0:10 Amazes me how people step into the road without bothering to look.

@minidriversouthsweden5137

6 жыл бұрын

Poot that's London for ya just rush rush rush no one seems to bother looking for cars anymore scary thing.

@frxshhcookz3581

6 жыл бұрын

IKR they should look

@user-xt3nf6xc5c

6 жыл бұрын

Or they look and cross anyway

@mikewatte4478

5 жыл бұрын

They are all dead now

@applerandomtv6642

4 жыл бұрын

London is just a busy place!

credit to the driver ,,,totally professional and respectful ...Professional at their best...

Please put you phones away (and coffee cups) when driving. Please be professional and sensible. Imagine if your kid was hit by a car and you found out the driver was sending a quick text! Thanks All.

@TheRealTaz89

7 жыл бұрын

LondonEmergency999 Beo she wasn't talking on her phone. She was on the radio asking for additional information about the callout.

@thegoose4715

7 жыл бұрын

urbex2007 Not you again. How about you get a life you absolute loser! Sat in your room thinking that you are an expert on these matters. You're delusional!

"I don't give a fuck about emergency vehicles"-Every pedestrian in London

@cjeam9199

3 жыл бұрын

I dunno. A lot of them are pretty good. There’s a lot of occasions where they’re not crossing when they could be as the ambulance is proceeding through reds.

what these guys see and have to respond to is beyond belief thank you for your service

Great driving. Good to see most of the cars getting out of the way.

Perfect cheers for uploading again without music love the sound of the sirens when you went in the tunnel haha great vid look foward to seeing more.

Great Job Love the way they get out of the way and let the Ambulance pass.

Excellent, thanks very much indeed. Nice run.

Love the sound coming from that 5 cylinder engine!

Poor prius at 8:30 most likely got a red light ticket for going through the interesction to let the ambulance through.

@adammoorby99

5 жыл бұрын

Ghostytytyytbedhh and the taxi at 4:19

@lioncake8382

4 жыл бұрын

Most likely they'll be let off as it is an emergency. Police would rather you go through a red light safely to move out of the way of emergency services, than you to just stay there and hold them up.

@YelpBullhorn

4 жыл бұрын

Valocence .... not in London, mate. I got fined because my left rear wheel cut across the end of a bus lane as I moved over to let by an ambulance on blues n twos. I appealed, but it was rejected. Those that dish out the fines in London are scum.

@kiersnlewdneheh146

4 жыл бұрын

@@YelpBullhorn but cant blame the emergency sevices it the gov. I don't blame fire or amblucance. Or stuff but it it not right

@raysmith6891

4 жыл бұрын

Good point. As demonstrated here the siren should be turned off so as not to pressurise the motorist to jump the red light. Only police can instruct you to jump the red light. When you do your response driving course it is drummed into you from day 1. We are taught to read the road ahead and drive to arrive.

Wow that's so exciting. I love ambulances and hospitals.

Brilliant video :)

brilliant driving. great video.

To: Whoever was driving: amazing driving!! :)

As always, you heroes do the people good, that magic hour can mean life or death, you make it life 99.9% of the time. Well done 👍🏼 I’ve often thought that if it was possible to send out a warning over the radio waves of all oncoming emergency vehicles, this message would play over the car’s radio in front of you and give them more precious time to make the right moves so you can pass safer and quicker....

"that fit copper won't be there" ahahah

Excellent. Thank you

Nice drive, smooth and safe.

Brilliant driving.

Very good run and thoughtful drivers (ambulance and (most) car drivers), despite of some pedestrians. I like this one. Nice sound in the tunnel :-)

What I like the most is the way the driver speeds up, because of how the engine sounds. It appears not to be powerful enough.

That's a really good blue light run. Hopefully I can be as good ambulance driver as they are

Incredible well balanced driving, not bullying but good quality driving and calculated As a former EFAD driver I can see the challenges you had.Brilliant.

What an unassuming place for a Hospital! :P

Brings back memories from my white van man days.

Reminds me of last night's Uber cab journey but without the lights and siren!

For situationally aware MOP drivers you hit the jackpot on that run!

Genial! Ya viajé por Londres en la cabina de una ambulancia.

To Buzz Buzzby........Thanks for comments. Please note though that even emergency services are not exempt from all rules of the road and NO entry and One Way's are a No No! I did not do either at 9 mins 30 !!

@jonathanbaird4445

7 жыл бұрын

Is that how it is in the UK? We had an LEO with us once, went the wrong way on the one way only service road.

@coover65

7 жыл бұрын

That's interesting. In Australia we're exempt from traffic regulations on a code 1 (what you call blues and twos and US call code 3). However, from day 1 of driver training onwards, we're always told to exercise due diligence, drive safely and not in a manner that may endanger others. Our streets are wider than in the UK, so even if we go down a one way street, there's room for oncoming traffic to move over.

@anakinskywalker4113

6 жыл бұрын

Coover so true I don't understand how the uk treats emergency vehicles so differently. In Victoria emergency vehicles are exempt from all road rules when traveling with blues & twos.

@Cryptonymicus

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah in the US emergency vehicles with lights and sirens running have right-of-way over God.

@Chilukar

6 жыл бұрын

@@coover65 bit late responding but in case you are interested: in the UK you can do 5 things with blue lights and sirens.. 1) treat red lights as a give way 2) exceed the speed limit (but not drive at a dangerous speed) 3) use audible warnings between the hours of 11:30pm and 7am 4) ignore keep left/right signs (but not go the wrong way down a dual carriageway) 5) park in a no parking area (but you may not park in a dangerous position) It is really quite disappointing when you start your driver training.

Damned good driving!

I can understand the strain u medic guys must go through as when I get very busy with anything town is constantly packed, very difficult to get around at times and when on the buses traffic is such a pain.

Cool video! 👍🏼

Given a thumbs up to that.

Interesting use of the sirens and lane positioning.

Very exciting.

It always amazes me how nonchalant people are when there's an emergency vehicle around. People strolling around in the road, cars getting out of the way only at the last minute. If I hear a siren in the distance, the first thing I do is see where it's coming from and where it's going. I see people even using the opportunity to overtake and then get out the way when the vehicle is behind them and has had to practically stop. One day it will be a member of their families or friends and they will complain about how long it took.

2:05 wtf

Remarkably cooperative London traffic! I was expecting a far higher level of "not giving a fuck"

How u get the go pro in the can are u part of the crew. Like a para?

Good Driving..!! Public of private vehicles are also help with turning left... i wish to see the same scene in my India..

Can you do more?

Can’t believe the number of pedestrians strolling across the road IN FRONT of the ambulance. Even my two grandkids aged 7 and 10 know to stand back from the kerb if an emergency vehicle is coming so the driver knows you seen them. Could be they have had it drilled into them by me

It’s a bad idea to go through a red light or into a bus lane if there are sirens behind you. Can still get a ticket.

Which area of london is at 9:30 looks like a nice leafy suburb!

Jebus! At least most people got out of the way! That's crazy.

Pues no que en Europa son muy civilizados ??.. yo veo en este vídeo gente atravezandose la calle cuando va la ambulancia..

in relation to the comment about waiting at the red lights,sadly in the uk, the law does not give emergency vehicle drivers any rights over and above the normal driver and there is no regulation that compels people to make way for them.. I think its high time that it was made law in this country to make way for emergency vehicles,. The only time you can go through a red traffic signal is, if a police officer in uniform directs you to.. And those last 2 sets of traffic lights, if i remember rightly have red light cameras on them and knowing boris and the london authority, they wouldnt show any mercy to a driver,even going through to allow an emergency vehicle through. I say time to change the law, give emergency vehicle drivers protection from wrong siding the bollards, going through red traffic signals, etc etc... Anyway rant over, Thats one bloody excellent video,and also excellent driving also, and surprisingly, a majority of the other drivers, were actualy awake and aware of your impending appearance

@policeblue999

10 жыл бұрын

The law is just one aspect, safety is unfortunately the outweighing second one.

@PianoKwanMan

10 жыл бұрын

policeblue999 fortunately*. as an emergency vehicle, you do not want to cause an accident and have 2 sets of patients to deal with. I do not think they can leave the scene of an accident, especially if they have caused it. So the ambulance, in this case, will be redirected from the original (possible cardiac) to an rtc - unless I am completely wrong and the ambulance can flee the scene of an accident because of triage.

@MegaDSFAN

9 жыл бұрын

On other occasions he went through red lights (see earlier in video) the times where he stopped at them was when there was no way through and he didnt want to force another car into the intersection to be cleaned up by a car travelling on a green light

@grahammears2196

7 жыл бұрын

When driving on blue lights in an ambulance you are allowed to treat the red light as a give way sign, if you hit another road user it will be you who is held at fault

@another3997

6 жыл бұрын

urbex2007 If you had an IQ greater than your shoe size, you would know you're talking aboslute bollocks. As per usual. Get a life, get an education and come back when you can stop talking crap.

bravo messieurs les anglais pour votre dicipline

Shut off the damned 'yelp' and save it for intersections. Wail will work just fine.

Just wondering, why did you use Yelp siren a lot?

@nanataker

8 жыл бұрын

+The Super Brit The Yelp siren is really good for throwing the noise to the sides of the car in confined areas like this. The other siren is much better for throwing the noise down long roads to get the attention of far away motorists.

@dxb8086

6 жыл бұрын

Because it doesn't matter which tone you use. The siren is supossed to warn the people, that'S all. I don't understand you siren-fanboys. In reality nobody cares which siren they use as long as it works.

@86501freightliner

6 жыл бұрын

Certain tones are more effective than others in different situations. That's why sirens come with different tones in the first place.

I thought that st.Thomas hospital would be the nearest hospital to Soho

That red 458 spyder at 3:24 tho

3:09 wail siren number one

I am just curious, but why does the ambulance make that loud rev noise? 9:23 example

@NickF14

8 жыл бұрын

+Astro Gaming The vehicle has a big diesel engine, so it doesn't rev very high, so it's at maximum rpm even when it's not going very fast, so it makes a louder noise before going so fast.

@edaturk7529

5 жыл бұрын

Coz it has a Diesel engine

How do you get blue lights and sirens fitted to a normal car? Asking for a friend

@squidgyjack

3 жыл бұрын

You don't. Unless it's an emergency vehicle if it is you shouldn't be asking here

@foxy-xd8nb

3 жыл бұрын

@@squidgyjack I'm sure I could fit blue lights to my car I dont think it would be that difficult. Would never actually do it I was joking. 😁

We’re is he going

speeds???

Brilliant video...? Great run....? At 9 mins 30 you went through a NO Entry sign and the wrong way down a one way street!! OMG !!

@EnterprisingRailFilms

10 жыл бұрын

Nope, he/she didn't. Keep up with the gd driving!

I know this vehicle is a Mercedes Sprinter but litre engine is this ambulance?

@garfstiglz3981

5 жыл бұрын

Weeklay Gaming - Mercedes-Benz OM642 3.0 litre V6.

I don't really get why he turns the sirens on and off...

@chrishall7729

9 жыл бұрын

sandqwert sirens are NOT needed for every moment of every journey! When stuck in traffic and not making headway, sirens off (for instance) 999 response driver here!

@sandqwert

9 жыл бұрын

Chris Hall Thanks for your reply. I get that, but why the silence towards the end of the video?. Past 7:30 siren is off a lot... Even making headway... Also, I'm from Argentina... Here, vehicles are only at emergency state when they have the lights AND sirens on... Otherwise, they are just "regular vehicles"... That's why I do not get why this video shows an ambulance swtiching on and off the sirens... Of course, here if an ambulance gets to a railroad crossing and a train is about to pass, it turns the sirens out, since as you pointed out, there's no need for those at that particular time...

@chrishall7729

9 жыл бұрын

you can make greater headway with lights, as opposed to lights and sirens! People see the lights, but they dont always hear you - in London there are sirens everywhere, and people are tuned out to them, plus if there is no need to use (ie announce your presence on the road) then we don't use....

@chrishall7729

9 жыл бұрын

coming up to 07:30, there are red traffic lights, therefore, we are going to wait for the lights to change, as we will not put a civy driver into the position of breaching the road traffic act, or more importantly, being involved in an accident because they have entered a junction in which they don't have right of way. At 08:00, noise back on to prompt drivers the ambulance is making headway, 08:23 approaching yet another set of red lights, so siren off once again...note that the Prius in lane one crosses against the red lights (minicab - what more can you say) and at 08:42, residential streets with light to no traffic on approach to A&E, so no need to disturb the residents! This is a text book example of spot-on driving, making excellent headway, correct use of sirens, positioning and awareness of and towards other road users!

@sandqwert

9 жыл бұрын

Chris Hall Thanks for your explanation!, you have been very clear. Thanks for the time dedicated to the reply.

General ride out or are you working within las?

@paulpettitt8059

8 жыл бұрын

watch the video and look where they end up😁

Why did he stopped and turned the sirens off just for that one red light? All other red lights he passed through with sirens.

@alexus7257

8 жыл бұрын

+SuperSpotter Because there was a vehicle in front of him waiting at the red light. In the UK, you are technically not allowed to break traffic rules to give way for emergency vehicles. If you do so, ok, often no one will fine you for that. But the ambulance driver doesnt want to force anybody to break the law, so he waits and continues his journey when the light turns green. In the other cases, there was no vehicle in front of him and he was able to request way without forcing anybody to break the law.

@Cryptonymicus

6 жыл бұрын

Short answer: because it's a dangerous intersection.

India should take notice of this

I’d love to see those a Dutch outriders do the same trip, see if it’s quicker or safer.

I forgot there are so many people

Good drive although you do need to change your tones much more frequently. Maintaining the same tone for that long is often counterproductive.

@ianrobertson5798

7 жыл бұрын

They do not have that choice as the change is done automatically !!

@jakeheaton

6 жыл бұрын

Ian Robertson no it isn't! The driver changed the tone!!

@EnjoyFirefighting

5 жыл бұрын

the very first ambulance I ever drove with lights and sirens had only one tone; The ones I drive now have three different tones, so I might switch between hi-lo, hi-lo and hi-lo ...

OOPS! Ahhh. Shows, even the worst of us get it wrong! ; ) Please accept my apologies! I Said "PLS ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES!" ; ) Be safe out there.

Ambulance does take too long to drive and also ambulance needs a many skills to show how and where to manage escape from the traffic roads

4:19 Taxi driver sure knows the business. Emergency vehicles override most laws, you do what you need to get out the way.

@uzijn

5 жыл бұрын

Taxis aren't exempt though. You go through a red light for an ambulance and it's still illegal.

@MJofLakelandX

5 жыл бұрын

@@uzijn Sucks to be in Great Britain. US, you better go through that light and stop traffic for emergency vehicles otherwise you become a batter ram.

@douglasstocks9698

4 жыл бұрын

@@MJofLakelandX here in the UK emergency vehicles have to treat red lights as give ways. They get no special treatment

@CymruEmergencyResponder

3 жыл бұрын

@@MJofLakelandX That’s why the US has a higher rate of collisions, and deaths, involving emergency vehicles. Never force someone through a red light.

All them humans so little time.

🚑👌 ambulance driver India mi

Nice driving. Sounds like she's got a Hemi in there.

Tienen gue guitarse

Great driving. But why waiting at 8.00??

@londonemergency9998

10 жыл бұрын

It's a really dodgy crossing and I don't tend to push people across red lights (which technically is illegal for them) with the possibility of causing an accident. You'll quite often see ambulances and police cars actually turn off the blues and twos until lights turn green and then off we go again. Generally we are grateful when drivers are sensible and better position their vehicles so we can cross but safety has to come first. I can assure you we don't need any more patients! Thanks for all comments.

@etienneradeke4235

8 жыл бұрын

+LondonEmergency999 in germany the ambulance drivers dont care with pushing people over red lights...in germany is it legal to do so when you put your warning indicators on and horn before driving through the intersections...good night

@82attilatoth

8 жыл бұрын

+LondonEmergency999 You are idiots and say this because you cannot drive. In normal countries it is legal to cross the red light to give way for emergency vehicles. And in my country the emergency vehicle drivers would get off and kick the shit out of anybody not giving way for them. They sound the horn and shout nice words to you until you get deaf.

@2009v8

8 жыл бұрын

Even if it were legal, there are many junctions where you just can't. Forcing them across that junction would likely end in a side on collision. You're already heading to an accident, why create another?

@lamborghini0610

7 жыл бұрын

Do not be so disrespectful and call them idiots. They are the ones who save our lives, Those are the rules simple. You cannot force someone to break the law and cause an accident, you can only educate them on how to do it safely. Stop being so disrespectful.

Nothing like the old wigwag relay click

Don't know about patients, it's patience you need, how do you stay sane waiting for some people to notice you? Maybe you should use flashing headlights, distinctive blue strobes and a deafening siren to help people spot you're approaching?

@coover65

7 жыл бұрын

Beeney2, don't your ambulance control centres have CAD systems? At our comms centre, a dispatcher can point the mouse over the image of our vehicle on a map, and it shows our status, as well as the crews on board, start and finish times, and even when we're due for a meal. Is it true that in London, all 999 calls get an emergency response (or are they filtered using AMPDS or similar)?

Amazes me how arrogant they all are Taking their trivia somewhere is more important than human life n limb

What happened to not pressuring people through red lights?

@EnjoyFirefighting

5 жыл бұрын

maybe they learned a lesson from mainlan Europe :D

I just spent watching 40mins of ambulance interventions dashcams from my country and i thought hmm "Oh look london that must be awesome all pro and shit". WTF. Some ppl are like totally oblivious and just calmly stroll across street ,some like almost ignore ambulance.. and the ambulance itself considering the room it got on street-ITS BLOODY SLOW EVEN. Dtivers should be pulling aside from center of road like immediately.

@another3997

6 жыл бұрын

urbex2007 I don't know where you get your information from, but I'd go back and re-read it. The decibel level of sirens is loud enough to be heard a long way off. If you can hear them from 500 yards away, through double glazed windows above the sound of the TV, I'm fairly certain most motorists can hear them. But I'm sure you're an expert in all things, having read all the research and disproved it.

You have 2 tones for a reason. Try changing the tone at junctions and traffic lights

driver isnt too bright either

This is not a route from SoHo to Charing Cross Hospital! I have walked that route many many times and know that part of London well.

@ianrobertson5798

7 жыл бұрын

I live in London and can confirm that is the correct route

2:03 Move your ass ffs..!

It amazes me the route you took.... How the heck did you end up on the Westway? lol

Called an ambulance for an emergency last night (no heavy traffic), hospital half a mile from the accident. They told me to keep pressure on the bleeding wound to keep it stable because the ambulance would come in one hour. Went to the emergency at 5 in the morning for a hearth stroke and waited for 8 hours for some one to check me. Miraculous I was healed! NHS it says it is the best health system in Europe. Is it?

@Perseus7567

5 жыл бұрын

Wow, convenient to be at a, stabbing I presume, then have a "hearth stroke"- even though that's not a thing, all in one night.

@charliefarley4792

3 жыл бұрын

If you were still alive after 8 hours, did you really need an ambulance? See how stupid your question/intimation sounds without context? I have no idea what was going on with you and you have no idea what was happening with the ambulance service at the time you had your emergency. Do you think we all just sit at the hospital and go to emergencies when we feel like it? Another common misconception is ambulances stay at the hospital until needed, when in fact we have ambulance stations and standby points when we're not with patients. A little education before mouthing off and negatively impacting someone's view of our necessary NHS would be preferable next time. Have a great day (And yes, I realise my reply is 3 years later than OPs comment)

For some reason but this is only my opinion, uk firetrucks and ambulances looks more toyish than the US ones, but the uk ones are still great to i never saw any yellow ambulances b4 except for uk

@edaturk7529

5 жыл бұрын

Foxy ‘Toyish’???!!! You’re having a fuckin laugh ain’t ya mate??!! USAs fire and ambulance vehicles AND staff are a JOKE FULLSTOP!!! you deluded twat!

Should you be recording your 999 drives? That's against trust policy.

1:32 WAKE UP

@uzijn

5 жыл бұрын

Illegal to go through a red light.

U SKPPED MORE THEN 15 TRAFFIC LIGHTS

@LHawkesDrums

6 жыл бұрын

well duhhh?

@edaturk7529

5 жыл бұрын

THEY ARE GOING TO AN EMERGENCY CALL OUT!! WHAT DO YOU EXPECT THEM TO DO STOP AT EVERY LIGHT???!!! FUCKIN TWAT!!!

at 3:55, why did they oppose traffic? they had a clear lane of egress that was much easier to access then trying to go around that dark colored sedan. Is that against protocol in London to oppose traffic?

some of the drive was ok. but at points way to fast especially when going through green lights. we teah our students to not go over the speed limit for that road. also when going through the tunnel with the double white line tones off. . remember we drive to arrive. exemptions are a privilege to be used sensibly. good luck.

@PolarbearYT

8 жыл бұрын

If you where dieing would you want them to take their time or get their has fast as then can

Soho to Charing X Hospital via the A4? WTF

Nice run, just goes to show though that allowing parking on through routes is a cause of so much delay for everyone. The sooner we get more cycles in London and start banning all but essential motor vehicles and have 'last mile' deliveries done in a different way the better.

I respect ambulance and give plenty of room. But the police is onther story lol

@MarinaDiamandis4Ever

8 жыл бұрын

lol

@trooper6761

7 жыл бұрын

Siyaad Barre Why would the police be something else? For all you know they could be responding to your kid choking on a coin, you fucking degenerate. You need your license revoked.

@bottledwindex1391

7 жыл бұрын

ShexyGalacticAlien exactly.

@MrNaichwersonst

7 жыл бұрын

What sense does that make?

@muddydave01

7 жыл бұрын

Siyaad Barre Seriously? You do know that many police are also first responders? Police are called by Fire and Ambulance to make a safe place for us to work. Police may be on their way to a violent incident and will be the first to render assistance. You are a thoughtless arrogant pinhead f the first degree.

Amazes me how stupid one Ambulance driver must be to stop the siren and calmly wait for the green light. In my country he would be fired instantly. People are dying until he waits for the green light... Gosh... Bunch of ballonies

@CymruEmergencyResponder

3 жыл бұрын

You’re the stupid one. That is a notoriously bad junction. The car at the red light cannot see what is coming from the left. If he goes through that red light to move out of the way then he could be hit by traffic from the left. The ambulance would then have to stop and deal with that and they wouldn’t get to the person that needed them on the original call. They clearly don’t train emergency vehicle drivers properly in your country.

Incredibly poor use of sirens

Very unprofessional driver should switch you siren off when red light is against you your forcing drivers to commit an offence by them going through a red light

@drive1378

17 күн бұрын

This was 10 years ago bru times was different and how to do stuff was different. Hopefully in this 9 months u worked that out.

@davidbowen60

17 күн бұрын

@@drive1378 yes I have bro they now switch them off bro