American Reacts to Autobahn Police Response During HUGE Traffic Jam

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[@TheXshot]

Middle part is basically an LED screen or mayrix board. Will show things like: stop, Police! Or: follow me! Etc

[@vophatechnicus]

Usually, in the past, called ASG - Anhaltesignalgeber ;)

[@Onkel_Richard]

@@vophatechnicus Anhaltesinalgeber Thats very German, you wont find that in any Dictionary

[@herrhartmann3036]

Just a quick reminder: Those vehicles are not actually reacting to the arrival of the police car. It's the law in Germany, that whenever the traffic jams on the Autobahn you have to pull over to the side and create an emergency lane. I think this cop is just checking the quality of the emergency lane, to make sure that it's ready when the actual rescue vehicles arrive. If he had really been in a hurry to get to the front of the jam, he wouldn't have made all those stops to talk to people.

[@alladin779]

thank you for the explanation. I was nervously watching and thinking... hurry up!! you have no time to lose! hahaha...

[@rschroev]

The police here in Belgium should do that too. We have laws in place that drivers should create an emergency lane like that for quite some years now, but when I'm on the road it always seems I'm the only one doing it. Ambulance drivers also witness that people don't follow this rule. It seems people either don't know or don't care.

[@PBMS123]

isnt that what the shoulder is for? Why do it in the middle?

[@herrhartmann3036]

@@PBMS123 Would you like to drive a heavy vehicle (like an ambulance or fire truck) at high speed on the very edge of the road, where a little slip might send you off into the greenery? Or would you prefer to have stable tarmac on either side? But even more importantly: The jam might extend into the off- and on-ramps. And that will block the path along the shoulder. Creating the lane in the middle ensures that the path forward will be clear all the way through.

[@maryvofin9042]

@@PBMS123 Thats where broken down vehicles stand. If there is only one broken down vehicle there the emergency vehicles would be jammed. thats why everyone has to create a lane for them

[@berndkemmereit8252]

6:32 are you a learner? Answer: No, He: then you should know where to drive.

[@JWaldmeister]

At 5:14 he says: You are obstructing an emergency vehicle by not making way, thats not funny. You have to drive to the left, not the lane

[@Muck006]

If he had the time ... he could hand out tickets for that behaviour ...

[@88killkill88]

ja nicht ganz ne

[@margreetanceaux3906]

He’s basically telling that white car that she can’t switch lanes, because the ‘middle lane’ has to be 100% accessible for the police etc.

[@DaChaGee]

Why don't they just use the hard shoulder?

[@Adler71]

@@DaChaGee That's only for broken down cars and trucks.

[@DJST1NG3R]

​@@DaChaGeeBecause the shoulder is only for emergency (broken down vehicles etc.) An older car could overheat in the traffic jam and then would turn over on the shoulder. A emergency responder would be locked behind that broken down car then if it would drive over the shoulder

[@plauke4711]

@@DJST1NG3R ​ @DaChaGee And the hard shoulder isn't always there, if for example there's an old bridge pillar or a cliff on that side that the highway got extended towards or there's construction work going on.

[@reinhard8053]

@@DJST1NG3R That exactly happened to me. I was in a jam with(!) an emergency lane and my motor overheated. I drove on the shoulder to let it cool down. After some time a firefighter vehicle came on the shoulder and ordered me to get back in the lane because a tow truck would come on the shoulder. My car was behaving better at that time so I could follow that. But if I were really stuck they would have had a problem. I don't know why they didn't use the emergency lane. Maybe expecting problems ?

[@brusecco]

03:07 the siren is so effective because the two defined pitches make it possible to know whether the police car (or any other emergency vehicle for that matter) is coming towards you or moves away from you… thanks to the Doppler effect.

[@RustyDust101]

Yepp, and it's not a continuous wave but a cut-off wave front from one octave to two octaves lower in one jump. This is in contrast to the US version which switches through a sine-wave pitch change. While the Doppler effect is measurable with the US version it requires instruments more precise than our brains to do so.

[@jensjens698]

True, but (and this pisses me of) the siren shouldnt be effectiv at all! Everyone should have moved out of the way a long time ago!

[@nobodx]

Don't forget, the two-tone-siren uses a lower frequency than the wailing one used in the us - a lower frequency results in less energy loss over distance - which leads to a longer reach

[@zasou571]

​@@jensjens698Totally agree! I can't understand, why some people are not able to moove out of the way early - what is so difficult about that? You learn it in drivers school and in the case of an accident or "normal" traffic jam, you behave like you have learnt it... AND you see all the other vehicles in front of you, doing it the right way - so simply copy that behavior (espesially when you are from a foreign country!)! There are NO excuses at all for acting like an idiot in such situations... Makes me really angry...

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

the middle section of the lightbar is a both front and rear facing text display which can display various information, warning and instructions, usually bilingual in German and English, like e.g. - Stop Police - Police, Please Follow - Caution Convoy - Danger - Wrong Way Driver - Ice - Accident - Road Closed - arrows pointing left or right

[@JohnyN-qp3xg]

We have exactly the same in Australia with the light bars on police highway patrol cars

[@SasMarq]

Most European Countries use sirens like the ones in Germany. The reason is, that they're utilizing the Doppler Effect. You can tell at any time if the emergency vehicle comes towards you, or moves away from you - even if you can't see it. That is different to US sirens.

[@uwehansen2915]

And it has more Distanz by the same noies level

[@Muck006]

The doppler effect is NOT a function of the siren.

[@funlovincop]

@@Muck006 I think he means that the frequency of the siren makes it easy to judge the location of the emergency vehicle using the doppler effect

[@nickjeffery536]

@@funlovincop Indeed - the doppler effect does still exist for US-style sirens, but as the sirens are continuously rising and falling, rather than using distinct, separate notes, it's way harder to tell the difference...

[@ThomasKnip]

LOL, I love this guy! When he had to get out, he said "Hello! Are you a novice driver?" And then he scolded her, explaining the rule to her. ^^

[@homerp.hendelbergenheinzel6649]

an american offiver would probably have shot or used his knee in self defense xD

[@Bughy21]

In normal circumstances there are two police officers in the car... if you don't make clear, the officer on the right will write your car number down and two weeks later you get mail with the fine for obstructing the first responders

[@ByteScout71]

You have to build the "rescue line" BEFORE you come to stop. That's the point that some are missing here like the trucks.

[@JanNyman.]

The problem with trucks is that they cant move to the side if the smaller cars have already stopped, they need a lot of space to move 18m. The biggest problem I see in this video is some of the cars don't seem to understand or not react fast enough to move aside or make space for other cars to be able to move. That said it works a hell a lot better than it does in Sweden so thumbs up!

[@Adler71]

@@JanNyman. We leave room in front and drive to the side before it comes to a stand still. People are just not observant and alert.

[@BunjiKugashira42]

@@JanNyman. Trucks must keep a distance of at least 50 m to the vehicle in front of them while driving on the autobahn and due to their elevated cabin they can see traffic coming to a stop very early. That distance plus the early indication that traffic is coming to a stop gives them more than enough space to pull to the right side and make space. Once they've stopped almost in the trunk of the car in front of them, they obviously can't make space anymore. However that's NOT when you make space, you make space BEFORE coming to a stop. The emergency lane isn't created when an emergency vehicle announces its presence with its horn, it's created way before, when the traffic stops or becomes slow enough that it could stop at any moment. 9 out of 10 times the emergency lane is unnecessary, but that one time when it's needed, it's already there.

[@hw2508]

@@BunjiKugashira42 the problem is that, even if a truck tries to leave space in front (in normal traffic), cars will occupie that space constantly. And some truck drivers drive just 5 meters behind another truck. Some people just don't learn.

[@Heresor]

@@JanNyman. No hate towards the drivers, they are just doing their job, but in my experience only 5% of trucks have German license plates. It's extremely likely that the drivers just aren't trained with German driving customs in mind. Here you are trained to form a rescue alley in driving school, but all EU drivers licenses, and some from outside, are accepted in Germany.

[@GrumpyCrash]

The middle part is a customizable led sign for specific orders or warnings ("Please follow!", "Stop", "Accident", "Oil spill", "Wrong-way driver", ..).

[@JWaldmeister]

At 3:30 the cop said: You have to drive to the left ..... if you see from behind

[@maireweber]

When you see us from behind (us blue light people)

[@lorenzsabbaer7725]

@@maireweber not only if she sees you, but immedately when a traffic jam happens! he should have been more accurate, now the person thinks she can do that, as long as she doesnt sees blue lights or hears sirens

[@maireweber]

4:15 "Over there, yes, that's where you belong!"

[@derdeutsche6865]

Dieses Video wurde damals gemacht um zu testen wie gut die Leute die Rettungsgasse gelernt haben ein Schulungsvideo

[@bentucker2301]

I thought it looked like a test

[@Herzschreiber]

Ja, das dachte ich mir auch, denn hätte es einen anderen Grund für das Blaulicht gegeben hätte er sich beeilt und wäre nicht ausgestiegen um die eine Frau zu rüffeln. :)

[@darkknight8139]

The great thing here is that the police officer is very clear in his pointers to road users not keeping the Rettungsgasse (the emergency lane) alive, while staying extremely polite and calm. Because the car at 5:55 was in the way, he could have given the driver a fine of 280 euros, AND 2 points on the driving license AND a 1 month driving ban. Not keeping a Rettungsgasse is a serious offence in Germany with hefty punishment. If you cause an accident because you don't build an emergency lane, fines are much higher. Traffic jams in Germany tend to be horrible. The distance between exits can be many kilometers, so if there is a car crash for example, the jam can easily build up for miles. That is why it is so important to build the emergency lane.

[@rairei]

The police car is the smallest using the Rettungsgasse. Medical emergency truck(s), fire brigade (also doing technical support), wrecking truck(s)

[@Engwatathraion]

"Rettungsgasse heißt Rettungsgasse. Sie müssen die für Rettungsgasse frei halten. Ich hab hier ein Problem durch zu kommen. Verstehen Sie das? Danke." @6:25 It means: " Rescue lane means rescue lane. You are to keep that free for emergency vehicles. I have a problem getting through. Do you understand? Thanks" And with that he was VERY polite....

[@railvlogger1439]

I remember reading a review of the Dodge Caliber in Top Gear msgazine UK. I think it is the only car I have ever seen given 1 out of 5 stars.

[@IWrocker]

Haha I’m not surprised 😂

[@Deinecraft]

The 3 basic rules for this kind of emergencylane goes like that: 1. the most left lane pulls to the left as far as possible 2. ALL other lanes pull to the right as far as possible 3. even in this process the hard shoulder lane on the far right can not be entered by any vehicles Greetings from 🇩🇪

[@BunjiKugashira42]

Rule 3 is commonly ignored. To be fair, driving partially on the right shoulder is the only way trucks can make enough space for a fire truck to pass through the emergency lane. Otherwise there is no way to fit a regular car, a fire truck and a regular truck side by side on a two lane autobahn.

[@jensjens698]

First rule should be, start moving to a side while traffic is still rollling! If you have to move when you hear a siren, you fucked up big time.

[@lyaneris]

@@BunjiKugashira42 I typically see rule 3 being ignored either once an emergency vehicle is using the rescue lane or on small, two lane sections, where it's often necessary to make any kind of space for passing. (TLDR: totally agree)

[@uwetheiss970]

@@BunjiKugashira42 That is wrong. A lane on the Autobahn is 4m wide. So two lanes are 8m. That does mean you can fit 3 Trucks without mirrors or one car and two trucks with mirrors onto a 2 lane Autobahn.

[@arthur_p_dent]

@@uwetheiss970 that doesn't add up. The maximum width of a truck is 2.55m, without mirrors. So 3 trucks = 7.65m. The remaining 35cm is way too little safety reserve, even if no one had mirrors.

[@JWaldmeister]

At 4:20 he pointed to the left and said: there you belong

[@Chuulip]

They are parting the way not because they hear the siren but because there is a traffic jam. Whenever you notice traffic slowing down people make way for potential police or ambulance. As soon as traffic slows you're supposed to check the mirror even more closely and if you see or hear a police/ambulance make even more way in the middle.

[@hackbyte]

3:30 Yes, he was unhappy with the position of that vehicle and told him that he has to keep more on the left side.. 4:15 right to the next one... _more_ over to the left side! ;) 4:55 Under german law right now, he would even be liable to a fine because he had to move away as soon as traffic slows down to a crawl, not just when he sees a emergency vehicle in his mirrors. ;) 6:00 She got a lession about where you have to be in case the traffic slows down.. ;) In her case, driving not on the leftmost lane(!), she has to drive as far to the right as she can. ;) He asks her if she's a learner. After she answers with no, he tells her that she should have known (to not be in the way). She tries to excuse herself that she just wanted to switch lanes from the outmost left - crossing the 'Rettungsgasse' (rescue lane) - to the right.. He tells her, that she is actually not allowed to cross this rescue lane at all in those traffic conditions to never be a obstacle to rescue vehicles. His last comment is: "Die junge dame will überholen in der rettungsgasse". "This young lady wanted to take over in the rescue alley/lane." Oh and yes .. especially she would be prone to a fine nowadays. ;) Nice video, keep it up! ;) Greetings to the whole family ;)

[@izumi3076]

3:00 The middle Part from the lightbar is for a "Follow me" (behind) und "Stop Police" (front, Mirror-inverted for Driver readebility) sing.

[@saiberfun]

3:00 that is a LED Matrix, which can display for example "Bitte folgen"(also transitions between english "Please follow" and the german) as a text.

[@dougtilley5977]

Taking notice of the licence plates on the wall, I see 1ABE-990 is Western Australia, 994-HXL is Queensland 539-079 Northern Territory

[@schnelma605]

6:00 Polizei: Guten Tag. Sind sie Fahranfängerin? Frau: Nein. Polizei: Aber dann sollte man doch wissen, dass man auf der rechten Spur bleibt. Und nicht hier irgendwo in der Mitte, wo ich nicht durch komme. Frau: Ich war gerade beim Herüberfahren Polizei: Nee, Sie dürfen da nicht - Sie dürfen da nicht rüberfahren. Rettungsgasse heißt Rettungsgasse für Rettungskräfte freihalten. Ich habe hier ein Problem durchzukommen, versehen Sie das? Danke Police: Hello. Are you a new driver? Woman: No. Police: But then you should know that you stay in the right lane. And not here somewhere in the middle where I can't get through. Woman: I was just driving over Police: No, you're not allowed - you're not allowed to drive over there. Rescue lane means keeping the rescue lane clear for rescue workers. I'm having a problem getting through here, can you understand that? Thanks

[@RustyDust101]

Oh, and that "thanks" at the end was certainly a bit, umm, let's say, miffed. 😂 Not yet angry or rude, but close to the line where he was going to give a citation to her. You know, along the lines of thinking 'give me ONE... More... Reason! Just... One!' 😂

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

@@RustyDust101 I think if he would have had time to write her a ticket he would have.

[@fabianstriebeck8054]

aber junge maedels denken die sind special und duerfen machen was die wollen. ich bin nur schnell. ich fahr nur kurz vorbei. ich bin spaet. ich muss meine kinder abholen. ich bin spaet fuer ein date. ja - dein leben ist wichtiger als jeder andere - du darfst einfach machen wie du fuehlst.

[@dominamayonaise]

@@gustavmeyrink_2.0 And that neighter would have been funny nor cheap for the lady. 2 Points, a month of driverlicence-revokation and 200Euros (217,75USD).

[@hackbyte]

Well possibly this scene was filmed before the rule came in full effect... It is only fined since 28. April 2020 and if i remember correctly, there was a grace period where police didn't fully enforce that _yet_... Could just be one of those runs. :)

[@robert_trumpeteer]

He just told the dude the first time he spoke: You must drive to the left when you see me coming.

[@alexanderbeck5998]

3:10 speaking about sirens, if you think the electric one is effective, you need to experience the compressed air siren we have

[@koaschten]

Fire departments compressed air sirens are the bomb. 😮

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Thank you for the video! Have a fabulous weekend! (It is Friday morning here in Australia, so I have the weekend on my mind already!)

[@krccmsitp2884]

Unauthorized use of a rescue lane (e.g. for overtaking the waiting cars) can enventuate in a fine of at least 240 euros and a one-month driving ban.

[@davis2671]

I would like to remind - emergency lane is mandatory in Germany and you have to create it in time. Failing or obstructing the emergency lane is under fine of 320€ - almost 350$. We also have mandatory emergency lane in Czechia, but we do not have specific fine for that.

[@konsty_2]

Idk how the cars still block him after such a long time. Ure supposed to drive to the side the second u realize theres a jam

[@andreasfischer9158]

I travel to Germany once a year. My impression is that this sometimes works, sometimes it doesn’t. I got stuck last year between Frankfurt and Cologne and it was a complete mess. There were cars all over the place. Not the slightest trace of a rescue lane. There was no emergency, the traffic jam was due to closed lanes because of road repair.

[@mdrlz]

the whole point of this video is that if you end up in gridlock, leave room in the middle for emergencies

[@hw2508]

And leave a little space to the car before you, so you can drive a little. That is one failure that the cars stop too close to each other and have no chance to move if needed. But some people just see the next open space for themselves and not the whole picture. When the towing truck is able to get through, everybody will be able to move sooner. But if emergency vehicles are stuck in traffic as well, you might be there mutch longer. (If you don't care for other people, at least care for yourself.)

[@pauldickhoff3594]

"Make way to save lives" is a good message. But, "Make way so the traffic jam can be cleared" might be more appealing.

[@TheAlterego91]

@IWrocker that part in the middle is to display "Follow / Stop" text

[@maireweber]

The fact that he takes the time to clear the path makes me think that there will be ambulances or fire trucks coming, and they need more space than him and a proper rescue lane.

[@bentucker2301]

It's not an emergency situation

[@Psi-Storm]

I think he is just driving in the emergency lane for the film crew and educating drivers. It's probably just a regular traffic jam before a construction site on a busy day. In an emergency he wouldn't stop to talk to drivers, and definitely not leave the vehicle blocking the lane.

[@maireweber]

@@bentucker2301 they're only allowed blue lights and sirens by dispatch in emergencies (Sonderrechte) as far as I know

[@andreasfischer9158]

@maireweber Well, they are undoubtedly performing police tasks. There are exceptions for that.

[@toycarcrush]

@@maireweber Well last year my family and I where on the way to our holidays. Suddenly the traffic comes to a stop like in this video. We move as far as we could to the right side of our lane and the other drivers did the same. Then a police car came from behind with blue lights and siren on. Then we hear a voice comming from the police car: "All drivers on the left lane far left, all drivers on the right lane far right!" My familiy and I laughing an the officer ceeps going on to repeat his order! It was a funny situation and there where no accident in front of us. It was a test like this one in the video. A ton of respect to those who do their job!!!

[@GustiR2772622]

The Dark Case Say Fullow Me : Stop Police and some Diffrent things .. we have RKL Lightbars alot

[@3gor73]

The small Blue BMW is an older BMW 1 Series. 118i model

[@MartijnV452]

Actually funny difference between The Netherlands and Germany, in Germany they go between the lanes, in The Netherlands they use the emergency stopping lane on the right. In The Netherlands that emergency lane is usually pretty wide and good. In some occasions they may go in between.

[@Torron79]

He was pretty calm for being that pissed as he was in the end! His veins were pumping tho as those ppl are unteachable overall.

[@GloryMusicTrapGMT]

This was like test i belive he drove into a traffic jam on purpose to tell the people that they should make room for emergency vehicles.

[@reinhard8053]

Which is one of his duties: to control, that the law is abided. Or he knew there would be other vehicles following him.

[@ShortyTXL]

This was not a test drive. There exists a second video where he is repositioning his cruiser to close all lanes for a rescue helicopter to land: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqiUZoqOYsR6nck He could take a bit of time because there have been other police cruisers at the accident site already.

That BMW was a 1 series hatchback (F20).

[@brass427]

I had one. POS.

[@jaskajokunen3716]

@@brass427 like most bmws of that era

@@brass427 I've had one for six years now. Absolutely nothing's gone wrong with it. 😊 I bought it thinking it's a good car, but has turned out even better. I love it. I think it's the older generation BMW's that are the more troublesome ones. E90, E87, E60 and so on. F20, F30, F10 are surprisingly good.

[@hw2508]

The "Danke" was basically a F#U. He often just said: "You have to drive left, not in the middle." Still quite polite. Some people are just idiots, trying to change langes, driving in the middle, driving next to a truck. Just think about how easy it could be and it would cost them nothing.

[@lyaneris]

Yeah, a somewhat polite f u combined with a verbal warning

[@eddiestevenson-kaatsch6306]

The middle of the roof sign is a digital display to impart information to those behind. Police can stop in front of cars as well as behind. "Follow Me" might be displayed, for example.

[@Bobbycarcrew]

For sure this was filmed on a sunday, virtually no trucks around (they're not allowed to drive on sundays except for perishable goods). Trucks would have blocked that almost perfect rescue lane in an instant, because trucks slowing down in the right lane when approaching a traffic jam must be overtaken by other trucks on the left. It's kind of a natural law.

[@Cyril_Sneer]

Just delete your Comment... 👀🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TheMoikero]

@@Cyril_Sneer when you see other videos like this, for example on a 3 lane highway there will be 2 lanes of trucks most of the time even though it is forbidden for trucks to overtake

[@jensjens698]

​@@TheMoikero thats just wrong. There is no general ban on overtaking for trucks. There are zones where its banned and you should have a differential speed of 10km/h while overtaking.

[@Cyril_Sneer]

@@TheMoikero asooo, joa, denn guck ich ma... 🤦

[@lyaneris]

@@jensjens698 Wasn't it a speed differential of 20kmh? I think thats how I learned it

[@DaGuys470]

The board in the middle between the lights is a little screen that shows instructions if needed.

[@cadifan]

The dark area between the blue LED's of the light bar is an electronic sign board.

[@69Phuket]

The Liver Run was an epic BBC Documentary in the 80's. Running a Liver from Airport to London Hospital on ice. It was defo beat the clock using 3.5 liter Rover SD1's which had a patent bought Detroit Engine. Spoiler...They made it! ;p (Reason this was brought to mind was that Germans move to the right. cos they encountered a German car in London...Acting peculiar)

[@florianharms3459]

The top light bar in the center they have a LED display for "follow me" etc. left of it a speaker to talk to traffic.

[@Alex_20]

3:00 from what i know its used to display different messages to the people around like "stop polizei" or stuff like that

[@ROBOTRIX_eu]

..he was saying they must go to the further left..where they belong., (when sirens are heard) ..basicly same to the woman who was still going to right, after passing, and he said she can't pass on these moments..

[@timoo6445]

The police officer in the video drives through the traffic jam, regardless of the operation at the front (a traffic accident), to check compliance with the emergency lane and to point out misconduct. Our camera is therefore not reacting specifically to an emergency, but is also driving along the route.

[@maryvofin9042]

4:58 It's a one series (F20). i had the predecessor an E87 120d (130kw diesel) with M suspension. I really liked the car. Sold it after 280000km

[@Gr8Buccaneer]

the white car just did some overtaking during the jam,so she got stuck in the middlelane,officer asked if shes a beginner after response "no" he explained her to stay left and not in the middle..thx

[@renetr6771]

The middle of the light bar is for showing text to the front or the back - like "follow me" ...

[@Jan_Seidel]

3:02 it is a light bar that output messages like "Police, please follow". 3:45 The cop the driver to move to the left, when noticing someone coming from behind" 4:23 The cop told the driver where he belongs to. I think the cop is clearing upfront for ambulance/fire truck 5:30 Yap, he is clearing the passage for following support vehicles. BTW. in theory you can be fined upto 1.000€ for not to adhering to the rule and creating a rescue path. Some ass*oles even use the rescue for their own benefit and start driving in that lane. That is a good way to p*ss off other drivers and to get some real TLC from the cops. 6:10 XD the cop asks the woman if she is a driving learner as she blocks the road. She tries to excuse that she wanted to switch lanes, where he straight out told her, this is a no-go and does not make sense at all. It is not usual that a police car drives upfront to clear the path for rescue vehicles. I think it was done to film this incident for educational purposes. Some drivers are indeed bad drivers, but most of these dorks are just selfish.

[@miky-tf3hx]

Die Sirene ist ein Druckkammerlautsprecher mit zwei verschiedenen Tönen für Stadt und Land weil sich der Schall unterschiedlich ausbreitet. Grüße aus Deutschland

[@ron_nor_]

The part in the middle is a read dot matrix LED panel. This bar is special, because as you can see on the top, it can extend a second LED Matrix that is bit bigger and brighter, that would mirror the lower one. Usually used to secure accidents or other dangers. Since newer light bars tend to be very low profile, the LED matrices often are placed in the front and rear window. Also especially for the Autobahn, there are special variants, with huge LED matrices on top of the roof, that can be extended and give additional information, like how the lane situation might change, so when to merge and so on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGLLhpmGitSBisksi=DZA5Ewl7BlIm-t4y&t=27

[@lyaneris]

I saw one of those lately - police passed, went to the right and stopped at a crash (I believe just a collision with a construction marker). Some hundred metres in front was a sign alerting to a road split with two 2.10m lanes going left, while the other stayed right. Police car displayed arrows left. Semi in front and we (with trailers) joined the middle lane only to find out that it continued straight and had only one lane splitting. (Also, while it did get narrower, it was definitely wider than 2.10m). The right lane just kind of ended without warning. Basically, we were very likely to make the same mistake as the other car, all due to bad signage.

[@christophbrockmann6339]

3:00 the middle part is a LED display. for massages like: "please follow"

[@Why-D]

In the middle there could be a text or arrows, like "Follow me" or "Stop" or ">>>>>>".

[@RoadsFranconia]

The middle part of the lightbar is a LED-Matrix to pull over cars or showing dangers...

[@markalexander71332]

The led middle bar. Says , let's drink a beer. 😅

[@Mamaki1987]

At 3:36 he tells the driver "You have to drive more to the left, when you see us coming from behind." And yes, the officer is not happy

[@Evolixe]

I remember this video. Hes not responding to anything. They are just driving this under blue light to test peoples application of rettungsgasse. Which is also why he makes time to get out and talk

[@LarkspeedNL]

It is law in Germany that if there is a traffic jam the cars are to position themselves on the road so they form an open lane down the middle in case an emergency vehicle needs to get through. When he stops to talk to people he is telling them off because they have not moved over in violation of German traffic law. They will very probably get a ticket in the post for failing to move over. The part in the middle of the light bar is an LED matrix, it can scroll text messages across it to give instructions to drivers behind the police car.

[@la-go-xy]

The traffic on German motorways is often so dense, that it slowes considerably, total stops are more likely due to an accident. In any case, you have to prepare the 'Rettingsgasse' for emergency and possibly tow vehicles, just in case.

[@bentucker2301]

This looks like a training program or test of some kind

[@millinamillota7537]

It’s a lot of fun to watch your videos, since you have a great interest in emergency vehicles and procedures, I recommend the series ‘Feuer und Flamme’ to you. These are short episodes about german fire departments. The missions are very interesting, very exciting. Maybe you would like to do a reaction to it as well.

[@jonaskreuder1817]

Police said to the driver: "You have to drive to the left!"

[@GelberBuntstift]

I had a Caliber for 12 years. A cheap car (14,000 euros), but well equipped and with enough space for the price. If it weren't for the expensive defect in the power steering, I would still have it. And it was easy to find in every parking lot. Today I drive a Fiesta and there are so many black ones.

[@BridePat]

3:44 "You gotta drive to the left if you see it in the back" smth like that

[@Gamepak]

he was saying like, you hear the siren move out to the left

[@KatzeRegi]

The BMW at 5:03 is a 1 series (1st gen) (E87)

[@TheMoikero]

3:00 that is a display. You can show short messages like "police follow me"

[@stormrider01]

2:58 this is a display where normaly it would say STOP or ANHALTEN to bring s car behind to stop.

[@palantir135]

In the Netherlands, the emergency vehicles use the emergency lane on the right. That lane is usually free so they don’t have to crawl through the two traffic rows like here in Germany. But no, not in Germany because Rules are Rules.

[@lyaneris]

They use both in the Netherlands for similar reasons as German vehicles prefer the rescue lane; 1) high chance of debris on the breakdown/emergency lane, 2) variable width (I think the Netherlands have more of a problem with that, for us it's usually either normal width or non-existant), 3) the lane crosses all highway entry and exit ramps, making it more dangerous, 4) a broken down car could occupy it, 5) chances are it doesn't exist due to construction - which is way less of a problem in the Netherlands (they actually get it done within less than three years), 6) emergency vehicles get easily concealed behind a line of trucks and merging through the right most lane tends to be the hardest (partly because truck drivers don't keep distance, partly because drivers like to fill those gaps) - keep in mind that in sections under construction it is filled even more tightly due to space limits (I love 3 lanes with 2 being 2,10m...) 7) If it got on the Autobahn prior to the congestion, it is likely already on the left and would prefer driving on a normal lane while speeds are unrestricted (which is way safer at those higher speeds, since people don't expect a car to overtake on the right in the first place). Just some reasons coming to mind

[@mherde1072]

Sorry, if anyone else already commented that, but in case not, the area in the middle of the light bar is called "Matrix" and it´s basically a red LED screen, that can be used to display messages, like for exsemple "please follow" or "do not pass" or if there is an accident and one lane is closed it´s often used to display arrows in the direction you are suppoed to go around the scene. Meanwhile toose messages are actually displayed alternating in german and english, in most cases.

[@tobiasfrank6048]

Sometimes when there is a traffic jam on the Autobahn the police just comes and conducts a 'check' whether people create a emergency lane or not...

I've noticed by the cars that this video is at least 10 years old; Then I went to see the original one, and it's uploaded 8 years ago, but still, just judging by the cars this is from like 2010.

[@jamiewood4280]

It's a 1 series BMW. 2 litre rwd, petrol or diesel. The 140i m sport is the top model.

[@JoriDiculous]

The best part with European sirens is you can "immediately" tell if they are coming or going. hard to explain but if you ever get to hear one you know. I think its some kind of doppler effect or what ever its called. This video demonstrates it pretty good: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooLGZWZooLqCpq8 (European ambulances: compilation from 7 countries) The Oslo one is not representative though, most emergency vehicles have the same sirens as the rest of video.

[@hackbyte]

Oh ans shoot are there a lot of cool light and livery patterns in that video... I bet you will love it @iwrocker ;)

[@thatdudeinorange5269]

So IWrocker might have built one of those cars I'd love to have: Dodge Caliber SRT4, but none of the other Caliber versions!

[@janaa4536]

Actualy you have to pay a fine, if you dont drive to the side or use that way through, some people have stickers on the back of their cars that show how to drive on the side. So everyone on the right or middle have to stay right (even if there are more than 2 lanes) and only the left have to stay left.

[@rogerkautz7441]

I had a Dodge Caliber SRT4, there were only 4 in Germany. The rest were 2.0 or diesel.

[@dirkdriessen1133]

2:53 The ,middle of the bar can show text or signs like "follow", "stop", "danger", "accident" etc.

[@erikeriksson7591]

As traffic slows down on the autobahn, people are required to give way for approaching emergency vehicles (by law). However, traffic slowing down often is caused by construction sites and not by accidents, so some people get used to it and tend to not take it too seriously. Also if you aren't driving on the autobahn regulary, you easily get overwhelmed in this situation and don't remember what direction to go. So that's why in the beginning he is explaining:"Everyone should go right, except for the very left lane. they should go left to create space in between. Did they do it? Well, we're gonna find out soon" (sarcastic) First car: "You have to drive to the left, if you just take a look backwards..." 2nd Car: "Over there (points left). Yeah (nodding), that's where you belong... " 3rd Car: You are impeding emergency vehicles, if you don't give way. It's not funny. You have do drive LEFT, NOT ON THE TRACK" 4th Car: "Good day, are you a beginner in driving? - No. - Well, then one should know to stay on the right and not here... somewhere in the middle where I can't get through. That doesn't make sense" - "Well, I was just giving way" - "No, you are not allowed to cross lanes, you have to stay on the right. Emergency lane means emergency lane and that is meant to be kept free. I've got an issue coming through, do you understand? Thanks." (after getting back in the car) "(This) woman tries to overtake in the emergency lane..."

[@afrog2666]

"he isn`t messing around"? YES HE IS! Imagine waiting for assistance and the guy takes the opportunity to stop every 4 fkn vehicles and have a little chat instead of getting there as fast as possible..

[@lyaneris]

I mean, lots of situations where this behaviour is valid. Could be for training, or other responders are already at the crash scene and he is making space for a tow truck, etc

[@nicholasthompson2760]

It always amazes me how drivers never use their full peripherals and their tunnel vision is about 5 metres 🤦‍♂️ Being a State Emergency Service (SES) volunteer in Aus I see this far too often. When I go priority 1 with lights and sirens people have no idea what to do cause it's not a police car, an ambulance or a fire truck so they usually stay in the way or hurl abuse at us thinking 'why are you trying to go so fast and flashing your lights at me'. Love all your videos Ian, never stop 😊 PS. Do you look at your Instagram messages? I sent you a lot of links for you to watch and hopefully react to.

[@bigrock9637]

2:56 at the part right of the siren cops are able to show scrolling text.

[@matt47110815]

2:55 that Light Aperture in the center, between the 2 Blue Lights, is a Message Display, it may say "Stop", or "Follow Me", or other messages.

[@hakunamatata1786]

It's actually a LAW to build up a rescue lane. Very hard tickets if you block the lane

[@c2bRa]

The fine in germany is way too cheap, it's only 240€ (~260$) for not building the rescue lane, in austria you pay 2180€ (~2360$) when you disturb an emergency vehicle. Also the prosecution is way too rarely.

[@TonyV_in_the_OC]

Great video. Humble suggestion - your head/screen should be the small one and what we’re focused on should be the larger portion. You may consider reversing screens or making your head float……

[@krzysio53a]

Ian, in many countries in Europe it's a law to leave a space for emaggency vehicles

[@TheAlja]

That guy would have gone a bit faster if he was ordered to go to whatever caused the traffic jam. I expect that he was just ordered to do exactly what we saw him doing. The police probably recognized that traffic was building up and they sent someone to check if people make room in case any other emergency service vehicle has to go through.

[@Breitiger]

The problem is that none of the people he reprimanded got a ticket so they never learn. In Germany you should pull to the correct position in your lane to form the emergeny lane as soon as you notice that traffic is starting to go very slow. If you wait until you're fully stopped you it's already too late and there is basically no excuse for that and should be an automatic fine because you're potentially costing someone who's about to die vital time. People like the driver of the white car who pull off idiotic maneuvers should at least get like a 1 month suspension. The problem is just that the police is in such a rush that they don't have time to give everyone a ticket. They should probably have a system that allows to them to take a picture of the license plate and driver and process the tickets later.

[@Kivas_Fajo]

The Display can be altered with writings. Follow! Stop!...something like that.

[@MartinSGill]

As @derdeutsche6865 said below in German, this was a test run to see how well people are obeying the law to form the "rettungsgasse" (rescue lane) during traffic jams; that's why he's stopping to educate people who are doing it wrong.

[@ThomasETurm]

he is telling the drivers that they have to move more to the left side if they see emergency lights and sirens from behind.