Blue Light Run M8 into Glasgow

[@ikporu]

9:05 Perfect synchronized reaction from all three drivers!

[@godzillasdad]

It's nice to see the drivers in and around Glasgow are awake. Well done to all.

[@YelpBullhorn]

The Smurfit Kappa driver made a right pig’s ear of that!

[@AirportPlaneSpotting]

Very nice to see how other drivers react to an emergency vehicle! Teaches us youngsters

[@astral276]

Quite a few leaving themselves open to prosecution though. The lorry going through the red light and all those entering bus lanes. While you should do your best to facilitate the progress of emergency vehicles you are not exempt from normal traffic laws to do so. If you are prosecuted you could offer it up in mitigation but are not guaranteed to get off.

[@andrewchesney]

Well done - oh my there are some bad drivers around. These videos certainly help me understand better the STRESSES of blue-light drivers - keep up the great work!

[@martynroach182]

I've done a blue light run a few times on that route, but I was a lot lighter than a fire engine (respect) and somewhat faster, as a Transplant Service driver. Retired now!

[@ryancoulson8535]

Thanks for your service. Dont think people realise how stressful blue light runs really are :)

[@grahamdobson7428]

I drove a pump at chester now that's a place to do a bule light run drivers are so slow in giving way its a nightmare now retired

[@mrK29011]

Ahh the dreaded great western road thankfully the crew avoided Byres road. Flashbacks to before I started medicine😂. Lovely BLR driving by the crew🙂.

[@ANGSTROMLTD]

Well done, thank you.

[@davewhite768]

That blue lorry at 1400 didn't have to move at all, inside lane was free and made a dangerous move to go through red light

[@leenisp8nis909]

Ok Karen

[@davewhite768]

@@leenisp8nis909 thanks darren

[@derekmillar5407]

Yep ,, easy way to pick up a fine ,,, driving through a red light to let an emergency vehicle pass. Was the truck drivers fault ,, if he had stayed in the centre lane the fire appliance had plenty room to pass on the inside lane. But he instead blocks 2 lanes. 😂✌️

[@dandyer8868]

That's why these training exercises are so lmportant for trainees, it is where we learn to expect the unexpected reactions of drivers.. Who sometimes hear sirens and move in panic thinking the are getting out the way. Full credit to training vehicle though switching sirens off and preparing to wait for lights to change.

[@derekmillar5407]

@@dandyer8868 I retired from the Fire Service in 2015 . Edinburgh. 🍺🍻🚒

[@redblueemergencyresponses6677]

nice video, I love the horn at 10:55

[@alancotton8404]

14:42m what can you say, pulls out of the Side road, then across the appliance to turn right, Lights, Siren & Air Horn but the car still carry on turning.....

[@mirilikolar]

One word, MORON probably busy with the phone or listening to music very loud

[@graememckay9972]

I think the smufitt lorry caused the bigger problem. White Ford stopped so they could get up the left side but then he attempted to move left and closed 2 lanes. They stopped the siren because there was no where to go and didn't want to panic drivers into jumping a red light which is exactly was the trucker did. There's a KZbinr called Chris Martin EMS who has some commentary for his thought process during blue light runs and he says they will turn sirens off and wait if that means drivers aren't forced into dangerous situations like through a red.

[@Rummeltobi]

That was an interesting video! Thanks for sharing!

[@AndreA-ke2id]

Very aware drivers in Glasgow. The only idiots were those on the M8 hogging the middle overtaking lane where the nearside driving lane was free.

[@spanishpropertyconsultants]

How far apart are the fire stations, these guys had to go miles unless it was just a practice.

[@DaChaGee]

Sunshine and rain. Definitely Scotland.

[@richardgamlin1459]

Respect stay safe 😁

[@ronniebrown6225]

A mechanic who used to work with Scania told me that even fire engines are fitted with speed limiters ( 56mph), I did not believe him at first till I noticed a couple of times that if I was doing 60-65 in my car a fire engine with blues & twos never caught up with me.

[@lozza1586]

Not true our Scania's are good for just over 80, the limiter only applies when blue lights are switch off, but that can be over ridden if you know how..

[@ronniebrown6225]

@@lozza1586 Cheers mate

[@YelpBullhorn]

My local station’s drivers used to get a ton out of their magnificent Dennis RSs, and 90+ out of their later Dennis Sabres.

[@Burnie1601]

I suppose it depends on the service. I drive a 7.5T specialist Incident Support Unit, ours is limited to 56mph regardless of whether blues are on or not because they decided to save costs by not having the limiter removed from the base vehicle when it was converted.

[@josephbennett3482]

Emergency vehicles no matter what country you are from don't go beyond safe driving conditions because when responding to an incident you want to not only arrive safely but you also don't want to put other people in danger with wreckless driving , fire apparatus weigh a lot and they're not easy to stop in a hurry especially our apparatuses in the US ours are double the size and weight of British emergency vehicles so they could do some serious damage if they hit something.

[@splintercast8092]

Surely would have been quicker to stay on the M8 and go up the expressway?

[@ntokozonxumalo9332]

They need a station that is closer

[@YelpBullhorn]

It’s a driver training run.

[@ianramsay7306]

Toys R Us has moved from Anniesland! Years ago!

[@PuntoboyRST]

Definitely wasn't filmed less than two years ago - the student flats at New City Road aren't in the video.

[@davien9516]

also no sign of the ongoing roadworks

[@PuntoboyRST]

@@davien9516 aye, they're a nightmare! Glad I don't work in the City Centre any more

[@derekheeps1244]

I'd need to check the logs , but more like 10 years ago

[@jamessadler8437]

Wow you must have been doing at least 71 on the motorway.

[@AirportPlaneSpotting]

National speed limit on a Motorway is 80

[@paulmarshall9549]

I always thought it was 70 this day and age it could well be 80

[@derekheeps1244]

@@AirportPlaneSpotting It is 70 , except in Scotland it is a regulatory speed limit not NSL as motorways are classed as 'special roads' .

[@Emergency_services_Scotland]

Can you do more videos like this

[@GordonHeaney]

This was filmed quite a while ago

[@theogrimbauld781]

Nice video! Actually there are only minimal differences to driving on the Autobahn in Germany, except ..... Many greetings from Wiesbaden, Germany

[@andriesvanmastricht1813]

Nice vlog.

[@Людмила-л2я2т]

Я не поняла зачем всю дорогу машина ревела?

[@AirportPlaneSpotting]

Because of the noise the wheels make on the road

[@24849114]

That isn't the police. It's far too slow it must be an ambulance.

[@nickmclean3051]

9.53 I can see my house ,notice everyone moves for blue light proud of glasgow

[@EO_15]

Just doxxed yourself bud

[@Alan_Clark]

Not at 13:45 !

[@alexandermclaughlin9686]

They went by my brothers house at 14.21

[@ilovewindyskirts]

Der...I think you have too...It's called the Law...Don't move then see what happens to you..Unbelivable...🤔🤔🤔

[@GaffaTV]

@@ilovewindyskirts - "it's the law" - can you cite where it states this? You CAN be fined for going through a red light just to make way for an EMS vehicle, so it's not something you want to be doing without thought just because there's one with blues and two's on behind...

[@topcat807]

Why do emergency vehicles now drive so slowly, no wonder people are having to wait so long for an ambulance to arrive in an emergency. Yes speed can be dangerous , but theres clearly times in the video that the ambulance could easily go at a much faster speed and still be safe.

[@StrathclydeFireVids]

Knightswood doing some driver training then.

[@derekheeps1244]

It was driver training out of HQ

[@pixelhen]

Thats the longest 15 mins of my life. Great drive though.

[@orraman5427]

What were you travelling in and where were you going? At first I presumed it was an ambulance and you were going to the Royal but you didn't go there. I then expected you were going to the Busy Lizzie but you turned on to Great Western Road instead of going by the Kingston Bridge. I then expected you to go for the tunnel at Anniesland but, bugger me, you carried on. It all ended up as a magical mystery tour.

[@owencameron5397]

Fire engine I think

[@Charwoman]

Training exercise! Reason for the camera. This video is used to train emergency workers to realise how traffic responds. They are not aiming for anywhere but you don’t know that because you would react differently if you knew. They are also perfect opportunities for trainee drivers to learn. 👍

[@docdr7199]

That really was a silly way to get from the M8 westbound to Great Western Road! Was the offramp signposted Dumbarton A82 closed or something?😉

[@jameswatters2012]

@@docdr7199 Dumbarton slip on M8 was closed for almost 3 weeks around a month ago.

[@YelpBullhorn]

You can tell by the speed, or rather the lack of speed, it’s a fire engine. And I’m guessing it’s the appallingly slow and cumbersome Scania dump truck variety.

[@johnb8956]

Do fire engines have speed limiters in them?

[@derekheeps1244]

Ours don't , some of them aren't capable of great speeds

[@grahamdobson7428]

Chester doesn't ex driver 75 an a good day 😂

[@RogerB747]

Wait 24 hours and then this

[@icewizzard666]

Good vid, but all I can hear is laughing in the background? Training I get but not messing about whilst doing It!

[@Burnie1601]

Why not? If you are enjoying your learning then you're more likely to remember the knowledge being imparted. Because trust me when I say; in every single Police, Ambulance and Fire training course ever conducted the instructor is without fail the one with the most (and worst) jokes. But it makes the course fun and memorable, and if you always remember the course, you'll always remember the teaching.

[@derekheeps1244]

We were shooting the video for driver training , with one of the senior instructors driving ; there were some passengers in the back seat who had been allowed to come along ; the purpose of the run was to get the video footage for training purposes .

[@emergencyservicesnews]

Hi, do you mind if we share your video on our Facebook page, please? ^ JJ

[@rustydusty2992]

Glasgow city council should be ashamed of themselves never seen so many legal parking bays in a bus lane before so why bother painting such a thick white line in the first place and the paint for the bus lane road signage.It's either a bus lane or it isn't

[@bowwave59]

Got to be a Fire engine, performance of a slug. Some stupid people in vehicles. Why did the Blue lorry change lanes 😩 more use of the horn .

[@rustydusty2992]

14.19 lorry driver messed that one up didn't he (smurfit kappa)

[@youmeatsix2919]

Anything else see that fucking dropkick at 14.36 turn in front of the emergency vehicle

[@davidhumphreys4516]

Nothing wrong with what the car driver did. They where far better than the hgv and car who both went through a red light

[@brooke6743]

Tr

[@alexmitchell6068]

Is this you driving or are you pretending to know about something else that you dont???

[@derekheeps1244]

I was the passenger , but I am an advanced driver and emergency responder .

[@shaunbrown6365]

69

[@joe18425]

My citreon c1 is faster

[@langdale55]

This siren is dubbed on to this. Bizarre video

[@derekheeps1244]

it is live sound , recorded at the time

[@taurox5846]

Use of sirens when not needed. Lane hogging and incorrect use of siren tones.

[@AirportPlaneSpotting]

Is that true

[@derekheeps1244]

@@AirportPlaneSpotting Absolutely not