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    American AMAZED By How Germans React to Ambulance Siren

    Y’ hello we’re looking at how Germans react to an ambulance siren pretty straightforward uh I’ve seen a video I would assume similar to this where we had a fire response to a car fire and uh I believe that was on the Autobon and it was pretty remarkable they were able to

    Merge on and and get through a little bit of traffic and get to the burning car pretty scary stuff that was a while back this I’m told is like a classic I guess on the internet and somehow I have not seen it after all this time this was

    Suggested on Discord a couple times I have ratman as a most recent one so uh thank you for that let’s just go ahead and check this out it’ll be linked down below you can check out uh internet now which is the channel That posted it and uh let’s get into

    It I expect this to be pretty good it’s what I’ve seen in other videos this must be old looks like it was filmed with a potato [Laughter] Chip look at this immediate immediate response from everyone wow oh oh we have one Rogue he’s trying to find a spot though to be fair he’s he’s getting he’s going he’s going there you go he could have slipped in there too look at that holy crap hold on we

    Have one two three three lane highway or Autobon I should say sorry we have somehow a mass of cars in one spot here and look at the way you couldn’t even coordinate this for like a a this looks almost like a movie man it’s like it’s coordinated but in

    Reality you know none of these people know each other they’re all just commuting the fact that everyone knows almost in equal numbers to part to the left and right and leave this Lane right in the middle wide open is literally incredible and something I’ve never seen in my life in person

    It’s it’s kind of appalling how many people in the US don’t pay attention or don’t even hear ambulances or fire trucks and uh everyone tries to get to the right ooh this is going to get a little tight here with the trucks ooh look at this look at this

    Ouch oh my God look at them how are they making room for this Guy even the even the truck and trailer are moving everyone’s courteous okay had a little bit of a hiccup there but not bad at All yo this is a hell of a jam huh that was a cool sports car down on the right I didn’t see what it Was and then he diverted to this right kind of Middle Lane so people are again split although it’s just shifted mirrored from early but hey open lanes an open Lane look at that it’s incredible man that all these people are coordinated that’s insane okay uhoh one more obstacle he

    Can go on the shoulder smart move I’m amazed at these people way up here even got like resp like were aware I guess because now that we’re at the front of the pack here if we’re thinking back to the rear of the pack which was almost 2

    Minutes ago um that’s pretty far away how did they have this coordinated all the way up there that’s that’s really impressive let’s finish it out here kind of speaks to again driver education driver training and and how serious people are about something that we do every day which is

    Drive yeah this is definitely a different video than I saw I don’t know when that was probably a year ago or something I was thinking like is this the same one it’s definitely not that was impressive as well it was almost the same scenario although this one might

    Have been a little better just because of how many cars there were in this jam and they all parted like the sea like so fluidly it was just it was incredible to watch man this is why you see the stats the statistics you know on the Autobon

    And stuff like Germany just has such safe driving records right it’s incredible man you know for the most part most people like I said I’m not throwing everyone under like most people try and be safe here and like get out of the way when ambulances and Fir trucks

    Are coming but there’s always oddballs that are like too busy and distracted and they’re they’re in a way and they don’t know what to do once they do see the sirens or see the lights and Sirens behind them this was just considering the amount of cars and the amount of

    People involved other than one car right here that that was in the way just for a second I honestly don’t think they were like a terrible driver they just didn’t find a spot so they had to keep going until they could you know duck in somewhere it’s amazing how many people

    Were involved in how well that went for how long of a stretch the the amount of awareness and discipline in this traffic at a random day in Germany is like amazing that should be the model for driving across the whole world so you have to tell me where you’re watching

    From and and tell me you know if this video was recreated in in in other countries how would it go cuz I’m sure some other countries are pretty good at this as well uh unfortunately I if you did this on one of the busy freeways outside of Chicago or outside of Los

    Angeles or something I’m not sure that it would go like this let’s just say that okay so fun fact um I can’t find any videos on like American traffic responding to you know like an emergency vehicle response and it doesn’t come up with anything on YouTube either it just comes

    Up with like this video and and stuff like that so I think that’s actually kind of funny I wanted to do like maybe a fun comparison but yeah uh Germany hats off to your guys’s driving discipline and um awareness right it it is truly incredible so I would love to

    Hear you guys’s experience with this you know are there bad drivers everywhere of course like I’m sure there’s some bad drivers in Germany but luckily they seem to be hard to find right whereas in my experience they could be pretty easy to find on the streets of

    America so let’s see what the comments say it’s weird when you were from Germany because I thought thought it was normal and everyone react like this that would be weird if you’re just from there and you’re there most of the time you’re just used to this level of like close to Perfection

    Right and it kind of got to be depressing thinking oh most places are not this organized thank you Germans for your incredible efficiency at pretty much everything Amen to that but isn’t this how it’s supposed to be every single time I’ve heard a c this is how everyone reacts in which country do

    People not do that oo I don’t know where they’re from but that’s that’s optimistic yes it’s how it’s supposed to be and I most people like I said are aware like I’m aware if I hear a siren and see lights in the mirror I definitely get out of the way

    But that’s not everyone right um if they think every single country looks like this like the level of efficiency and speed in this video um I think that’s super optimistic I would disagree with that as a paramedic in the USA I can say that we never get that level of respect

    When we drive code 3 people are so self-absorbed these days and caught up with social media or music I’m sorry but that’s true they’re they’re telling the truth they either don’t care or they don’t know how to react when I pull up behind them I don’t like using the

    Lights and siren but when I do it’s because someone is have is having possibly the worst day of their life traffic accidents kill more First Responders than anything else that’s kind of freaky huh I personally have lost a friend because of this when I’m caring for my patient it’s possible for

    Me to wear a seat belt in the back of the ambulance so please when you see emergency vehicles running code 3 slow down and pull to the right because they could be on their way to help someone you’d love that’s the way I look at it unfortunately like they said most people

    Aren’t paying attention or they just don’t care this country when it comes to driving is just uh it’s it’s a wild card man what a glorious country with such intelligent drivers no wonder they have highways with unlimited speed yeah I think it’d be safe to say one of the

    Best countries in the world for driving you you’d have to put Germany in the conversation Italians reaction if you hear the sirens you follow the ambulance to avoid traffic jam or try to go faster than it so I can’t reach you if I’m ever in a car crash I’m calling Germany but

    Hey that’s all I got for you in this one I do appreciate you being here and uh hope to see you in the next one hope your week is going great my name is Ian you’re watching IW rocker until next time y’all stay safe out there I’ll catch you later

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    34 Comments

    1. @philipkudrna5643 on

      The second half of the lane is illegal, the correct way to form the lane is all to the right except for the outside left lane, which should go to the left (like it was in the beginning of the video). And there are always foreign or stupid drivers, who „don‘t get it“. As has been pointed out already, the rescue lane needs to be formed as soon as traffic comes to a halt – not only once you hear a siren…

    2. @ANIGAVmaddin on

      the vehicle that only clears the way when a siren is behind it is probably an american vacationer with a rental car… ok, i'm joking a bit… however, it is very often really the case that it is foreign vacationers who block the rescue lane… that's why recently there are signs on bridges that cross the highway with drawings that even small children can understand how to form a rescue lane… see the picture in the link… so that even the dumbest person understands how a lane is formed… and the lane is formed as soon as the car comes to a standstill on the road… best regards … https://www.landesverkehrswacht-nrw.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Rettungsgasse_2.jpg

    6. @rationalscientist23 on

      In Northern Europe, we are taught how to reach if there is an emergency vehicle going through. Even in small country roads without a shoulder, we are taught how to give way to an ambulance.

    9. @bzum19 on

      Actually they should to do rescue lane immieiately when trafic was stopping. Even in here in czech republic people immediatelly start to make space for rescuers.

    10. @fenjaorfgen6639 on

      Usually if you have a traffic jam you drive to the sides. With 3 lanes everyone on the left lane goes to the left side. The ones in the middle lane and the right lane you go to the right. That is ritten down by law. You also learn that when you have your drivers lessons. You can get fined if you don't create or jam the emergency lane. (All the best from Germany)

    11. @habiks on

      You don't react to siren, you react to congestion….. also those trucks in the way are from outside from EU 99% (or at least the driver is).

    13. @TheCourtJester. on

      one time i drove in austria and everyone slowedd down, so everyone went to the side because they didnt know whats going on because it was on the mountains, it wasn an accident, just roadworks, but nobody cares, better safe than sorry, so everyone moved

    14. @wesbos9929 on

      it can be you where he is rushing to. that's what everybody is aware of. so give space for the rescue crew. its some sort of interest in your own safety too.

    16. @TheGamingCrow on

      In germany and other european coutnries, when you're driving a car, you just drive a car and focus on that. You do not read a book or newspaper, you're having lunch or breakfast, you're not drinking your soda, you're not playing on a smartphone, you're not polishing nails or shaving or playing a flute while you drive the car (I have seen americans doing all of those while driving, so…). You're just driving the car and focus on it.

    17. @taraem5573 on

      Good to mention: in the end you see other firetruck and ambulance, which arrived sooner. So the emergency line was there some time before THAT firetruck came.

    18. @SayWhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat on

      THIS IS NOT VERY TRUTHFULL VIDEO. THOSE PEOPLE ALREADY KNEW THAT AMBULANCE WILL COME. ANYWAY IN EUROPE PEOPLE DO TRY TO ALLOW AMBULANCE, POLICE TO GO TRUTH. IN AMERICA YOU HAVE ILLNESS IT'S CALLED SELFISHNESS. In US 1 person thinks he is more or as much important as many others… and so on, or that he is so important that ambulance can wait.. or just pure ignorance because of low iq.

    20. @mortifinkenbein9559 on

      Drivers are not always "courteous", but they are afraid of getting hit with a 240 to 320 Euro fine (minimum, can be higher) and suspension of their drivers license for a month as well as receiving 2 points in the national traffic offender registry by not forming the "Rettungsgasse" while there is a traffic jam or if they hinder EMS, FD and police to get to the site of an accident. German authorities and courts are increasingly fed up with people blocking Emmergency Services. In 2022 a driver was fined 7150 Euros, a four month suspension of his drivers license and several points in the national traffic offender registry because he blocked an ambulance and a "Notarzt" (emergency physician working with the EMS in the field) trying to reach a person with a bleeding head injury for one minute. He resisted lawful orders by the police and insulted people rendering first aid. I guess he won't do it again.

    21. @ragecubing9078 on

      It wasn't always that way. I think about 15-20 years ago there was a massive campaign to push the emergency lane. When you get your license you're really drilled to do it. And still there are plenty of banners on bridges and nearly every emergency car has the line "Rettungsgasse bilden" on the back. But I also think the concept of "what if it's happening to you?" is working out great over here 😃

    23. @walkir2662 on

      My reaction to this is always "so many people need to lose their license over that video. Damn egotists caring about no one but themselves…"
      US reactor: How does this even work?
      Me: That's the neat part… it doesn't. And this video proves it.

    24. @herrh4281 on

      Funfact: you have to put your car to the side of your lane if you enter a traffic jam. If you dont you can be fined. I just love it when people do it. Always think about when you are the one wich needs help

    25. @Soken50 on

      This is an extreme example but most Europeans will pull aside in traffic, especially now that we have Waze warning of accidents ahead and emergency services coming up behind as users report them pretty reliably so it happens naturally

    27. @R4ZORLIGHT on

      Another big issue of todays germany.
      This video is very old, nowadays we (germans) have so many fools in our country which think are more important than the sun itself and either don't form the "Rettungsgasse" or abuse it.
      Boy Germany really became some deep shithole over the past 15 years.

    28. @jk9554 on

      OK, let's bring out the bad examples, shall we? If you want to see two really bad examples, look at "Katastrophale Rettungsgasse! | DDG Dashcam Germany | #323" – in the first part of the video Police tries to escort a member of the highway service through the (in parts) nonexisting rescue lane (that's why the camera vehicle is following behind the police), in the second part of the video the same highway service driver tries to find a way on his own during a different situation.
      So, no… German drivers aren't necessarily better at creating rescue lanes. There's always a few who are completely oblivious no matter where you are.

    29. @Pyllymysli on

      I mean we do it really similarly. It's actually quite simple. If you hear sirens = gtfo the way. To everyone thinking about their own goings, ask this. Are you going to actually die if you are late for 1-5 minutes? Because someone might if that ambulance doesn't arrive.

    30. @FD-ov1uk on

      According to the catalog of fines, drivers who do not form an emergency lane are threatened with 200 euros, two points in Flensburg and a driving ban for a month. If this causes disabilities, 200 then becomes 240 euros. If you endanger yourself, the fine is already 280 euros, plus two points and a month's driving ban. Thats why its working.

    31. @gowoe on

      When it comes to forming emergency lanes and such, I'd say the biggest difference between the US and Europe are mandatory driving hours with certified teachers. And by that I don't just mean the total time you practice, but on which type of roads. In Germany and I guess most of Europe, if not all, you have to practice at least a certain minimum. As I can recall, 6 hours on the Autobahn, 6 hours on Bundes-/Land-/Kraftfahrstrassen…or so called Überlandfahrten😅…basically driving outside city limits but not the Autobahn and a certain amount of driving hours within city limits and overall. And you will be in a traffic jam during that, almost guaranteed.😂 And here in Germany 1 hour=45 min…same as in schools and universities and trading schools. But usually you always drive at 2×45 min. Plus the teachers themselves are certified, so every students gets taught mostly the same stuff.

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