American Reacts to Tons of Police Vehicles in Poland [WARSZAWA]

[@Zych.Grzegorz]

The flags are there because it's filmed on 11.11, which is the Polish Independence Day. Normally we only have flags on public buildings, like courts or city halls.

[@zbyszanna]

Also it explains the number of police vehicles. They secure mass events on regular basis and this was also the case in here.

[@MrDarexi]

Tak było, potwierdzam 😜

[@Sylwia220394]

Not really. Were I'm from we hang the flag all year round and many people do the same. Not so much in the city I guess.

[@MsMiklosa]

@@zbyszannaexactly!

[@mareksicinski3726]

Some other public places also, to some extent, also It’s more common definitely than in Germany

[@TheXshot]

I'm Dutch but living in Poland. Love that you cover both countries a lot! Edit: yes, lots of Kia Ceed as police cars. The Skoda was indeed a Superb. The vehicle with the red looks like some sort of firefighting vehicle. (Edit: it's related to public transport) 5:35 yes, it's a shopping mall. 7:52 yes, it's a pharmacy. 10:00 lots of Polish flags because this was filmed during Polish independence day. The ugly Mercedes at the end is an older generation A class.

[@michalpanakamanana1048]

www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=mercedes+150

[@МиколаРиндя]

A class, aka the cheapest Mercedes

[@zajcevgaming]

or mercedes for older people grandparents or something @@МиколаРиндя

[@aczka212]

5:35 nie to jest dworzec kolejowy

[@tosiktransportchannel2929]

I have an aunt from Belgium, I have also been in the Netherlands.

[@Crimerenegade]

1:27 Red light is used by Polish traffic law while in convoy, marking first and last vehicle in convoy 1:41 By Polish law any type of governmental agency has to organise tender order for any kind of order above 130k PLN (Polski Złoty). Also Tender can't favor any specific company or supplier. Agency can only specify broad definitions and raw values like for eg.: engine power, min size and max size of vehicle and addition and specialist equipment, but also not by name but by norms and specific values. The ammount of regualtions regarding this is very large and complicated so the above one is simplification. But long story short the law is the cause for the variety 2:39 KIA Venga 3:16 KIA CEED Kombi/Wagon 3:27 In Europe Ford Escape is known as Ford Kuga 3:49 Looks like unmarked Skoda Superb to me 4:09 Toyota Landcruiser (looks like J100 type from 1998-2007) of SPAP (Specjalny Pododział Antyterorystyczny Policji - Special Anti-Terrorist Unit of the Police) \SWAT Team but can also be from ABW (Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego - Internal Security Agency ) like FBI or also SOP (Służba Ochrony Państwa - Government Protection Service) like US Secret Service. Discreetly armored vehicle. 4:42 Kombi aka. Wagons are very popular with the Polish police as they allow more cargo space for all additional equipment they have to carry 5:06 Yes this is an emergency vehicle. Fire Dept. (pol. Straż Pożarna) to be exact. Usually used by commanding officer of larger group like for eg. Firechief 5:40 "Złote Tarasy" - "Golden Terraces" shoping mall in the center of Warsaw, next to it is Warszawa Centralna - Warsaw Central train station 5:58 Toyota Land cruiser (J200 i think) 7:24 MAN from Warsaw PD Bomb Squad (edit) it's a TGM 18.320 4x4 with 320HP engine (235 kW). It has a special compartment for transporting explosives that can withstand blast and contain all shrapnel inside it. It is tested with 5 KG of TNT and/or 100 mm artillery shell. The price tag is 3 milion PLN per unit so 753,705.00 USD per unit as for end of 2023. The name of the vechile is "IRIS" and it is produced by Polish company "Jakusz". 7:55 Yup, Apteka is polish for Pharmacy 8:29 Yup it's a Skoda Superb from latest contract. 2 liter 280 HP engine, DSG automatic gearbox and 4x4 drive. In the same contract a lot of Skoda Scala were also purchased. The Scala was purchased with 1,5 liter engine with 150HP and also with DSG automatic gearboax but with FWD. 8:37 Yup this is the new variant for Polish police, they started purchasing cars in it from the start of 2023 8:50 MAN TGE 3.180 2.0 Liter 177HP engine and 8 speed automatic transmission 9:57 Video is from 11th of November so Polish Independence Day 10:29 Vans are popular in Polish Police used for transport of 7 man squad and with also separate isolated space for detainees in the back 11:02 Mercedes A class (i think 2nd gen) smallest Mercedes car excluding Smart..... (edit) I've checked it's in fact 1st gen not 2nd

[@Diveyl]

Apothecary (pharmacy) that is actually run by apothecary (pharmacist) with a degree in apothecary (pharmacology).

[@bartholoma3us]

This is Mercedes A class (W168), first gen. They produced this car in AMG version too, and even some more crazy versions

[@Crimerenegade]

@@bartholoma3us Yup You are right, my bad it's in fact 1st gen

[@unmanned_system]

Vans like sprinter and crafter don’t have a cage in the back, they transport officer and riot equipment, smaller vans like t5,t6 and Ducato have a cage in the back

[@EMEJTIAJ]

5:40 bright guitar - it's 1st Hard Rock Cafe in Poland. Right now we've got two more: in Kraków and Gdańsk.

[@swirkens]

No tego się nie spodziewałem. Pozdro dla polskiej widowni.

[@JanKowalski-hb1br]

a ja się spodziewałem?

[@GlobalPl08]

@@JanKowalski-hb1br i już musi się chamstwo pojawiać?

[@JanKowalski-hb1br]

jakie chamstwo. o co chodzi? @@GlobalPl08

[@Luvi84]

Pozdro

[@MATRIX_63]

Dziękuję i pozdrawiam również. Ciekawie się ogląda jak ktoś ekscytuje się pojazdami które są dla nas codzienne. Ja kiedy widzę auta w USA to nie przeżywam aż takich emocji zwłaszcza że auta z USA są popularne w Polsce

[@player400_official]

Short explanation of the emergency lights: Amber - used mostly on stationary vehicles, using it allows you to park everywhere without complying to parking rules. Also used on out-of-size transports. Blue - privilaged emergency vehicle, you have to give way and it does not need to adhere to traffic rules Blue + red - head/tail of a convoy, if you have one car running blue+red, then the car behind it is priviledged. If you have two cars running red+blue, then all cars between them are priviledged (even if they have no lights). You also cannot split a convoy (ie. drive in between convoy cars).

[@Victorn2222]

Also worth mentioning i didn't see any comments about it but you can see few kinds of ambulances in Poland the most common are P-Podstawowa which means basic no doctor just paramedics S-Specjalistyczna so Specialised where it has to be a doctor. There is also a mix like P/S where equipment is specialised but doesn't necessarily have a doctor, and T-Transportowa which usually transports patient from one place to the other when there is no need for other equipment. edit: For prisoner transport you would rarely see police cars or vans most of the transport is done using Służba Więzienna cars

[@WolfKenneth]

Theres also "N" Neonathal they are rare for veeery young kids they are kitted out with incubators and all the stuff needed to take care of youngest patients usually most expirienced crews and neonathal pediatrician on board.

[@mikoajmatuszak2928]

You were correct on most of them. We have a lot of Kia Ceed's, Toyota Corolla's, Hyundai i30's as police vehicles whether marked or unmarked. These Toyota SUV's were indeed Land Cruisers. Video was recorded 11.11.2023 which is an Independence Day that's why there is so much police activity and polish flags everywhere. Ford in 3:30 is named KUGA here but it is a rebadged Escape, car in 2:39 is a Kia Venga

[@grzegorzz247]

And an unmarked BMW,purchased in 2017 140 pieces of 330i xDrive(F30 model) a two-liter gasoline engine with a power of 252 horses and an eight - speed automatic transmission ,of course four-wheel drive,in 2022 were also ordered 478 motorcycles BMW R 1250...

[@98d31]

You're right about police car liveries, silver/blue is older one, silver/blue/highlighter green is a new livery introduced this year I think. And yes, in europe pharmacies have green cross outside, I think all countries follow this 'rule'. The amount of flags is due to this being filmed during polish independence day, and police vans are used either to transport police to event sites, or to collect unruly citizens.

[@Pidalin]

We have several different designs for police cars here in Czechia, the oldest one with green line already disapeared, then you have older version of universal european color scheme with blue/orange and now you have cars with the newest european style - blue/yellow and it's more reflective. Then you have several types of police lights, we are switching to US-like style with red/blue (it was only blue before) and they are also installing new bumbers on some new police cars, so it's total police car freestyle here. 😀 And then you have city police, which can look totaly different in each city.

[@unmanned_system]

vans like MB sprinter and Man/volkswagen crafter are used for transporting a team of 6-8 officers of the prevention unit, they carry riot control equipment (shields,armor,non-lethal weapons etc). While smaller vans like Volgswagen T5/T6 or fiat fucato transport from 2-6 officers and in the back thay have what's called Third Class which is a cage for transporting clients (mostly the drunk ones)

[@saladspinner3200]

Indeed, a Green Cross for pharmacies, Blue Cross for Veterinarian aid and Red Cross for ad-hoc events, first aid or since recently also for the Emergency Entrance for hospitals. It's not everywhere like that in Europe, but Poland follows the rule of France & Belgium.

[@Pidalin]

@@saladspinner3200 I am pretty sure that a lot of first aid boxes have green cross 🙂

[@Grez6232]

Full list, in order: VW Crafter, Kia Ceed, Toyota Land Cruiser, VW Transporter, Toyota Corolla x2, Peugeot Jumpy (I think), Kia Venga; long line of police vans includes VW Crafters, Mercedes Sprinters and MAN TGE; Kia Ceed, Skoda Superb, Kia Ceed, Peugeot Jumpy; grey Toyota sedan is an Avensis (built in the UK); Toyota Land Cruiser, Hyundai Tucson, Toyota Auris, Kia Sportage, VW Transporter x2, Kia Ceed, Toyota Land Cruiser, Mercedes Sprinter, Peugeot Jumpy, Mercedes Sprinter x2, unmarked Opel Astra, Fiat Ducato, Mercedes Sprinter x3, Kia Ceed, MAN TGX, Hyundai i30, Opel Vivaro, Kia Ceed, Opel Astra, Kia Ceed, Suzuki Vitara, VW Transporter, Peugeot Bipper, VW Transporter, Peugeot Rifter, BMW 3 Series, Mercedes Sprinter, BMW 3 Series, Skoda Superb, Toyota Corolla, BMW 3 Series, MAN TGE; black Opel wagon is an Astra; MAN TGE, Mercedes Sprinter, Peugeot Jumpy x2, Toyota Land Cruiser. Other notes: the two cars holding open the junction in several clips are Kia Ceeds. The red Ford Escape is a second-generation Ford Kuga in Europe. The MAN van is the TGE; it's a rebadged VW Crafter, the badges are literally all that's different between the two. The dorky Mercedes is a first-gen A-Class. A genius exercise in vehicle packaging and pioneered stability control - after it failed the moose test. Terrible handling and pretty nasty interior quality but, you know, genius exercise in packaging. Lastly, your first-gen Saturn Vue is based on the GM Theta platform, which wasn't used by Opel in that form. The platform was later updated by GM Daewoo in Korea, primarily for the Chevrolet Captiva. Opel then put its own body on the Captiva platform, that being the Antara. The Antara was then rebadged as the second-gen Saturn Vue for sale in the US.

[@unmanned_system]

The differences between MAN TGE and VW Crafter used by the Polish Police are: Manufacturer that made the police adaptation (MAN TGE are adapted by WISS and thr VW Crafters are done by AMZ Kutno), they have different engines and different front bumpers.

[@ChR0nos_7734]

1:30 Suzuki Swace (rebadged Toyota Corrola estate) 3:14 2nd gen Kia Ceed SW (statio wagon) 3:25 in Europe it's called Ford Kuga. That one is second gen facelift. 3rd gen Kuga is 4the gen Escape in US 3:44 it's 3rd gen Superb 4:10 it looks like J100 Land Cruiser US version imported to Europe 4:25 3rd gen Hyundai Tucson 4:40 Suzuki Swace again 4:47 Chyrsler Voyager or it could be rebranded as Lancia Voyager (Lancia is owned by Stelantis who owns Chyrsler) 4:55 VW T5 Transporter Caravelle or Multivan (quite common police van in all of Europe) 5:03 probably fire department due the red stripe on the side 5:18 Kia Ceed SW, but this one is 3rd gen 5:28 The Złote Tarasy, also known by its anglicized name Golden Terraces, is a commercial, office, and entertainment complex in the city centre of Warsaw, Poland. 5:49 Warszawa Centralna railway station. Primary train station in Warsaw 5:53 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado J150 second facelift (2018-2019). This version is only sold in Europe, Australia, Japan and China 6:14 3x Mercedes Sprinter and 3rd gen Peugeot Boxer which is sister van to Fiat Duplo and Citroen Jumper. In US it's called Ram ProMaster 7:47 pharmacy for medicine 8:11 BMW G20 3 series (pre-facelift) Baseline or Sport trim level 8:28 it is Superb gen 3 8:46 MAN TGE van 9:00 Opel Astra J Sport Tourer 10:25 van are used for criminals transport (the ones without any windows in the back) and the ones with windows are used for transporting police officers. I don't know how it is in Poland, but in Croatia they are used as mobile investigation van when there is car accident

[@Trakkson]

9:00 That's actually Astra K. Very similar to the previous generation, but slightly different grill and different lights with matrix LEDs.

[@ChR0nos_7734]

@@Trakkson you're right. From afar (from front) they look similar and video beeing 1/4th of the whole video format didn't help. I also forgot to add that MAN TGE is rebadged VW Crafter

[@MrOlek700]

The last car is a first gen Mercedes A-Class, I had one with a 90hp 1.7L diesel engine until march this year. It was pretty cheap to maintain and very fuel efficient. 4.8L-5.3/100km or 49-44 MPG. Doug Demuro imported one to the US, which was pretty unexpected to see.

[@jvdh78]

The little Mercedes at the end of the video is a first gen A-class W168 from 1997 to 2004. It has a very interesting history, while it made the company almost bankrupt. Great story!

[@SDMagicBuzz]

Yes a quick search about "mercedes class a moss test fail" on google will show the video that cost so much to Mercedes that used to produce safe vehicles

[@supreme3376]

First generation dont survive a moose test kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5eWloiVotCrfa8

[@supreme3376]

@@Wishalloy After that it was equpeded to wider tires and ESP (esc) System en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_stability_control

[@_nopestr]

Practically nobody calls it "elk test". It's "moose test".@@Wishalloy

[@JS-1983]

That MAN TGE van is same van as Volkswagen Crafter van, my son goes to scool (In Finland) with taxi which is quite often black MAN TGE 4x4 van with black leather seats... 😄 Those MAN TGE and Volkswagen Crafter vans are made In Poland...

[@maksimcharchuk4361]

At 11:30 you see an old Merc A-class :D (No, it's not a shopping cart. It's called a car in Europe)

[@klau5z]

The film was probably made on November 11, Poland's independence day, so there were no traffic jams and everyone was wearing flags. 5:42 This guitar is Hard Rock Cafe.

[@GloomyOtter]

5:40 yes that is shopping mall - Złote Tarasy 5:52 that "interesting place" is train station 7:50 correct answer! That is indeed pharmacy 9:55 because it was Polish Independece Day at 11th November. There is always march, about 40K people are participating. 11:30 A-Class 1st or 2nd generation.

[@automation7295]

It's a 1st generation model, sold from 1997 - 2004.

[@supreme3376]

mostly 150 000

[@dempsej]

11:00 that’s first generation of Mercedes A-class, famous for failing moose test ;)

[@Beneficiis]

In Poland basically they make a tender each time they buy new vechicles. They put out specs they would need, and companies bid for contracts. Each time separately - it's not a large multi-year contract, it's just the new one each time. And often - these are not large contracts. It's not uncommon to buy... 2-4 vechicles as separate contract. So it's always something in always something out, brands appear and disappear. There are companies specifically adapting normal civilian vechciles to police use, they get a new stock vechcile from market and do the paintjob/modification as required. You could say that Poland has a lot of experiance using very diverse fleet of vechicles in public services. An it applies to everything from quads to tanks, with all manner of bikes, cars and trucks in between. It's mainly because a lot of these come from short term planning - i.e. asking what is needed tomorrow, not how it fits into some broader vision like in US. It has pros and cons - one of disadvantages is that economies of scale in maintenance are not there, and it costs more to maintain - but makes it easier and more organic to change to another platform when needed, so paradoxically - it becomes cheaper to buy a new platform than to maintain stuff on extended timeline. Basically for stuff that comes modified from civilian market - the moment given model is out of production it starts to be slowly phased out in service as well.

[@Michal_Lipek]

5:40. Yes, it's a mall called Złote Tarasy (in English Golden Terraces) and the big ass guitar is a Hard Rock Cafe. :) The building next to the mall is a Warsaw Central rail station (Warszawa Centralna).

[@JS-1983]

Yes, that's Kia Ceed wagon at 3:15, it's Corolla/Golf sized hatchback, wagon or sporty hatchback called ProCeed, that looking Ceed were made about 2012-2019.

[@MrYoHeli]

4:10 - that is an armored Toyota Land Cruiser from SOP (Służba Ochrony Państwa - Polish version of Secret Service). It has jamming devices built-in, check the all antennas on the roof

[@polishcynic]

The mecedes at the end is a 1 generation Mercedes-Benz A-Klasse 160 FL

[@michalredzko4626]

Hi, you are correct, it is a pharmacy :). The silver/blue/reflexive yellow stripes and more blue flashing lights are new additions and will be the new standard to cover all new police vehicles as they are introduced over time. The SUV with the red stripe and "STRAŻ" on it is the fire brigade.

[@Schmokkie1984]

In Germany, and certainly in other EU member states such as Poland, etc., police officers can sit in all kinds of vehicles and surprise everyone, especially when the police are "in civilian clothes and cars" (undercover). They sit in old or new cars and also in "camper trucks" and check, for example, whether truck drivers are looking at their smartphones or even doing anything on their phones....

[@wiesawkuc8768]

I DRIVE A POLICE VW CRAFTER IDENTICAL TO THE FIRST MOVIE. GREAT CAR, AND A GOOD PLACE OF WORK. THE CAR IS INTENDED FOR SERVICE IN ROAD ACCIDENTS

[@GdzieJestNemo]

flags are flown all over cities during national holidays in Poland, judging by the weather it's around 11th Nov - our independence day

[@fryke]

The Mercedes at the end is the original A-class. It was developed around the time Mercedes took on smart to bring that to the market. It famously failed the "elk test", and Mercedes did the right thing and gave it ESP. The A-class that way brought ESP to the masses (previously, it was a feature reserved for the S-class). I had one at some point (and its successor, too). While it looks dorky, it's a highly practical concept, as it really, truly gives you the internal room of a larger car in short length. Much more practical than hatchbacks of similar length, but of course its look did not attract the young buyers Mercedes wanted to get into Mercs, so at some point, the A-class was completely revamped into a normal hatchback.

[@formatique_arschloch]

ESP, ABS it had 😊

[@buddy1155]

They gave it EPS to prevent it from falling over. (not ABS that was already standard)

[@fryke]

Oh, right, wrong abbreviation. I'm correcting it. Mind took the wrong turn. :)@@buddy1155

[@_nopestr]

Practically nobody calls it "elk test". It's "moose test".

[@fryke]

Well, thank you. Native German speaker here. In German, it's the "Elchtest", so "elk" is the first animal name that springs to my mind when talking about it. In Sweden, it's also the "Älgtest". But I guess "moose" ist just the more prominent version of those beasts in the US...@@_nopestr

[@PropperNaughtyGeezer]

Mercedes Sprinter Vans are now produced in North Charleston, South Carolina for US market. Former they were under the brand Freightliner (Frightliner is Mercedes) or sometimes Dodge.

[@userhessenone1469]

Correct. They used to be called RAM ProMaster

[@sk0k]

It's Merc A-class very popular in europe. if you want to see veirdest car in the world check Fiat Multipla - in Poland we call it a "retard car "

[@divo3587]

Personally i call the multipla ufo

[@Endurer92]

The MAN van(model name is TGE) is a rebadged VW Crafter and is going strong as a fleet vehicle

[@emilkulaga]

I would add that MAN TGE and VW Crafter are produced for whole Europe/world from 2016 only in VW plant in Września (near Poznań). They are producing about 420 vans/day. Most of them are TDI diesel engines, but there are also eTGE and e-Crafter versions, which are fully electric vans.

[@ThomasMarxJKD]

That was the first Mercedes A Class at the end. Doug Demuro made a video about it. He bought one recently.

[@mike.5050]

This video is form Polish Independence Day. Subaru is from Straz Pozarna (Fire Service). Polish police use a lot of Kia and Hyundai (Silver and blue is one standard in UE)

[@Diveyl]

This looks like preparation for some festivities, probably independence day parade, with the flags here and there. 5:58 text on a building is Warszawa Centralna - Warsaw Centrum/Central, central/main railway station located underground, under that building. The building in the background is Złote Tarasy trade mall.

[@Mati171992]

7:50 indeed, it's pharmacy, in Polish it's called "Apteka"

[@lesio80]

A few observations. Kias and Hyundais are most common police patrol cars. The standard livery is silver and blue but this year a new liver silver, blue and highlighter yellow is being applied. The police vans are used by prevention police and riot police. For example they're used as mobile police points - you can park it in a busy pedestrian spot and have a small "base" for half a dozen cops. Now the main thing - the blue and red lights. In Poland a priority vehicle flashes blue (and blue only lights). Cops, firemen, ambulance - if they're rushing they will have the blue lights and sirens going. If it's a priority motorcade - let's say five cop cars rushing to a major incident - all vehicles in it will flash blue while the first car and the last car in said motorcade will additionally flash red lights. The red light, together with blue lights, signals (only) the beginning and end of a priority motorcade. The flags are due to Polish independence day on 11 November.

[@Dread_2137]

Polish police have changed a lot over the years, I still remember that in my small town in the early 2000s, police cars were mainly Polonez (one of the few Polish car brands).

[@supreme3376]

And Vw T4 Transporter www.google.com/imgres?q=Policyjny%20T4&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.czerwonesamochody.com%2Fdata%2Fmedia%2F288%2F7.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.czerwonesamochody.com%2Fdetails.php%3Fimage_id%3D40241&docid=KxMsx1J4jT7ZkM&tbnid=DQIZsPtkN6bZcM&vet=12ahUKEwimluXuydWIAxXyVfEDHQMHDIkQM3oECHIQAA..i&w=1000&h=639&hcb=2&ved=2ahUKEwimluXuydWIAxXyVfEDHQMHDIkQM3oECHIQAA

[@igorwabnic6532]

There are a lot of police cars and polish flags because it was recorded on 11 of November, which is polish Independence Day. About police car livery, the blue and silver are older one. Recently, police changed their color scheme, adding this yellow elements to the cars. Now they are successively changing to the new livery.

[@Antolotek]

5:03 that's a FD car, also the Kia (Ceed) was at one point the most popular car in the polish police fleet. About 5:31, this is the biggest (or at least the most popular) shopping mall in Warsaw, and next to it is the Warsaw Central train station (Warszawa Centralna). Edit: 9:54 Well all these flags are actually there because of the Polish Independence day, which is the November 11th, also the cause of all those emergency responses is the Independence day and march. We don't usually have a lot of flags hanging around in Poland.

[@SDMagicBuzz]

Hello, I'll speak for France, but I guess it's the same rule in most European countries: institutions generaly prefer local constructors, so from one country to another, you may see very different vehicles. Thus, unlike US, the police cars are almost always series vehicles with only a few specific options, not model deeply adapted to the police needs. As a result, almost every years new cars would be different models according the market prices, they are not limited to a few models specificaly designed for police.

[@module79l28]

9:03 - There were two Opels in that picture: the black one on the left (it looks like an Astra J Caravan) and the silver one on the right (an Astra G 5-door hatchback). 😉 9:20 - The Saturn Vue is the same as the Opel Antara here in Europe.

[@piotrek7972]

5:50 is Złote Tarasy mall, the big guitar is Hard Rock Cafe logo, and then Dworzec Centralny - Central Railway Station.

[@Why-D]

In Europe you first have no "only-made-for" police vehicles, and you will buy "standard" vehicles and modify them (some manufacturer even offer modifications for police forces. Depending on the country, you have different manufacturer, and I don't know a polish manufacturer. So they will buy those that suits them, like the gib Mercedes or VW vans or the smaler ones depending in the purpose. And manufacturer often offer a good deal, if the city, country buys some hundreds. In Europe, as it is usual you have smaller cars and often like a station wagon to get all the needed stuff in the back. Depending on the federal state in Germany you would see BMW in Bavaria, Mercedes in Baden-Würtemberg or VW in Lower-Saxony, as these manufacturer have their plants in those states. And as BMW doesn't have van, for that purpose, they would also take Mercedes, VW or Opel. As a plant of Ford is in Northrhine-Westfalia, they used a lot of Ford here, but never a Pick Up.

[@supreme3376]

Well I Poland There is Public procurement They give Some specific what they Looking for

[@supreme3376]

Yes We have Kia Stinger GT As the Pursuit Car (R) Road Patrol But Groupe Speed otwock.policja.gov.pl/po/aktualnosci/94470,Kia-Stinger-GT-w-sluzbie-otwockiej-drogowki-policyjny-atut-w-walce-z-piractwem-d.html

[@anticraftycz8995]

What I saw, Vans lot of times are kind of portable offices. to take care of paperwork with some stuff they go to. Or atlest here in Czechia.

[@la_badgecam]

5:06 This is a fire department vehicle (probably a commander or some type of supervisor). Some fire department vehicles doesn't have lightbars - instead they have like one lightbulb on the roof.

[@Kapitan_Spaulding88]

On this day it was independence day in Poland and all these vehicles were going to protect the independence march organized every year on this holiday in Warsaw. There are a lot of different police cars in Poland because tenders are organized and you know how it is 😉 greetings from Poland

[@yakoobski]

Dorky car was first attempt of Mercedes A-class. Supposed to compete with other cars from smallest segment like Toyota Yaris, Opel Corsa, Seat Ibiza, Skoda Fabia, Fiat Punto or 500, Renault Clio, Peugeot 200 series, etc. Nowadays I think they made A-class bigger and it's competing with small-medium segment like Toyota Corrolla, Opel Astra, Seat Leon, Skoda Scala, Renault Megane, Peugeot 300 series, etc. The newest A-class AMG looks absolutely amazing, check it out.

[@mari.be.86]

7:53 Yes, most pharmacies in the EU have green markings, usually a green cross that lights up, some also have night dispensing The EU is trying to standardize everything and it's good for people. In an emergency, when perception is limited, you respond to the basics. Signs, pictograms, colors. Pharmacies have a green cross. The police have blue reflective stickers on their cars (the secondary color is yellow, or orange, or red), the emergency services have yellow or white.

[@datwistyman]

The 4x4 at 4:03 is a Toyota land cruiser, well that's we call it in Australia 👍

[@module79l28]

It's called the same here in Portugal, ever since the 1st model came out. I guess it's called the same everywhere but in the States. 😄

[@DrMorpheusFromZion]

Hi from Hungary, we love your videos a lot here! That small car should be MERCEDES-BENZ A 180, year 2006 or older.

[@lth1072]

I was waiting to see the FSO Polonez 😢 . A beautiful and classic Polish car .

[@alexxwoodd]

5:55 The building with brands this is indeed a mall, but the big one on the left its the Warsaw Central railway stasion.

[@stargabilondoechever]

You see lots of people with flags, becouse it`s video from 11th od Novenber - Polish Independence Day. This day in Warsaw is great Independence March. All this services and cars are there to secure this event. Only blue lights - ordinary emergency vehicle, in Poland emergancy vehicles (Police, Fire Dept, Ambulances) use mostly blue lights only. Blue + red lights - this one can be only Police or Military Police car capable to be a leader of column of the emergency vehicles. 4:11 is a Nissan Patrol. It probably belongs to one of Govrenment Security Agency - they use variety of cars, usually unmarked. If they are highly specialized (Nissan Patrol is and looks like equipped with some extra stuff), they are in use much longer than ordinary service cars. If you see vehicle like in 6:32, marked wth characteristic "368B99" it`s a Fire Department - they have they own, unique style of markings on cars and you can see it mostly on red fire engines, other cars and boats (yes in Poland Fire Department has lots of boats and even amphibious vehicles - they perform all kinds of rescue ans search operations. We have firefighters-divers). This particular is not red, becouse it`s a Rescue Group mobile command center. MAN is a Volksvagen brand. Previous models of commercial light vans, bigger than model VW Transporter - like Volksvagen LT - now are re branded as a MAN. Since April 2022 colours of police service cars is changing from silver and blue to blue, silver and reflective yellow. Polish Police love VAN`s. They are very often used for a usual patrol missions, transport (police officers to secure events etc). Traffic Police haveVAN`s equipped like a campers - they have comfortable office inside, they invite you inside and you get ticket in a very comfortable conditions. 11:40 - it`a Mercedes A-class and yes, it`s bizarre

[@unmanned_system]

Fire service also does convoys with the red light

[@maciejbaranowski5938]

Its a Mercedes A class, first model, during the times was quite popular in Europe, suddely not much of them left because of the cost of service;)

[@Gomisan]

That's a big mall in Warsaw, right next to the train station. We often stay in a hotel just behind it, very central, with a great cinema too.

[@hdmaniac007]

Its Golden Terraces - Złote Tarasy.

[@DaciaProject]

4:10 is a Toyota Landcruiser 100 Series (1998-2007) in service with the Polish Secret Service for jamming communications and signals for would-be IEDs etc.

[@RazudMezeghis]

9:20 Thats more based, by the looks, on a Mitsubishi Outlander or L200 11:40 Thats the famous Mercedes A Class that was the first car to fail epicly the moose test since it was so prone to roll over.

[@module79l28]

9:20 - The Saturn Vue is the same as the Opel Antara here in Europe.

[@RazudMezeghis]

@@module79l28 didnt sold in portugal i believe, at least i dont recall ever seeing one. i only know its "cousin" Chevrolet Captiva

[@module79l28]

@@RazudMezeghis - Yes it did, there's one still being driven around here where I live.

[@RazudMezeghis]

@@module79l28 it must be trully rare them, i dont recall ever seeing one.

[@module79l28]

@@RazudMezeghis Just because you didn't see one doesn't mean they're rare, I just did a quick search on the portuguese used car market and found 3 of them for sale.

[@Europets2]

we also have some special category vehiles, like gas emergency vehicles, so big vans with a yellow stripe, we also have vehicles for public transport that are like maintence crew, so they go out and cut braches, clean or repair tracks, or vehicles like trams/buses and straz graniczna with their own livery, with green stripes

[@maqs649]

I live in Poland, in this country Police Kia Ceed is a very common event it's like a police crown vic for you guys in America. I think this Kia is the most common police car in Poland

[@bigdevil73]

For special vehicles there is always only a blue flashing light. Red - Blue flashing light is only for vehicles that open and close convoys / columns. It is not allowed to drive a vehicle with red or blue flashing lights once - this applies throughout Europe. Vehicle painting - silver metallic with blue lettering and signs is also a European Union requirement for all European countries. But it was bought with the old paintwork and can still be driven when the old vehicle is still in service. You can see this very well in Germany, for example, where new vehicles are silver with blue - but old vehicles still have green and white paintwork, but there are very few vehicles with old paintwork.

[@goldsharktooth]

New Zealand police just replaced fleet to Skoda

[@fxturist8534]

new liveries use yellow reflectors and they are gonna be standardized among all polish emergency vehicles (EMS, police, etc..) so they are more visible and these reflectors will make people know that it's an emergency vehicle

[@spavatch]

Regarding emergency lights - according to Polish Highway Code red and blue lights are displayed only on the first and the last vehicle of the motorcade, all the other emergency vehicles in the motorcade as well as single vehicles responding to emergency calls show just the blue lights.

[@aczka212]

If you are interested: we have a vehicle that sends blue and red light and sound signals.... it leads or closes a convoy or convoys of vehicles.... this absolutely cannot be ignored in Poland! drivers of these vehicles are instructed to drive aggressively, preventing another vehicle from getting in front of the convoy or preventing the convoy from being cut. the punishment for something like this is very severe.......(if you don't get a cool guy)....... this function is performed by ambulances (they are equipped with additional red strobes that are not used on a daily basis), police, military police, sappers' patrols, etc.

[@pawel115]

In Poland Gas and Electric utility vehicles are equipped with emergency lights and sirens and they respond hot to some calls too.

[@steezuuu]

5:12 the subaru is actually a fire chief vechicle

[@Brzoziak304]

4:16 It's Land Cruiser from the CPKP BOA, which is the main SWAT team for our country.

[@morbvsclz]

You'll see a lot of police vans in Europe. Often driving in convoys. They usually transport groups of officers to secure certain large events. So when you see a convoy of a dozen or more police vans going somewhere, it's most often to football matches, but also of course parades, rallies, protests etc. The MAN TGE (Van) is afaik essentially a rebranded VW Crafter, since MAN is part of Volkswagen Group.

[@vophatechnicus]

The MAN TGE ist not just essentially a rebranded VW Crafter, it totally is a Crafter. And it makes totally sense they use Crafter and TGE in poland since they are both manufactured in poland (Września).

[@unmanned_system]

The differences between MAN TGE and VW Crafter used by the Polish Police are: Manufacturer that made the police adaptation (MAN TGE are adapted by WISS and thr VW Crafters are done by AMZ Kutno), they have different engines and different front bumpers.@@vophatechnicus

[@vophatechnicus]

@@unmanned_system If they have different engines, than this would happen during police adaption. All TGE use VW EA288 Nutz engines like the Crafter gen2 does. First generation Crafter used those old 5cyl. engines.

[@mrtrufl]

1:26 there is red because that is convoy. Polish police cars use only blue emergency lights, but if car is in convoy, every police car (police and military police) have a red emergency light.

[@norbertzillatron3456]

6:04 The round building is indeed a shopping mall. Left of it with the name "Warsawa Centralna" is the central train station.

[@bohun670]

Subaru was Fire Dept. vehicle. Used mostly by Fire Dept officers/captains.

[@dzejrid]

In Poland, red and blue lights are placed only on vehicles leading and closing a column, to indicate that all vehicles in that column have the right of way, even if not all of them are equipped with lights and sounds signals. In all other situations only blue lights are used.

[@tpq001]

Mercedes A-klass seemed to mo so much common, that I was completly convinced, that while talking about funny looking Mercedes, you meant that yellow ambulance in the upper-left corner.That was Mercedes Vito / V-klass with a quirky extension on top.

[@buba1234]

yellow livery is just road police, they don't carry guns or anything tactical but they do carry a lot of emergency road equipment and radars and stuff. They mainly give out tickets

[@marcin30m]

8:40 the highlighter yellow is the new livery since 2023. That's why only few cars had it on 11 November 2023.

[@NakiriX1]

that last mercedes was an A class, there was an amg a32 it was called and it had a twin 4 cyl engine. yes twin engine, one in the back one in the front. The newer one looks much more refined though and is in true amg fashion brutal. the a45 s amg, 2.0 turbo, 420hp, awd, in a small hatchback that weights roughly 1.5 tonnes

[@norbertzillatron3456]

11:50 That's a Mercedes A-Class. Their answer to the Smart brand of tiny stuff. You'll find some on German roads. BMW also has some micro models - the 1xx series.

[@olgagilarowska1475]

Yes it is mall and yes it is pharmacy in Poland called „apteka” which probably comes from apothecary. Flags are in public places twice a year for 1st 2nd 3rd may and 11th november. If someone wants to have a flag on private, it can hang on His house, its not forbidden but not everyone does that.

[@atabeel]

1:26 Only blue flashing light means that this is emergency vehicle. Red and blue flashing lights mean that this emergency vehicle is leading emergency "column" in which not all vehicles may have flasing light or other indicators of "emergenciness" ;). Such column should also be closed by vehicle with both red and blue flashing lights.

[@pawelX7698]

4:10 this is old Toyota LandCruiser which is probably Police car which is electronic warfare car - jamming car to ensure that no IED will be detonated remotly

[@Sebastian-dx9qg]

Regarding your comments about there being a lot of vans, seemingly polish police loves their vans. Some of them are set up with a little mobile office inside with a table, chairs etc. I seen police responding to a fender bender once in a winter and instead of staying out in cold they just invite people inside to write down their statements in warmth and comfort

[@kacperdudenko6828]

The video you watched was probably recorded around Polish Independence Celebration on 11th of November, and that is why there is so much Polish flags around. 10:00 in regarding to question.

[@marcinwrotka247]

6:33 the last silver-blue van is a mobile missing search center

[@zbijacz07muly]

A Subaru Forester with red stickers are the fire fighters departament. In all poland you can find many Subaru Forester's fire fighters Dep.

[@espekelu3460]

If you look at single expression vehicles in the different countries, you can see that some countries have very many similar cars, this is because for a period they have bought those cars by agreement with the factory, and then you see some have large variations of cars, Ambulances, for example, where there are a number of privately owned companies that sell their services to the State, which means that you get a large variety of brands on the ambulances. You can also see variations from traffic police to criminal service cars, where you find big differences in the different countries in Europe. If you look at Swedish police cars, for example, it is not so strange that Volvo is by far the most used, although you may occasionally see a BMW or Mercedes among them, and of course the fire service uses Scania and Volvo almost constantly. In Norway, where I live, there are also many Scanias and Volvo trucks in the Fire Service, but due to the topography in the country, we also depend on 4x4, 4x6 and even 6x8. As for ambulances in Norway, they are very often 4x4 for exactly the same reason, the topography, and most are VW, Mercedes or Volvo, the newest addition is the VW Amarock 4x4. Funny if you took a look at what emergency vehicles are available in this country too.

[@Dondriver12345]

The wagons (Hyundai, Kia) are used by the routine patrols. The vans are used in pedestrian areas, events, etc. Good for police squad, good for transportation of detained "bodies". Skoda Superbs with powerfull engines (280 HP or so) are interceptors. And I don't have any idea why do they use SUVs in Warszawa.

[@KejtMoz]

In Poland Red lights are only used during convoy by the first and last vehicle

[@鳩ラファウ]

4:10 LC100 is a special version of the State Protection Service equipped with a system for jamming radio signals (e.g. to reduce the possibility of detonating explosives). 5:04 Subaru Forester is a Fire Department vehicle.

[@Filcionic]

The Ambulance at 6:26 was a Mobile Search Center for Search and Rescue [SAR].

[@GenSecPL]

Some more emergency services you should react to: -Wydział Ruchu Drogowego, Policja (WRD) -Wydział Patrolow-Interwencyjny, Policja (WPI) -Wydział Prewencji Policji, Policja (WPP) -Oddziały Prewencji Policji, Policja (OPP) -Straż Miejska (SM) Did I say some? I meant a lot more: -Państwowa Straż Pożarna (PSP) -Ochotnicza Straż Pożarna (OSP) -Państwowe Ratownictwo Medyczne (PRM) -Górskie Ochotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe (GOPR) -Wodne Ochotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe (WORP) -Centralne Biuro Śledcze Policji (CBŚP) -Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe (LPR) -Służba Ochrony Państwa (SOP) -Inspekcja Transportu Drogowego (ITD) -Służba Celno-Skarbowa -Tatrzańskie Ochotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe (TOPR) -Pogotowie Gazowe -Pogotowie Energetyczne -Straż Graniczna (SG) -Żandarmeria Wojskowa (ŻW) -Samodzielny Pododdział Kontr-terrorystyczny Policji (SPKP) -Służba Więzienna -Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego (ABW) -etc. Too many to list them all here.

[@kamilwiii9968]

5:04 its Fire Departament Subaru but its for inspectors

[@HrLBolle]

9:06 Base is the TGE chassis of MAN and there is a relation to the VW CRAFTER line

[@hadzik]

Cool video, again!😁

[@kriketo]

That small mercedes is the infamous Class A, i remember that the first units had serious issues with flipping over they sold decently well in the early 2000's

[@kai.b.4218]

Die MAN Van at 8:55 is a MAN TGE identical to the VW Crafter and yes, the green cross is a pharmacy.😊

[@robdob5350]

nice to see American guy know and aproves my city! ;)

[@JanKowalski-hb1br]

12:12 A Class - old but the new looks very nice

[@-leprincemkii-8118]

3:28 Ford Escape is called Kuga in Europe, unmarked Skoda is Superb, it's even possible it's gov car

[@barteksienkiewicz7856]

BLUE + RED - convoy / escort only :) First and last wehicle has Blue and Red. Normal operation Blue only.

[@leszekkita4277]

most of police vehicles are KIA's, Skoda's , sometimes Opel's and Toyota's but also we have "speed team" with BMW and for the buses there are volkswagen transporters and mercedes benz something, near the sea there is sometimes some VW pickups. The mall is called "złote tarasy" and it's most popular shopping mall in Poland

[@leszekkita4277]

The mercedes is A-class first version

[@lamerekeklerek]

5:32 You were right it is a mall, mall that is connected with main bus and train stations in Warsaw and it's called golden terraces ^^