I love how he throws the "5%" of chicago drivers under the bus😂

@Humannondancer

2 жыл бұрын

ikr like 100% of Minnesota are on point lol

@LeeBv9983

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, Chicago drivers belong on the bus as they get their driver's licenses on the back of cereal boxes.

@rosie684

2 жыл бұрын

He isn't wrong lol

@JimHerbertOutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHA SO FUNNY ........ 😑

@firstlast9731

2 жыл бұрын

i loved that

I'm impressed by the amount of cooperation of the drivers. Don't see that very often.

@MTTech

2 жыл бұрын

It's MN. Majority of Minnesotans will move over for emergency vehicles. Down in the south, not so much. Kinda miss living in MN.

@chloecook4511

Жыл бұрын

Part of it could be that in a trajam with traffic not moving, they know that they aren't going anywhere until the emergency vehicles can clear the accidents.

They should call it The Moses.

@420dog619

2 жыл бұрын

I like that. I was thinking "Parting the sea" or "split the highway"

I was in an ambulance at rush hour, they were yelling make a hole people! I'm glad I couldn't see the chaos, I know we were on sidewalk, the median, and the street. Thanks 🙏

@MidwestSafety

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that sounds like quite the story!!

"Rescue Alley" is both the literal translation and the best descriptor of this type of separation. Documentation tells drivers to use their right hand as a reminder: the left-most lane (right thumb) moves left and all other lanes move right.

The english term is "make a f***ing hole".

Cars moving over we call it Rettungsgasse, rescue lane in English. What I don't understand is you can hear the siren a block away yet most motorist don't move till the cop is right on them.

@gladitsnotme

2 жыл бұрын

Because you can't hear the siren a block away. I tested this the other day, I saw flashing lights a half mile ahead, no radio was on, windows were up, heater was blowing medium speed. Couldn't hear a thing. Luckily I had visual so I pulled over, but if it was behind me I would have been oblivious. I'm in a Hyundai elantra.

@RealJaybeeMusic

Ай бұрын

Hell, you’d be lucky if cars move over at all, let alone part the Red Sea like this video.

@monikaprzymuszala4183

Ай бұрын

@@gladitsnotme BS. Unless you're going deaf, you do hear those sirens if you pay attention! They're fucking loud.

I remember when I still lived in Winnipeg, a WPS officer was code 3 in downtown rush hour traffic... Got on the PA when a Cadillac wouldn't move "Move or be moved... 3....2....1... Okay" pushed her out the way 😂😂😂 it was beautiful.... She looked soo upset, like how dare he.... The audacity and privilege of old rich people 🙄... Good job on most these people moving ASAP

@JustaShrimp372

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a great story lol

@hausmaster9801

2 жыл бұрын

The fire service here in the UK is allowed to push vehicles out of the way on the way to a incident (depending on severity obviously) it’s a great practice and should be allowed for all services! Plus wish we had push bumpers here like you guys do in the US

@Ena48145

2 жыл бұрын

Loved that story!

@Ena48145

2 жыл бұрын

@@hausmaster9801 Winnipeg is Canada

@hausmaster9801

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ena48145 I was on about the ones in the video not his story, but also didn’t know that thank you for the info!

they should use a dump truck with a V wedge plow on it to clear traffic faster🤣

@61rampy65

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't Mythbusters try something like that?

@charlieellenburg3465

2 жыл бұрын

Hell ya and definitely have 5 go pros on it for entertainment purposes

People are oblivious of the siren sound behind them. People moved over better when he changed the siren sound.

@AFStudiosMedia

2 жыл бұрын

That's actually why there are 3 tones. Specifically for that reason

@Furious321

2 жыл бұрын

Wail is typically for high speeds, as it's easier to hear from great distances (similar to the mechanical Q siren on a fire apparatus). Yelp is better for mid-low speeds. Priority/Phaser is great for moving stopped traffic and clearing intersections.

The "rettungsgasse" should be something that the US Rules of the Road should adopt as common practice, especially on interstates.

@michaelwelsh8222

2 жыл бұрын

We need to nail down keep right, pass left first.

@Rummeltobi

2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't make sense since most interstates have clear emergency lanes/ shoulders.

@morgfarm1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rummeltobi You must be from a suburb or very urban area. Rural sections of freeway (as happens to be about 50 miles worth both north and south of me) don't have ample shoulders except in the small town (singular, roughly the size of Anoka) 7 miles to my north. We have mountain passes, too, with shoulders from edge to fog line about 2 inches narrower than the 18 wheelers that drive on it to keep the actual travel lanes clear as they're doing 20 going up the mountains. And there's no such thing as a left shoulder in most of these spots. Actually, the depictions are closely matched to the section of Anoka just through town. I've been through Salem, Portland, Eugene/Springfield, and Medford, they're all better than here for room. I absolutely think, however, the 'Rescue alley' (the German translation for rettungsgasse) formation should be standardized across the country. It isn't hard for the left lane cars to hug the wall while the cars in the right can dip into the shoulder. Sometimes that's all the room you can make. All the emergency vehicle needs for space is about 10 feet. When rolling down the freeway and I catch an emergency vehicle behind me, I just hop in the right lane, hold 5 or 10 below posted speed and hang out there until they're around me. Stopping on an interstate, for any reason besides blockage, is both dangerous and illegal. So many people here are dumb enough to just stop on the shoulder of the freeway in those cases which causes incidents that don't need to happen. The goal is to clear a lane for the emergency vehicle to respond quickly and safely, all you have to do for that is get out of the left lane and back off the loud pedal a little bit.

@jacobwillow050

2 жыл бұрын

The "rettungsgasse" dosen't work in Germany either... if you watch any of the emergency vehicles trying to go through the congested traffic you'll find it completely useless. Most drivers that are on the autobahn are foreigners that have no clues how to react in such situations.

@armsdealerr

2 жыл бұрын

@@morgfarm1 yeah hes in socal(seeing from his uploads), exact same area as me. If you go out to Riverside county (excluding RS city and palm spring area) and most of SB county, no lanes.

Lol, in Germany it's a misdemeanor not to split the lane during a traffic jam _in advance_ of EMS arriving. And when you slow down PoPo or EMS it's "upgraded". You pay between 240 and 320 Euro and get points on 2 your license. (You've only got 6 total). And you will pay, cause the cops record all number plates and ticket you.

@MidwestSafety

2 жыл бұрын

Great info, thank you!

One could call it the "shouldering maneuver." Lane clearance by moving left traffic left, and right traffic right. The trooper indicates this by weaving side to side, as he advances, the way a man might advance through a crowd by shouldering his way through.

I cant thank the Law Enforcemen/ First Responders enough for all they do! Just know I pray ever time I hear a siren. Stay Safe!

@fitnesspoint2006

2 жыл бұрын

The job is inherently dangerous. How do you expect them to "stay safe" ? It is stupid mindless thing people say, "stay safe" , if they wanted to be safe they would just hide in their basements all their lives.

Nice use of "Rettungsgasse"!!! Spot on!

As a veteran over the road truck driver, I have been all over the country. I have seen the issues first responders face as they try & make their way to an incident. Extremely large fines & lose of driving privileges should be instore for those who fail to yield right of way to an emergency vehicle. This trooper is doing a great job making room for the ambulance. For those who cooperated & made way for the first responders, Thank You. To those who are hard headed enough to refuse to yield the right of way, I just hope you get caught & drug through the courts & fined & penalized.

@DaleDix

Жыл бұрын

Yes, good idea. Not

In English, there are several terms: stupidity, lack of empathy for others, fear of not getting. Ahead of other cars, total disrespect for the law.

In CT, the trooper only does this if no shoulder. Otherwise they use the shoulder to fly by. Not sure why this trooper wasn’t doing that - perhaps the overpasses.

@redraider4b40

2 жыл бұрын

there is virtually no shoulder and it's much safer to not use the shoulder

@C76Caravan

2 жыл бұрын

The question has come up in Germany when they made it mandatory to do the Rettungsgasse (already when a traffic jam develops, not right when the emergency vehicle shows up as shown in the video) and the response was that the emergency lane can be blocked (liked the fender bender you saw in the beginning of the video), you have on ramps to traverse where vehicles might get stopped too and sometimes idiots using it to pass the jam.

@NutmegThumper

2 жыл бұрын

@@redraider4b40 I meant the breakdown lane - where all the cars were moving to.

@Furious321

2 жыл бұрын

The shoulder is great as long as two conditions are met: A) No secondary accidents or unrelated disabled vehicles occupying it B) It isn't littered with nails, tire debris, and other shit that gets kicked off the traveling lanes

I'm actually really impressed of how almost everyone immediately got out of the way and cooperated with eachother making way for the police car and ambulance. German and European drivers are taught this method (rettungsgasse) to get out of the way for emergency vehicles which saves lives. In The Netherlands they have special motorbike police racing ahead of the ambulance to create a 1/2 mile or so of an unobstructed emergency lane. Cool to see it being used effectively in the US by all those drivers. DMV's, schools and driving instructors desperately need to teach this method in NYC, Chicago, LA and other large cities. It should be taught in every American high school's drivers ed class since it saves lives.

@MrChopsticktech

2 жыл бұрын

High School students and younger generations probably have enough common sense to do this without being taught. It's the older drivers that are the problem.

Awesome to assist with any emergencies needs trooper’s help 🇺🇸

The emergency lane is formed in a very exemplary manner, especially in Austria. In Germany, unfortunately, it doesn't work so well yet, although the fines for disregarding them have already been increased significantly and road users are being made more aware than they were 5 years ago. At least in Germany and Austria, the emergency lane must be formed as soon as the traffic starts to jam, so that emergency vehicles can pass quickly and do not have to fight their way through. "Form an emergency lane! Save lives!" is the motto that you should always keep in mind.

I don't understand. I was always taught when an emergency vehicle has their lights on you pull over on the shoulder and let them through. I get there's a traffic jam but they don't try to get out of the way til he's already behind them. That one guy stayed in place

I’m impressed that the drivers kept the way parted. I was expecting them to pull back to where they were as soon as the trooper passed

In the Netherlands, we starting slowly to adapt to the German Rettungsgasse. We don't really have an official Dutch name for it yet Sometimes they speak about a "Reddingsstrook" Say a "Lifesaver Lane or Rescue lane" in English. It's getting time that we adapt this worldwide. That will save a lot of lives (and less frustrated code 3 drivers who want to do their jobs)

I love how this video was done. Keep up the great work!

The Minnesota state have the best technology in Emergency, the stop lights have an special light to let the ppl know when an emergency vehicle is coming so nobody can move after the emergency vehicle pass, the MN people are very educated talking about how respond to this type of events. I love Minnesota ❤

@MidwestSafety

2 жыл бұрын

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in fact in Germany we are supposed to do the"" rettungsgasse""when the congestion starts .Cause it is hard to move your car on the side when you are standing bumper to bumper on the highway.I hope this is of any help.

Maybe something like "Part to save a life" so that when sharing it, people might really think about why they need to move to the sides.

Back in the 1960s, we would not escort Ambulances through heavy traffic, two vehicles with sirens operating can be hazardous, as there was a tendency for the traffic to close up again after the escort patrol car or motorcycle had passed, and not realising there was a second emergency vehicle following. This occurred many times earlier when we provided an escort, until we withdrew that assistance, and focussed generally on providing point duty officers at major intersections to create a clear way for the ambulance. Bob. NZ.

@MidwestSafety

2 жыл бұрын

Great insight as always, Bob!

@sleepyjay2664

2 жыл бұрын

Because of that, nowadays we're taught to always use two dissimilar siren sounds when two emergency vehicles are traveling together.

@daddybob6096

2 жыл бұрын

@@sleepyjay2664 Yeah, we had the old mechanical sirens back then, ambo's and firey's were pretty much the same.The sirens on the bikes were operated by lever operated cable pulling the siren onto the rear tyre like a light dynamo. We used to say the sound of the siren inside the car, curdled your blood, LOL. Nowadays, all got different sounding electronic sirens, quite distinctive.

@aliciaaltair

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't they use the giant eagles to swoop in and grab the injured?

@gladitsnotme

2 жыл бұрын

In nz you could get sheep to carry off the injured eh? 😂

Dude in the black Jeep leaving 70 feet of room in front of him because he's next to the FedEx semi truck knows what's up.

These people are small at least they were respectful enough to get out of the way most people just sit there take their time getting out of the way. Good job MN drivers.

Interesting to watch the reaction (or lack of reaction) of some drivers. Thanks for posting these videos.

Nicely Done.

What the cop did is called a "Moses Maneuver". Parting the sea. Used to drive an ambulance, we did it too.

As a German, living in the States since over 20 years..... I am totally impressed to see this kind of respond on a Highway in the US. How about using a word to word translation for this type of "response" to the siren from behind ? Rettung = Rescue, Gasse (which refers to a small, narrow street) = Alley. That would give you the word Rescuealley. Once it is "open", later following Police, Rescue vehicles or even Firefighters can get to the scene very quickly to safe lives or clear up the accident area very fast so traffic can flow pretty soon thereafter. This should be teached in High school already, since most of the young drivers don't have to go through a drivers school.

I have seen this done and Germany and I can tell you EVERYONE moves left/right and a lane is made. The drivers there are beyond smart and courteous and it works. Here in California-USA this WOULD NEVER EVER WORK. People are total tards, rude, stupid and do not have common sense to even consider being kind and merge a little. 100% different cultures and smart vs. lazy.

@aliciaaltair

2 жыл бұрын

Also, Germany has one way they do it for all police in the entire country. In the US it varies from state to state, county to county, PD to PD. Where I grew up they pass on the shoulder and everyone has to squeeze left.

MN state troopers rock!

Videos of emergency vehicles on dual-lane highways in northern Europe (excluding the U.K. and France) shows an almost smooth zipper opening down the center of the roadway.

@jordangraff2254

2 жыл бұрын

Wider shoulders, (typically) smaller vehicles and people leaving smart distance between each other helps out there

It's amazing most of the drivers actually new what to do.

@fitnesspoint2006

2 жыл бұрын

what is amazing about it? I see this all the time on roads and highways! Do you live under a rock.

Here in Atlanta, as well as Statewide that procedure would be an absolute blessing and I would love to see area law enforcement and Emergency Medical Services start to use it and to be honest I think they need to update the driver's test with this type of information as well

@amyk6403

2 жыл бұрын

I learned about this type of situation and what to do in VA driver's ed. (30 years ago)

IT'S CALLED SPLITTING THE LANES FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDS

IF this was done more often by police, drivers would start to learn to pull to the outside instinctivly . They do this in Germany and other countries with great success.... By going to their own sides leaving the middle open.. it allows faster pathway that confusing drivers because the officer has to zig zag because of poor drivers who don't pay attention fast enough & they need to get past. Inattentive drivers and those that don't understand they need to move NOW... cause major delays in help arriving.

@christianboer9392

2 жыл бұрын

The fine (up to €300) for those who don't create a rettungsgasse in Germany is also a good motivation to do so next time.

@Wailwulf

2 жыл бұрын

Growing up and learning to drive, was taught to pull over to the right, so that is always my first impulse when I hear a siren behind me..

Its so freaking anyhow long it takes for ppl to move to the side and out of the way!

It’s so frustrating when you’re trying to get somewhere to help people who could truly and literally be dying and you know that their odds of survival are going DOWN because you can’t get there because people won’t move. They are right, 95% of the drivers did great. The TROOPER did great. Just remember y’all, don’t slam on your breaks and just sit there. Get. Out. Of. The. Way.

In NY it's said 95% of cars moved over. The other 5% were from MN.

I call that parting the sea!! I like to use the “Hi-Lo” tone when it’s bumper to bumper traffic. That tone seems to get them moving. The Q siren will part the way too and Grover horns!! ❤❤❤❤

5% of the cars were from Chicago 😂😂😂

It's called parting the seas. Honestly

Much respect for the people 👍🏼

Will you be showing the 35w and lake street car fire? Happened oct 16 around 7pm? Me and this other semi driver were first on scene trying to put the fire out.

@MidwestSafety

2 жыл бұрын

Hey! First of all, great avatar! Any chance you have dashcam? We unfortunately were not archiving that camera but might reach out to MNDOT for video.

@officercarl9336

2 жыл бұрын

@@MidwestSafety definitly worth getting the footage. I did not have a dash cam

emergency corridor would be the most fitting term for the "rettungsgasse", I think :)

"Moses, y'all"

I think Ludacris calls this "Move B****, Get Out The Way!". :-)

@mangos2888

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 - I vote for this term!

RESCUE LANE sounds good - Kind regards from Germany! 😉

New term for opening center lane for emergency: Moses' stick

I love Whelen Cencom Sapphire siren.

There was a multiple crash today on the 35W today sunday this morning by 60th south side… that are was very caotic today because of the marathon

@MidwestSafety

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I just checked on it (looks like left lane?) but occurred off cameras. Minor damage from what we could tell. Thanks for the tip - always appreciated!

A term I hear a little about rettungsgasse is "Emergency Corridor".

Call it the "Moses Maneuver"

@aliciaaltair

2 жыл бұрын

I said "parting the sea" but this is way better

Do Trooper cars in the metro area have radios that they can talk to the County on or is that a police scanner that I hear broadcasting Anoka police communications on? When the Trooper transmits he is clearly talking on the State Patrol radio system but I hear local police radio traffic from another radio/scanner.

The pickup truck is one Anoka’s squad car and it’s actually the only one we have everyone else has explorers.

In the UK and Ireland, the emergency services generally use the hard shoulder, if there is one. I can't think of a term used to get traffic to part under other circumstances.

I suggest “Lane Splitting”.”

Here in TN we call it "plowing the field"

Hey, streamers would call that a "dual display cam", simultaneously streaming different perspective angles, one as the "cop dash cam" and the other an "overview cam". So there's a bit of English terminology to that! Hope it helps! There's no official term to it, so you could say something like "Dual perspective display cams" which would be professionally accurate! Thanks for upload :)

the emergency lane is used all over Europe and part of the world, isn't new, it allows at the first responder to get faster to the emergency scene, and also gives more safety for the people and the responders

@SaltyNationalist

2 жыл бұрын

There is no "emergency lane" on bridges/overpasses.. Hence the splitting of traffic..

@emerxenciascoruna1128

2 жыл бұрын

@@SaltyNationalist when i say ''emergency lane'' i mean at the way the vehicles make when pull over to the sides, there's not a exclusive lane at the road for first responders

@zergling05

2 жыл бұрын

@@SaltyNationalist yes, precisely for this reason there is this "rescue lane" (Rettungsgasse) shown here by law in many European countries

I call it the Parting of the Red Sea move lol. The German translates to Rescue Alley

the law was passed in 2001 and it's named Scott's Law after a fireman who was struck and killed during a response

Remember to make room for those big semis too folks! They're not as maneuverable!

5% of the drivers from Chicago😀. Funny how 80% of Minnesota drivers don't know how to get out of left lane...

@MidwestSafety

2 жыл бұрын

😉

*Emergency Corridor* but parting the seas is good too. The problem with doing this in USA is drivers will not maintain such a corridor. They always fill back in.

I know they call it a “rescue lane”, but I call it “plowing the road” . Was interesting watching it work. Some people become so befuddled in a emergency driving situation it’s kind of pitiful.

That is an Anoka PD truck

We used to call it "making a hole" or "plowing traffic" where I was a volunteer FD

I think the best matching English translation would be emergency corridor, alternatively also emergency vehicle passing lane, but I think emergency corridor suits best

I'd call it plain and simply "Emergency Vehicle! Get the Hell Out of the Way!!"

Slicktop is called a Class B squad

Rettungsgasse is compound word ( as are many in the german language) Of Rettung(s)-Gasse 'Rettung' = 'to save' and Gasse = narrow walkway / medieval small-towny street type thing. So the word Emergency lane, maybe emergency path/causeway? is rather fitting :)

@joezwei4781

2 жыл бұрын

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@MidwestSafety

2 жыл бұрын

Great video and great response! Thank you!

They should call it the "Phantom Lane"

In English "spreading" seems like a pretty good word for police getting through grid locked traffic.

Ive seen similar things a few times on Central. Suprisingly it usually works pretty well.

I don't understand why there is no "rescue lane" in America. If everyone adheres to it, you save valuable time, which is important in the event of a serious accident. Here in Switzerland, but also in Germany and Austria, the "rescue lane" is a permanent topic. For this reason, it also works very well. Nevertheless, there are always situations in which no "rescue lane" was formed.

I'd call this "lane splitting" as it's essentially the same thing bikers do, though in this case it's an emergency.

Great footage. I would call it Emergency merge lane of traffic. Here we have a lane that is beside the left hand fast lane for Emergency only vehicles can travel in. It scares you going 80 with the road barrier right beside you though.

Amazing how many are clueless.

@001looker

2 жыл бұрын

Not clueless, i just don't give a crap about the siren. They can sit in the traffic like everyone else.

In EMS we called it splitting the lanes!

It’s a long time since I’ve been on a German autobahn but the police didn’t need to slow down like this one. The Germans knew the drill and automatically made a lane well before the emergency vehicles arrived and woe betide any vehicle blocking that one.

@a.florschutzcamplin9011

2 жыл бұрын

They are finally giving out Fines to folks who don't pull over. I think it's 150€. They have the licplate number, so a few days later, you'll get a nice envelope.

Rescue lane, Rescue corridor, Rescue alley, Emergency corridor (loose calques of the German term)

Maybe the emergency lane (shoulder) is made for a different reason in Minnesota. Much quicker response time if the officer just goes down the EMERGENCY lane.

I don’t get it, why don’t the police officer use the shoulder?

@djo9c1

2 жыл бұрын

Next time you're on a highway, look at the shoulders. Lots of shredded tires, bumper covers, and other potentially hazardous debris.

In poland me call it " Korytarz życia" or "Korytarz ratunkowy" which translates to "corridor of life" and "Emergency corridor"

This is different than anything I have ever seen. The only time I have ever been in a situation like this was on a over pass. the police came came driving up the far left side forcing everybody to the right, which was great! Everybody was able to get over quick. The issue came when the ambulance decided to try to get past on the right side and with the way the cars were angled, it was pretty much impossible to get over. I sure wish that they had come up the center instead of the sides.

2:55...Amen! on the 5%

Moses law for urgent emergency response on a congested freeway or highway that's what we called when responding code 3

“Parting the seas” there...

Never seen this ever happen in America in my entire life.

The Enghish turm is GET THE FUCK OUTTA THE WAY

That's how it should be done part in the middle

Seems to me that a car with overhead lights would have been much easier to notice, & cars may have moved over quicker.

Those who didn’t move I’d go back in the video to view the plate and give them to ticket!