Night blue light drive, London 

j mason RCing about .... I don't think it's an ambulance as such. It's more likely a paramedic car used by first responders.

@@YelpBullhorn they can also be called ambulances. But yeah, it was most likely a car instead of a truck.

@@YelpBullhorn It's an RRV - Rapid Response Vehicle, can holdup to 2 paramedics, though usually it is just a single responder. They are kitted out to the same level as an actual ambulance, so they can be called either.

@@diamond4791 ...... I'm probably being pedantic. No, I know I am! I am also aware that definitions change over time. But the word "ambulance' comes from the Latin (I think) 'ambulare' (I also think!) meaning to walk . It's where we get the work 'amble' from. So strictly speaking an ambulance is a medical vehicle you can walk onto. They first came about to tend to the walking wounded.

Admittedly they had space to move and failed to do so in a quick manner. Emergency services in the US don't take laziness for an answer most of the time and rightly so.

It's illegal to cross the line at a red light, even if you're doing so for an emergency vehicle.

you can hear them knocking the crap out the car

All down to county governments and spending. Bloke in charge of highways has a couple million to spend before "end of year". And as he doesn't want to lose his spending for next year, sends his team of lads out to put as many "traffic calming measures" as they can to spend the money he doesn't want to lose. So no point suggesting that by saving money, it might be a good thing!!??

@@stevensmith5816 And they almost always put them around every road leading to a hospital too.

Agreed - yet again totally IDIOTIC councils and the car-hating extremists who infest them who don't think about what impact these stupid measures will have on emergency vehicles. Only in the UK.....

@@howdan1985 the London Borough of waltham forest HATES cars, they're literally making every road so small just to add stupid bike lanes when most bikers don't even use them, they're also making so many roads one way to "reduce traffic" when it's literally doing the opposite.

yeah i also take a similar way

Literally burst out laughing at that one! I completely agree, this is by far the best UK siren combo.

@@a20axf wail, Yelp and hyper Yelp, why would you go for anything else?

I thought the same and Instead blocked a whole lane, some people go in to panic mode when blue lights are behind them.

If there is a resource available, it gets dispatched as soon as possible, often while the call is still in progress and before it gets categorised. Depending on its eventual category, you may carry on on blue lights, or you may get stood down.

People panic.

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS LOL..

LOLLLL

Yes

Anyone can overtake on broken chevrons and its up to the drivers whether they choose to go through that red or not.

@@Djnffnoeosmfasjjd I dont believe he said overtaking on Zigzags for blue lighter isn't allowed but I expect he's just taking the piss.

Are u just taking the pee about the Zigzags.