-critical situation when I missed the last step of the stairs in a stone staircase and compound fractured my right leg, shin and calf bones broken and bleeding because bone was sticking out (still in recovery after 6 months, but I can walk again!), and like, Dutch EMTs are so great. But furthermore, even before that (hopefully singular) ambulance experience, I've always been incredibly vigilant of sirens in traffic, especially ambulances. They don't run sirens for non-critical cases, they didn't run sirens for me, because as severe as my fracture was, I was conscious, calm, and while I was bleeding, it wasn't so severe that I was in life-threatening danger. When there are sirens, I will abruptly move to an unobtrusive area in traffic, as I've seen many other people do, because I know if I hold up that ambulance, I will have blood on my hands, and I don't want anyone's death on my conscience just because I wasn't paying attention in traffic (you should pay attention in traffic period, but yeah).

[@herb6677]

I highly recommand to go visit the Dutch. It is a beautiful country, but when I was there I liked it everywhere better than in Amsterdam. Go check out the cozy Delft and the modern Rotterdam. Visit the mills at the Kinderdijk and get used to pronounce any ij as an "I". Cheers from Austria!

[@kzonedd7718]

I lived in Amsterdam, and I love it, but for tourists I'd recommend pretty much anywhere else. It's pretty, but you can see all of it in a day and after that it's just a busy city.

[@Jetske]

The Dutch "I" actually sounds like the "I" in English in "Austria"!

[@ahab6969]

@@Jetske mega ROFLOL from Austria - good one

[@on-the-pitch-p3w]

You must be a local from Rotterdam. Rotterdammers ALWAYS tend to bash big brother Amsterdam. 😂 So funny hahaha. You’ll alway’s recognize them.

[@blackscorpion65]

Any city is better than Amsterdam 🎉

[@patricktetteroo9950]

Sometimes we complain about our country (a national sport) but actually we live in the best organised country in the world 🇳🇱❤

[@rolandboerhof9391]

The (Canadian) channel Not Just Bikes is pretty popular. The short, oldest one is a great appetizer for more

[@MeisjeAndMe]

This also happens when organ transplants need to be transported here. 👍 greetings from The Netherlands.❤

[@whitecompany18]

Hire a bike and spend a few weeks bicycle touring the Netherlands👍

[@darkknight8139]

The videos from this channel are amazing and really helpful. They do a lot of ambulance escorts in the The Hague area. That area has relatively many hospitals and is one of the busiest areas in the country. These guys are very well trained to cope with all that. The communication mainly comes from the ambulance, they tell the escorting motorbikes where they are while the guys on the motorbikes tell the ambulance what lane to take. Something like: "take the rightmost lane to turn left", just because the right lane is free that is the best choice. The speed limit is 50 km/h (30 mph) in most areas you see, the officers on the bike are trained to drive over 100 km/h there (60+ mph). We learn how traffic rules work at a young age in primary school, just because we are used to go to school by cycling. Then, you have to know the rules. I learned most traffic signs, rules for yielding and default speed limits when I was about 8 years old. This also included understanding signs given by a police officer, like the ones you see here! When you go for your driver's licence at age 18, you have to learn all the rules there are, the book contains some 100 pages to explain it all. And there is a theory exam. The part with the blue car in the end is quite comical: the officer reluctantly says: "just go around the little blue car, he is stressed out". Poor driver who did not know what to do...

[@JeremyParker072]

Well coordinated! Here in Melbourne all emergency vehicles use the tram tracks in the central business district for unobstructed way. It did seem that the Dutch drivers all knew what to do.

[@qazatqazah]

It's not that difficult: when you hear a siren you don't move.

[@JeremyParker072]

@@qazatqazah yeah you’re right but I have seen so many drivers that just continue driving

[@situationsixtynine8743]

​@@JeremyParker072it's part of the theoretical part of driving lessons

[@adrianhempfing2042]

Melbourne is my city. One time i saw the police rehearsing the escort the week before a world leader event. It was impressive, efficient to see , like this video , when they leap frog each other. One stops this intersection whilst other goes ahead to stop the next

[@xFD2x]

@@JeremyParker072 Continue at a reduced speed until you find a spot to park your car.

[@darkiee69]

There's a video here on YT with a Belgian ambulance going to a children's hospital in Paris. The small child couldn't be flown there so they had to go by road. As soon as they pass the border French police are there escorting them all the way.

[@ChokyoDK]

You should watch the video where other police officers around the world hear about US police, how long it takes to become a police officer and so on. Very interesting video. It's called "Cops from around the world react to U.S. policing"

[@pauletteraspberry2923]

I saw that video. It was amazing how they reacted.🇨🇦

[@Daapjuh81]

Hi, as an civilin who lived in The Hague (Den Haag) for 33 years I can explain you some stuff. The hospital named “HAGA Ziekenhuis” is the biggest in The Hague. Funny tho, in the centrum (yes it was our main city center shopping area) there was also an other hospital, its the area were they change camera angle, but not many are going there. Theese kinds of transports like this aint every week, its only if the highest prio is needed, we call it something like PRIO 0) life trettening. Also is this done with regular motorbike agence(cops) but with special training under there belts. And the communications between them is highly skilled. Btw in The Hague center there was also an person who felt on the ground and the interaction with the cop car was to inform them to go there, so yes, multi tasking they must the whole way…. Btw no, not all places in The Netherlands has canals🤣🤣 Happy to give you some recommendaitions were to go for nice places. Just send me an note, cheers

[@alansmithee8831]

Hello Joel. Very impressive. My former work head office was in Rotterdam and I got to visit from UK. They are not so big on rules as Germany, but very efficient with such high population density. I gave a reference for someone to join the police. He became a traffic officer. Later I caught a car thief hiding in my garden and handed him in to police after rugby tackling him. I spoke to the traffic cop with the crashed stolen car. He said he was going to London for training with the officer I knew. They are intensively trained to do all this.

[@jorgmehring2660]

Dutch and German police forces work together. This is the EU. Denmark, France, Belgium, Austria, Poland, Czech, Luxembourg... etc.

[@dereknewbury163]

Wow! So cool and co-ordinated. I wonder if the lack of such response in the US is due to the cultural antipathy towards "loosers" , with sick people being perceived as such. I am grateful to the 45th for this thought

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

One would assume that even the most anti-social a-holes would want the big 2 (ambulance & firefighters ) to get trough traffic as fast as possible . Because if they need emergency help some day, they wouldn't want other a-holes blocking their emergency help ;)

[@iWhacko]

@@spiritualanarchist8162 Nah, because that would never happen to them :P Only loser have house fires or accidents. That's why they "fly" on the highways with their fast cars.

[@berendt87]

When you visit the Netherlands, visit also the Utrechtse Heuvelrug, the Veluwe and Nijmegen

[@StyleWarz]

The police sirene is the same across europe, it uses the doppler effect so you can hear where it's coming from.

[@pe1pqx321]

The doppler effect is a natural/physics thing, not used in sirens here. Doppler-effect can not tell you where the sound comes from, only speed and direction (towards you or away from you)

[@tourleaderontour1644]

Thanks MoreJps for comments, In the Netherlands is common that 2 ambulances will join if a cardiac arrest happens.

[@rogu3rooster]

The way the two leading motorcycles basicly leapfrog eachother to get to the next intersection, then the other one catches up and goes ahead, very efficient!

[@jolitaskincare4077]

Respect to the Dutch Police (proud to have worked there). And for your NL-list: Apeldoorn and The Veluwe, Kootwijkerzand is a cool place too for you to visit, as well as Deventer, Zwolle, Giethoorn, Zutphen, Groningen, De Waddeeilanden, Maastricht, Zeeland. So many differences in one small country. You will love it : )

[@PokhrajRoy.]

The Hague is where the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court happens to be.

[@merlinonline67]

Just a coincidence, a Major trauma centre is also located in that city, been watching these videos since they first started

[@KootFloris]

The International Court that the USA doesn't recognise because they never commit war crimes, hahahaha.

[@Jurjen_Warrel_Ottenhoff]

Den Haag or 's-Gravenhage (The Hague) is the 3rd largest city and the seat of government of the Netherlands. The general and executive branch are situated there, along with our supreme court and council of state. To compare It to the U.S.: It's Washington D.C., but New York is the capital. This makes Den Haag arguably the most important city in the Netherlands. it's also the reason things like the international courts don't "happen to be" there and the major trauma center isn't "just a coincidence".

[@AliasSchmalias]

@@merlinonline67 It is no coincidence. 🙏

[@tdmike3624]

@@Jurjen_Warrel_Ottenhoff You are right that there is a trauma center in The Hague, it's Haaglanden Medical Center, however if you too seriously injured they will emergency transport you to the Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam as that hospital is far more advanced and better equipped.

[@Journeyoflove13]

Not sure, but I think it's a donor transport. And it seems like an early sunday morning, because normally there's lot's of people and traffic everywhere. Thank you for this video. You're more then welcome here! 😊

[@ArumesYT]

Haven't checked all the other comments, and I don't see a link to the original video (to check the description) but this seems be what is called a "rolling transport" which means the ambulance has to keep rolling at all times. For some traumas any kind of shock or bump is more harmful than a slight delay in transport. So the police clear all the roads so the ambulance can keep rolling instead of braking and accelerating all the time. It's not the fastest way to get a patient to its destination, but it's the most comfortable way.

[@susisorglos6125]

There are two different transports with this kind of escort: One is the "smooth", and the other is the "very fast".

[@fryfrysk]

These motor escort teams of the The Hague Police are one of the best and experienced in the country due to the fact that they provide services not only to critical emergy ambulances ( all forces do) , but due to the fact that The Hague is the city where government resides; Parliament and PM ; all foreign embassies ; the hometown of the dutch king and several UN courts all receiving almost on a daily base lots of VIP and heads of state .

[@countk1]

Sirens are I think more serious in Europe then in the US. Using a siren is bound to the urgency of actions. Certainly when there is an escort too. Someone driving too fast isn't immediately an emergency for instance. Normally only blue and/or red lights are used to inform people to be cautious or go to the side of the road or make room. o if we hear a siren, we know it's definetely urgent and so for instance traffic immediately slows down and will make an extra lane. You can get a fine if you don't repond properly btw.

[@BrlU]

I bet every dutch bikeriding police officer could do this! they are very well trained and capable in the netherlands!! but i think they have a special unit for this kind of work! They do also escorting politicians and high risk prisoners like this!

[@x-Phire]

Just move to central europe. Im living at the eastsea coast area of germany. In 3-5 hours, I can be in denmark, sweden, poland, the netherlands, belgium. And every country is so different. I love it do much!

[@maplelafe7671]

LOL imaginaire being wounded on the ground an a ambulancesirene is closing you but drive's by😅

[@tony199120]

All dutch people with a driver license has to take a theoretical exam thats very hard, and only gets easier with driving lessons in the real traffic, A american friend of mine lives here on a diplomatic visa, so his US license is good here, as a dutch i can say he cant drive, but he himself thinks he's the best. I made him took dutch driver lessons and he was amazed at how bad he actually was. Thats where it starts for the USA i think, proper driving license exams. You get plenty of questions about these escorts to always follow commands, it can be a fellony not to follow. one guy fighting with a ambulance driver causing a death got prosecuted for ''death by guilt'' and got a jail penalty. ( this was a convict already with a lenghty record )

[@dslight113]

underway 2 the hospital and then u come across another person on the ground , calling for a second ambulance . its in dutch so u probably missed that.

[@ammelovmokum7346]

and making sure by stopping and pointing to a passing officer to the fallen person

[@-Mike-Kwasowski-]

yep most defenitelly normal police officers but a different training

[@qazatqazah]

Glad you liked it. Also, do visit The Netherlands!

[@banina1836]

The police in the Netherlands are well-educated; In order to become an officer you have several options, the base degree at a police academy is 2 years and is very practically oriented. However, you also have the option to study at a university of applied sciences for 2,5 or 4 years, if you’ve done your 4-year degree you’re able to follow it up with a 2-year masters degree. Of course there’s the option to further specialise within any of these branches as well. These degrees are all valuable, but have different focuses. The base officers usually do take up more hands-on positions within the force compared to the university educated officers.

[@PedroConejo1939]

This is how a society looks where people are encouraged and taught to look after others. It's not perfect but way better than a 'me first and only me first' attitude. They were fortunate that this wasn't a busy time of day but even so, that was impressive co-ordination. The rider had four bands on his epaulette, which for me (not Dutch, not police) would suggest a captain or similar. Also given that I don't speak Dutch, I would guess he was the co-ordinator. I would recommend visiting Netherlands and Belgium as well as France. Each country different from the next and I love them all. There are videos of French and Belgian police doing similar work but in busier traffic - one is on the Périphérique in Paris.

[@vorcanvorcan9032]

Dig deeper and you'll find that the "me first" mindset is still very much alive, even in places like this. The very act of [living your life] as though you're not a part of humanity, is basically the same thing. Humanity is nothing without us individuals, literally. Humanity's responsibilities, are OUR responsibility. Not taking said responsibility basically ensures that future suffering will happen again, and again, and again, ad infinitum. But, because it is such a "big thing", people get intimidated by the prospect of having to deal with it. So they don't. Which naturally turns a human being's life into a [me first] affair. Where caring for others only goes as far as the individual is willing to have it go. And I have found that there are close to no people out there who are willing to go all the way with it. 💀(not to mention the pretense built upon the inevitability of suffering...)

[@Basil-Fawlty]

Main difference between European and US police: US police uses military rankings while European police uses police rankings. In the Netherlands the 4 stripe is called a 'Hoofdagent' (chief officer which equals a US corporal). A 'brigadeer' would equal to a 'sergeant' but not yet a 'lieutenant '. An 'inspecteur' would equal an US lieutenant and a 'hoofd inspecteur' equals a US captain. A 'commissaris' would equal an US assistant chief or 'major'. And a 'hoofd commissaris' would equal a US 'chief of police. Both 'commissaris' and 'hoofd commissaris'i are usually trained on a bachelor or masters level on law and public administration management levels. All these positions are not obtained via political campaigns but are appointed by the DOJ based on valor and performance (yes... it's a pretty transparent process). Also paygrades are federally regulated and predetermined. To make a long story short; US police and judiciary processes are in the infantile stage compared to Europe, in particular on the lower paygrade levels of policing. That is not meant as an insult but simply a conclusion if you dig deep into the comparison between both. 1a and 4th Amendment auditors are not found in Europe is quite a good example.....

[@maarten699]

Looking at the polls the 'me first and only me first' attitude is definitely prominent unfortunately...

[@okrookra6542]

@@vorcanvorcan9032 If you don't know how to take care of yourself first, then how are you going to care for anyone else? Suffering is and will always be part of life in one form or another. Suffering is only about perspective and doesn't actually describe a specific condition other than it is the act of being in distress. Which itself is subject to how people with different tolerances react to stress differently. When caring for others turns into slavery? What then, because that is the direction we are headed. Every non-Chosen will serve the chosen. They wrote it and are executing the plan flawlessly.

[@vorcanvorcan9032]

@@okrookra6542 The problem comes in when you consider where the suffering comes from. Sure, suffering will continue to occur naturally. People get into accidents, which leads to suffering, unless you're a masochist. But the issue comes in when the vast majority of suffering we experience as human beings is created by ourselves, both as individuals and as a collective species. And while [you have to take care of yourself first] sounds good, it doesn't make as much sense as you believe it does, at least not in the way you're using it. In reality, you aren't just an individual. There is no [humanity] without human individuals, Ergo; you are humanity just as much as you are your own individual. Taking care of ourselves is exactly what we should be doing, and it is that [me first] aspect that keeps that from happening. Also, why are you bringing up slavery in that way? As a species, we have such a big potential! The act of [taking care of ourselves] isn't all that difficult. What makes it difficult is ourselves. Whatever ridiculous thing it is you think you see, even if true, is nothing but a flawed product of our own existence. We are immature as a species. We are flawed, and we do very little to address those flaws. Instead, we like to busy ourselves with all the shit that got produced by said flaws. What you and others lack is a sense of collective responsibility. Because before that, you have to have a sense of being a part of humanity itself, which you lack. 🤦

[@doortjegerrits2542]

It's not often that I feel proud to be Dutch, but when it's about safety we are very organised. I only feel unsafe in very rare scenarios but even at night I (22F) feel quite comfortable to walk alone on the streets.

[@truesouth4784]

Notice the absence of traffic.

[@ceaserswft2934]

bro i live in the Netherlands everything is well organized between transport and also the police, you litterly cant outrun the police here. they have siv (snel interventie voertuig) that means ther just fucking howlin ass they have a a6 with like 500hp chiptuned and weightreduction discrease cant outrun that shit and yes they are normal patroll officers but a motorcycle officer get special training etc

[@lilybee7334]

When you’re coming over, I’d highly recommend visiting The Hague, it’s one of the largest Dutch cities, the seat of the Dutch Government, it has lots of history, great museums, and is just a very interesting city

[@on-the-pitch-p3w]

No thanks. Amsterdam will be fine!

[@lilybee7334]

@@on-the-pitch-p3w You'd miss out. So many amazing cities to visit; Rotterdam, Utrecht, Den Bosch, Maastricht...

[@on-the-pitch-p3w]

@@lilybee7334 I actually live in Rotterdam. Ik know what I’m talking about. Thank you.

[@lilybee7334]

@@on-the-pitch-p3w I’m from Zuid-Holland, but I now live in Limburg. Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam are all great places to visit.

[@DonHrvato]

3:14 ... you can hear the police calling a new Ambulance for the person laying down on the street

[@johnloony68]

I like the way they blow the whistle occasionally, as if people will notice the whistle more than the siren.

[@KeesBoons]

Actually you will. Sirens are good as a general alert, but the whistle is more close up. I've experienced it a lot when I lived in the Hague. With all the political infrastructure, embassies and royal events there, a lot of escorting happens.

[@dutchman7623]

A whistle has a reach of about 200 feet around the motor-officer. And he/she hand signs commands like: 'stay put', 'don't cross', etc. And yes, people pay attention. (for their own sake and that of others)

[@hansolo2121]

You really do not understand why the whistle is used in addition to the siren? Not even after this video? Wow.... Okay let me explain. The siren: The siren of the ambulance is to create general auditory awareness that there is an ambulance near you. It basically tells you to be alert about your surrounding and look for the ambulance as it can pass by very soon and you will have to give way and stay out of it's way if it does. The whistle: When a policeman on a motorbike is stopping and looking at you and blowing a whistle directly at you personally .... while holding up his hand telling you to stop ... it is 100% clear that you are to directly follow his orders immediately. As you are now 100% sure that the ambulance will cross your path directly within the next few seconds. Also what you seem to have missed completely is that the sound of a whistle blown at you from a close range is VERY different than the sound of a siren that is further away from you. And the high sound pitch of a whistle will make it stand out from the siren in an immediate way. You know when you hear the sound of a whistle you are you as a person are being adressed directly.

[@gfimadcat]

They do - that whistle is an absolute loud ear-piercing shriek up close. Also it's used to catch attention so you can see the hand signals the officer uses to command everyone to stop (or move). We actually get taught these signals during our driving lessons and you are supposed to know them. Most people do, thankfully :D

[@svennetherlands]

The siren means: move! Let us pass. The whistle means: look at me and do as I "say"! So, yeah, the whistle is very handy. 😊

[@79BlackRose]

It is impressive for sure. But it is a ghost city. There are virtually no cars and compared to the UK these roads are W I D E !

[@Hebe73]

The Dutch are very good urban planners. We also have loads of small roads, but they plan the route ahead to make sure the main roads are used. but The Hague is the capital city and definitely not a ghost city. The first part is in a pedestrian only area. Also as I lived in the UK, so many motorists ignore the police instructions

[@79BlackRose]

@@Hebe73 By ghost city, I simply meant there was no congestion whatsoever. And with virtually no traffic, why would a police escort even be needed? The ambulance has a siren and flashing lights after all. It is a lot of resources to throw at one medical emergency. I am not criticising, these are simply things I noticed.

[@Hebe73]

@@79BlackRose There are enough videos on their channel that are taken during rush hour where you can see how busy it can get. Most likely this was filmed during summer/outside of rush hour. There were 2 ambulances in this case, one for a baby and one for the mother as it was a delivery with medical issues. They only use this if the transport has to be 'gliding' meaning as little movement as possible, so slowing down/braking etc as there are medical personnel trying their best to safe a life in the back of the ambulance and any movement can be an issue. Without the escort the ambulance will be slower, the traffic cops escorting the ambulances are trained for this.

[@adrianhempfing2042]

It did seem rather less congested. I wonder what peak hour looked like. However many probably used public transport or bike or walk

[@joslauwers7960]

@@Hebe73 Den Haag/The Hague is the political center of the Netherlands and the King resides there, but Amsterdam is the capital.

[@rene5939]

Don't think that it is common in the Netherlands for an ambulance to have a police escort. I have never experienced it live...

[@PdWOLFG4NG]

I am dutch and the communication is tight and refreshing to see how organized they still are despite low on workforce, they seem to communicate very relaxt like everything is under control😅

[@MrMarinus18]

6:20 Actually in this it's the US that's the exception. The US has some of the lowest standards for police anywhere in the world and it also shows with just how much they abuse their power and often are just assholes who like lording over others. Police in the Netherlands have many of the same standards that firefighters have.

[@patz470]

If you liked the (some) germans you will love the dutch. This is me a german saying this. I never had any bad experience in the Netherlands. Always kind, friendly and over polite. But if you're on a bike over there, they can also get wild. 😂😉

[@willvangaal8412]

Germans are nice too .

[@CharlotteKleinKoerkamp]

I live in the Netherlands and this isn't the normal ambu. This is the ambu that needs to transport high risk patients to a different hospital for other treatment and because the patients are high risk they want to do this really fast because these patients need medical attention almost the whole time to survive. Just trust me if I say that Dutch people move over if they hear sirens, like you learn that in your driving lessons.

[@Phenix1111]

The 2 motorbikes are taking turns in blocking off crossings. It is a good system to make sure the ambulance can go drive through smoothly.

[@MarkKoekenbakker]

They often say that the Dutch speak English the American way, but it is probably more true that Americans speak English the Dutch way. The Netherlands has had much more influence on the development of the United States than contemporary Americans realize.

[@raymondk2202]

6:08 the officers are specifically trained for this This must have been a injured person with a very specific thing needing a specialist because on the intersection you mention this going to the right there and you enter the biggest hospital in the Hague. Instead they drove on to Haga Hospital at the other side of town.

[@GrouchierThanThou]

As a Dutchmen I'm pretty sure every motor policeman here is properly trained in emergency escorts and I think they practice them regularly.