Escorting ambulance from The Hague to Rotterdam 12-11-2015

Immediately after a request to escort an ambulance) from a hospital in The Hague to a hospital in Rotterdam this officer from Team Verkeer Den Haag responds to this call.
3 officers were already at the hospital (2 motorcycles and 1 by car)
Usually escorting an ambulance takes 3 officers on motorcycles. In this scenario we decided to use the marked Volvo V70 as command-car. The marked VW Touran followed with the family on board.

[@Mrauauflo]

i wish we could also have the camera inside the ambulance to see all those intersection cleared

[@MrCow579]

there is channel called ambuchannel 112 which is basically this but then with ambulances :D

[@billywilson3285]

@@MrCow579 thank u

[@mikecall2057]

The way a country reacts to an ambulance tells everything about how much respect people in that country have towards others.

[@2009heyhow]

This does not happen everyday, but when someone is about to die and he or she does not arrive in time you might see escort operations like this. Every single persons live matters, and that should be the case everywhere.

[@mr.pushkin6213]

There is zero respect here you should live here to see lmao

[@BrassLock]

It all starts in Primary School where children are taught about culture of the wider community, outside of their family norms. However lots of families no doubt teach their kids about consideration of others, and what those sirens mean to road users ( *Get outta da waaay!* )

[@alivape]

This comment didn't age well considering how the Dutch are handling covid right now

[@DM-gs2vo]

@@alivape Politics and common human decency have absolutely nothing in common.

[@testdriver3146]

I am still trying to catch my breath....After 30 years of professional driving, I am still stunned at the skill level of these guys. Thanks for being out there for us.

[@feelsgoodman9751]

Police motors here accelerate so fast too considering their size and weight

[@violentscorl697]

feelsgoodman Do you have any idea how much horsepower these bikes possess? They’re like sport cars, only difference is the bikes only have to move around 300 kilos, while a sports car would have to move close to two tons of weight. That’s why the bikes are crazily fast.

[@feelsgoodman9751]

Yeah i know, but i mean ive also been to Turkey and Germany, and when comparing, Dutch motor bikes always accelerate better

[@violentscorl697]

feelsgoodman perhaps they have newer models? Or they just dare driving faster🤷🏼‍♀️

[@feelsgoodman9751]

possible, they drive the best

[@jbrnds]

Het publiceren van zo'n filmpje helpt je als automobulist enorm om te begrijpen wat de spitser probeert te bereiken met zijn signalen; mocht je er zelf mee geconfronteerd worden. Ook dat je nog meer kan verwachten als alleen 'die ene'. Veel respect voor jullie werk. Bedankt.

[@technobomb7367]

3:00 Well, the owner of that gas station made some good money there.

[@shalala4571]

Doubt many went to buy something

[@oussama8374]

hahahahaha yeaaah

[@rubyceliz3029]

Sorry but here is free

[@Relaxing137]

I'm crying just seeing the effort and organisation put into saving someone life

[@feynthefallen]

Right, that IS amazing. Wouldn't happen in Germany, they'd use a helicopter.

[@_Subject_Delta_]

I was on the brink of tears, such team work and efficiency - to save someones life - beautiful

[@user-ny6ng3lk7y]

Relaxing Gaming that happens when you don't live in a good country.

[@bustabloodvessel5327]

These guys do an amazing job. Sometimes its a job that isn't fully appreciated until you or a family member actually needs their services. Thankfully I live in a country where this is available to all citizens if they are in a critical condition. The people of the Netherlands should feel a collective sense of pride that these bike riders and ambulance drivers go to these lengths to help save lives because as a nation the people have decided it is the right thing to do. I have nothing but admiration for them.

[@MrEvilAli]

The effort to save someone else lives... All the respect From Morocco wish i could see my country like that one day...

[@hashtag6303]

maghadish tshufha hakkak gha thenna

[@Ade5]

Why did i end up watching every second of this?

[@weerdhof33]

because skillz. maybe?

[@UncleDannySweden]

Same here haha, was watching "Worst criminals ever" and ended up watching this entire vid :O

[@matt4239]

I only thought I'd watch about 5 minutes of this but ended up watching the entire thing haha, all that training you guys must do really made this look easy when I imagine it's quite the opposite! Respect from England

[@arnowinters]

Same here.

[@samisaarelainen]

"How was your day honey?" "Fucking awesome!"

[@terragonisti]

Yeeees 😂😂😂🖒🖒🖒

[@TeaRexTheMighty]

No idea how I ended up here at 2 am but this was a blast to watch! How fast where you going through those streets? Looks insane.

[@Arkiasis]

I'm impressed by how nice the roads are and how clean it is.

[@MAKSAVELLO]

@EnigmaDrath А у нас тоже жить дорого и налоги немаленькие,но...,мы не получаем наши деньги (всё разворовывают) ни в качестве дорог,ни в чистоте и порядке,ни в здравоохранении,вообще ни в чём!!!! Россия

[@oguzcav]

A perfect example of a perfect teamwork. I watched it i tears. I cant congradulate you enough guys!

[@philfarrell5533]

thats the measure of a society. every life matters. so impressed

[@Erdnuckel2k]

1:58 the poor ambulance on the other lane #foreveralone :(

[@cemgokcan]

Excellent job. The coordination between each units is perfect.

[@motionxt]

Awesome to see professionals do their job this well! One thing that might help would be some sign or something on your back saying "ESCORT - Clear this lane!"

[@joeyh.a]

Ur so right

[@Arkiasis]

I love the polite "Get the fuck out of the way" hand movements.

[@gegwen7440]

Great teamwork by professionals, nice to see. Public if you see any blues like this coming up behind you "don't brake", simple speed up to get to a space/area that you can move into.

[@WiseWik]

People will look at this type of videos after 10 years and will tell their children: "Kids, this was the peak of European driving culture."

[@Ruuhm]

SpyingDutchman europe isn't a country my dear American

[@joeyh.a]

@@Ruuhm So what, he never mentioned it

[@zulawoo]

When europe is known as the United Kingdom of the Netherlands

[@MrHabile]

Awesome job. You seriously have to know what you're doing here and be intimate with the route. I'm glad I saw the ambulance at the end because I didn't believe there was one. Would love to see this from the ambulance's cam... It really shows the skills required for this kind of job. I don't know how good the pay is in The Netherlands but knowing the UK pay for police officers it only increases my respect for the emergency services - thanks guys, whichever country you're in!

[@Avarent01]

You guys work together like a swiss clockwork. Absolutely amazing!

[@nigelengland2302]

Good video, close co-ordination carried out in a profesional manner. well done.

[@quietusplus1221]

One thing you have to keep in mind with these Dutch escort videos is that the police are specifically trained for this and know the route inside out, just to escort very high need cases. I'm not sure it would be handled better in any other country. They manage to get a patient from one hospital to the next in no time, for good reason.

[@leobear1390]

Fantastic teamwork

[@gasaholic47]

Excellent teamwork .Retired NYC paramedic here.

[@latze74]

Watching this reminds me of a week I've spend in Rotterdam about 10 ys ago. Visited Delft, Amsterdam and all of Rotterdam. For that entire week I couldn't shake off the impression that the whole country functions like a swiss clockwork: perfect! Holland and the dutch are like THE BENCHMARK for civilization, being civilized, acting civil, whatever you wanna call it. Impressive country, impressive people.

[@ArjanHier]

Thank you. :)

[@georgevlachos678]

well organized and well-executed...however, no matter how good you can be trained if you don't have the ability to think fast and solve problems every single meter of your way, it can be dangerous....Well done guys, great team and effort

[@sandeepnaagar3287]

I want give a big salute . from indian ,amazing work and spot .

[@sennichi7496]

Such an incredible work, my respect to the guys doing this!

[@KeeT4Life]

i love organized countries! greetings from germany!

[@oklahomahank2378]

What nice teamwork! The trust in one another is beautiful.

[@KevinPetrusNL]

This makes me so emotional (their effort and the value of life) and proud of our Dutch (traffic) police and emergency system in general!

[@niilohiltunen1716]

RadicalCentrist-ClassicalLiberal awesome country! 🇳🇱

[@TPBurrow]

I love this and the Netherlands, I just wish I could speak Dutch. What an amazing way to look after injured people and what respect for the Police they have, Amazing work guys.

[@zuzazn]

That's why i love the netherlands.., such organization! Respect from germany!

[@rybrii8065]

That was awesome and the team work between them made it even better

[@Yonzzz09]

In Indonesia it is very difficult to escort ambulance because there are still many selfish riders, hopefully many Indonesian people who see this video and can give way of ambulance that will pass me very appreciate your work and team

[@MV_96]

It's all about traffic education I think. Getting a drivers license in Western Europe is way harder than in Indonesia. (Most) People know how to react in such situations.

[@Dutchboy266]

MV its all about punishment, you lose your drivers license if you act too stupid and disobeying police might even get you arrested.

[@dwdw90]

I'm fascinated by this kind of video. I have driven a coach in and around the Netherlands many times...in fact all over Europe. Your skills are second to none and although I wish people never got sick/ill i'm glad that there are people like you and your team looking after them and the emergency services to enable them to do what is i'm sure an incredibly difficult job. Take care and know that there are many people who appreciate what you do.

[@MsShanaynaysBitch]

This is simply amazing. Would love some English subtitles - cause you tore one of the drivers a new one... Love these - smooth transitions and great team work! I bet the patient was very grateful for everyone involved.

[@The_JEB]

I have to say that this was really well coordinated, good job getting that ambulance to the hospital without incident and as fast as possible.

[@rvasquez8057]

Damn!!! People that actually pay attention when they drive, move out of the way and follow commands by officers. Proof that Holland has a better education system and smarter people than the USA.......

[@AndrooUK]

So, being compliant to orders is evidence of intelligence and education? Baa...

[@rvasquez8057]

@@AndrooUK When associated with moving out of the way or staying put to allow First Re-sponders attempting to get to a hospital to save a persons life, yes, I believe it does show a level of higher intelligence. Perhaps if it were you in the ambulance with a gsw or cardiac arrest you would prefer that all these drivers would ignorantly stay put and block your way??? Drive code in the USA and see the difference..... Intelligence = compassion and concern for your fellow man, oh and voting for whoever runs against trump. 😆😆😆

[@slef2003]

@@AndrooUK Well done for proving R Vasquez correct!

[@acesul8811]

USA has wider streets and better hospitals.

[@slef2003]

@@acesul8811 but not better universal health coverage!

[@MisterFister]

I was way more intrigued by the scenery. Netherlands is so beautiful.

[@ArjanHier]

Living in a flat country makes it easier to have great infrastructure, haha!

[@iwams1]

Quality organization and fast escort! Great job from these people!

[@MatthijsvS]

Wat een risicovolle operatie voor de motorrijders die op de kruising komen te staan. Valt me nu eigenlijk pas op hoe kwetsbaar jullie dan zijn. Wel fantastisch dat dit kan. Mooi vak!

[@weneedfreedomtoo]

That's amazing TEAMWORK efficiency!

[@GAMEVIDSnorwegian422]

Its 1am, i have exam tomorrow, and im watching this lol.

[@gabriele5931]

good luck!

[@Galaxy-zr7bv]

how did your exam go?

[@daster2000]

Let us find out who the exam was.

[@ganggenius]

I have exam in 20 Minutes and i am watching this😂

[@ivar1543]

Did you pass?

[@jorn538nl3]

Het is echt gaaf om te zien dat elke agent samenwerkt en precies weet waar hij moet staan en daardoor de ambulance geen vertraging heeft, maar op tijd komt. Prachtig! Goed teamwork!

[@friscoman1]

unbelievable team working !!! good job !!!

[@KevTheMedic]

Great teamwork between EMS and Police. Wish we had more like this in Germany, its a rare occurrence we get a escort here haha

[@weeardguy]

But there is a difference in my opinion: The average german motorist is brought up with the idea that in slow moving traffic, you try to make some room for emergency services. Though you will probably have the same problems as well, this already makes a huge difference. Average Dutch motorists don't use their mirrors that well so they miss out on these occasions most of the time.

[@KevTheMedic]

weeardguy I can not confirm that, especially not on the Autobahn when traffic jams happen after accidents. I'm a Paramedic in Germany and traffic is often horrible to get through

[@Flintasdf]

Same Austria! Would be great!

[@fatenhappy1]

Man these guys are good .. a huge well done and a big thankyou!

[@user-R2as8orG]

Incredible organization and team work. Good job guys! (I would like it to look like this in every country.)

[@Kujo226]

This shows how life is precious and minutes matters. amazing job from netherland

[@roy1778]

Oprecht, geweldig werk. Als ik ooit met spoedtransport ergens heen moet, hoop ik dat deze heren de motormuizen zijn!

[@olizandrey2]

It took me about... 22 minutes to be able to breath again. I don't know why, but I'm soo excited to watch this. Amazing job! Thank you so much for recording!!! :-D

[@phaetongleiter3082]

Respekt to the Netherlands! Regards from Germany

[@phaetongleiter3082]

Seen it in Enschede 👍

[@v4lue]

Das ist so anders als bei uns. Krass!

[@leongurski]

So viele Deutsche hier😂😂

[@DerisonxJan]

I always get goose bumps when I see those videos where a motorcycles escort an ambulance. Such a good work from the drivers. Thank you!

[@lipcsaiify]

just epic to watch....well done!!

[@rickleerschen7546]

Weer een goed filmpje. Heerlijk om te zien/horen met wat van passie het werk door deze motorrijder wordt uitgevoerd. Wellicht zullen sommige mensen zeggen, niet echt professioneel om te schelden, althans ik neem aan dat die *pieeeep* een scheldwoord was, maar dat maakt het wel extra menselijk en merk je hoe belangrijk het werk is. Bij elk filmpje wordt wel duidelijk dat het niet slecht zou zijn om een soort van reclamecampagne te voeren mbt wat te doen bij het zien van zwaailichten en sirenes. Verder zou het ook goed zijn dat bij het behalen van je theorie examen ook een apart gedeelte wordt opgenomen hierover. Het zal waarschijnlijk niet veel uithalen als ik dat hier schrijf, maar zo denk ik er eenmaal over.

[@rodgeyd6728]

I'm so addicted to these videos 👌, I must have seen that many now , I'm starting to regonise the roads and streets .

[@dannyplummer2901]

Team Verkeer, you guys are amazing

[@BroManDan6]

This is freaking awesome.

[@2903Lars]

Impressive efficiency. Big respect to the police and ambulance drivers.

[@Ian-xq4rt]

Did we just witness a Dutch police office swear lol, great work as always, well done.

[@HenkPeels]

He just politely suggested to check the rear view mirror a bit better 😉

[@roelofvenema6500]

Diep respect voor jullie werk om de ambulancedienst zo snel op de plaats van bestemming te krijgen waar dat ook is. Bedankt voor uw inzet.

[@TeamVerkeerDH]

Graag gedaan! Ook al hebben we natuurlijk liever dat het niet nodig is voor de patient.

[@shmuliadelman1278]

Fantastic operation, so much envy from New York City.

[@janiaf]

Ik ben niet geschikt voor dit werk, ik moet spontaan huilen als ik dit zie, en met een brok in m´n keel zou ik niet kunnen doen wat ik moet doen. Geweldig hoe deze motoragenten samenwerken voor een snelle en veilige rit voor degene die hulp nodig heeft. En ik zie het persoonlijke risico dat jullie lopen, met 100 km langs bomen en lantaarnpalen, 1 seconde een niet oplettende automobilist en het is met je gebeurd. Dank voor jullie inzet.

[@janiaf]

potato head nee, niet bepaald. Maar m’n dochter houdt van vrouwen, dat weer wel.

[@Kyoto99952]

Haha oke

[@LFPGaming]

*Meer! Meer!*

[@Johan__2367]

Heb het één keer gezien als kind maar het is wel ongelooflijk gaaf om te zien hoe ze het doen

[@Hirshir]

You got an awesome job there mate. Saving a life.

[@zhiyuwang2533]

26 km within 30 minutes, what an efficiency ! that will be a dream in China

[@mikevlaanderen]

Netherlands is one off the best in emergency/hospital work whe have 5 hospittals in Amsterdam and not 1000 like china

[@paulswart4265]

En op de snelweg iedereen meteen weernaar de linkerbaan........ Respect, mannen! Top werk.

[@ellyhooft3803]

Hopelijk komt hun vechtgenoot of erger (Kids of ouders) in een spoedtranport terecht, niet netjes van mij maar u snapt waarin op doel...

[@DrYeet2704]

Why, I do not know, but I fell asleep to this last night. The sound... of sirens. It made me fall asleep when I wasn’t tired. Heh. The power of Team Verkeer.

[@lucweerts4970]

Excellent driving guys, good video to watch. It is easy to forget that the police, ambulance-men (and firemen) do such amazing things! Proud to be Dutch!

[@324kca]

Great coordination, great teamwork, great video. Thank you for the upload.

[@CarstenBauer]

Great teamwork! We are all proud of the work you do.

[@LBsBro2]

I wish law enforcement and ambulances had this kind of coordination here in America. The passion and/or compassion of this country is fading bad or is already lost.

[@AndrooUK]

Americans donate a lot of money to charities. It's harder to coordinate different entities when the USA is so vast, and the different governance by states. It's easy in Europe where each country is the size of a small USA state.

[@y.azouagh]

Life Talk - Upper Midwest you don't need this, ambulances there cost a fortune, and almost no one uses them.

[@battle4095]

The thing is in the netherlands they have forced health insurance because of this its possible

[@gerard4039]

Very well organised thumbs up for you great guys 👍👍👍

[@BenJo__]

I love that kind of teamwork

[@johnhiggins6984]

I admired the lane discipline of the regular public. Cop bikers had great teamwork.

[@GassemGariuti]

Applause Applause Applause All the respect ....Thank you for caring , thank you for your excellent and terrific escorting.. Bravoooooooooooooo

[@einspruch3905]

This is so brilliant ... wish we had this in germany too

[@TeamVerkeerDH]

Thanks, during the G20 there where a lot of europe motorcops who where intrested in the why we handle.this including the Germans.

[@einspruch3905]

@@TeamVerkeerDH I´d love to join you but unfortunately i dont speak dutch and im not the police :D

[@FreeSpiritDude]

I am so highly impressed by your skills, GUARDIAN ANGELS

[@highflowhighflow9896]

respect voor deze agenten , goed dat hier videos van gemaakt zijn om duidelijkheid te brengen in hun bezigheden en grote verantwoording. Heb gemerkt dat mijn telefoon ook een sirenetoon afgeeft als er soms een ambulance in de buurt komt, dit is super, maar waarom dit niet altijd gebeurt is me onduidelijk

[@alphahunter755]

Flitsmeister doet dat, als je die aan hebt staan hoor je t dus

[@farukfar9156]

IMDB: 8.3

[@axgtsimi]

great teamwork there and i bet its hard work cause the other drivers dont know whats going on

[@appletosh100]

Good Team work Chaps !!! and you must feel very proud and apriceated especially when the ambulance driver gives his thanks at the turn in to the Hospital

[@oscarlehtola8479]

Excellent police work

[@YumYumiYum]

god bless you all. i live in turkey and our people don't know how to give way to ambulance. so sad...

[@AdmitthatijustdiditX]

Damn this is awesome to watch, it's caring for those around us, it may be a job but I feel the compassion is there.

[@putter9198]

Extremly impressive work!

[@ZairaL03]

This is so... satisfying to watch! XD ITS JUST TOO GOOD TEAM WORK!

[@hansjohansson3666]

It´s really really great work, we work in the trafik too but due the army in Sweden.. This is video is somthing that we Watch many times ;)

[@nathangek]

Echt topwerk! Wat een samenwerking en mooi om te zien dat je het echt belangrijk vind dat het goed gebeurt, dan is een beetje vloeken in zo'n situatie vergeven ;)

[@edwardkirkhope5236]

Great job. Some stupid comments here though. It might seem alien to those in North America but this response is indeed used when a life threatening emergency means an ambulance needs an escort. Even for 'ordinary' citizens. It's called compassion and caring about human life. Not every patient can be flown by helicopter (for physiological reasons in some conditions) or a chopper isn't available at that moment. Furthermore the Police and ambulance service don't present you with a bill at the end. It's called being civilised.

[@kmr3891]

Why do you feel the need to attack an entire continent? Police escort ambulances here sometimes as well. Europe does not have some sort of monopoly on that concept and implying that this country is somehow more compassionate than North America in how emergency services operate is an incredibly ignorant thing to do.

[@MrSafa61]

@@kmr3891 Please be what the french call les triggerées

[@HugeRademaker]

kmr3891 In Europe close to 99% of all citizens are insured for health expenses and the full 100% is receiving the care they need in case of emergency.

[@NorbertdeRooy]

You shouldn't generalize about North America, I mean there's nothing wrong with Canada, they're our friends. :D

[@antonylester4485]

Norbert de Rooy 😂👍

[@mies2189]

wouw....kan niet meer zeggen dan RESPECT wat een teamwork!!!

[@aldo1808]

Job well done; professionals at work :-) Thanks for what you do.

[@liviuemanuel82]

Nice! Great job! I hope that in the next 50-100 years will have something like this in Romania...

[@trinsectrua1856]

That was pretty mesmerizing to watch all the action. Good job, guys!

[@wayne17700]

these police officers are so professional in their job