I had to look this up because just now an emergency vehicle passed me and i had no idea what to do and I felt terrible. Thank you for this video. I needed to watch it.
same with me i failed my exam yesterday because a fire truck popped out of nowhere on the opposite direction and i didnt know what to do i just continued driving 😂
Helpful. Had this happen to me a couple days ago and I was afraid of pulling to the right side in fear that they would hit me from behind so I pulled to the left into the opposite side of the road (which no cars were in). Felt bad I got in their way
For all of us who mostly forget things and sometimes we so focus on ourselves or even just having a brain fog can make us anxious of what to do next when encountering a sudden problems
I was on the left lane and stopped at a red light, and a fire truck was behind me and kept horning at me. I almost panicked, but fortunately, there was no car on the right lane, so I turned on right signal and turned right to let the fire truck pass. I could feel that some other drivers were staring at me. Maybe I should have turned right earlier? But there was a red light! And I panicked!
I'm still learning to drive, but if you're in the left lane then you're either going straight or turning left right? In that case you're better off just going through the red light with caution rather than what you did.
@@NBaLogn In ontario, going through a red light is an absolute liability offence, so you are only legally allowed to do so if your life is in immediate danger. Unfortunately an emergency vehicle does not meet that criteria. What a driver must do legally speaking is stay put, signal left, and try to move as far to the left of the lane as possible without violating the red light. The firetruck is supposed to be going contra-flow, it is legally the firetruck driver's fault for being stuck behind W D.
In some places, emergency drivers will wait behind drivers at a red light when responding and turn off their siren if there is no where to move to. As mentioned by others here, move over if there's space, but don't break the law. Emergency vehicles have exemptions.
What if you’re in an intersection (red light) then the emergency vehicle is behind you and there’s another car beside you. Do i run the red light? Or wait for it to turn green?
Was it the emergency vehicle that honked at you and were you near an intersection? If yes to both, we have to blast the horn going into intersections or around corners that we can't see well. Even though you moved to the side, a *lot* of people don't anymore. So we have to hit the horn to get people's attention.
Having this kind of instruction are nice to have to follow specially if the correct procedure of rules and purpose are describe when we encounter things that are new into our life.
If safe to do so, you carefully move over to the right lane being careful not to hit any cars next to you.. Enough to clear a passage for the emergency response vehicle.
If you are an emergency responder driving to the scene for example like if I’m a firetruck driver driving to the scene of a fire or other emergency and one in front of me there are two cars or three cars blocking the way by not pulling over for an emergency vehicle. If this happens do we have to call the cops for that because I’ve noticed something about it. I think that’s what happened because if they don’t follow the rules safety they might get arrested for that
0:40 i was the first green car on the right, i had to pull into the intersection so big trucks behind me had room to move. After the ambulance passed i was in the middle of the intersection with a red light so i just ran it, my wife says that's wrong.
Not sure what the laws are where you live. But if you are in the middle of the intersection you must clear it, so yes it's allowed. Again depends on where you live.
@@lezhu6856 Thanks for the reply, made me revisit the situation. I ended up exactly like the middle blue car 1:08, in the middle of the intersection. So I ran the red like he did, can't do anything else, can't reverse and super scary just parked there, better than getting T-boned :)
Yes the police will turn a blind eye to an ambulance doing 40 in a 30 zone, but if the ambulence driver causes an accident the fact that he/she was driving ambulance counts for nothing.
Let’s first consider the person or house the emergency vehicle is trying to reach. Every SECOND counts so get the hell out of the way!! If you’re a selfish driver with the “me first” attitude, if anything, think of it as a free light.
Just arrived US for school, first time drive in US, it happened to me yesterday that an ambulance right behind me while I was listening to music and chatting with friends with heavy rain outside, I almost can't hear the horn until I see from side mirror that it flashing the light so I immediately turn to right and stopped, fortunately there was no car and I was panic and didn't turn on signal light before doing so. Felt bad
rubbish, when the ambulance came the front car in the middle lane whent passed the white line on a red light and when the ambulance and the police car left the middle car at the front carried on at a red light making other people in danger and he is committed an offence ( I live in the UK not America what this video is based on but I'm sure that the rules are not that different)
Hi +james hannon, thanks for the comment. The rules of the road can vary quite a bit in different locations. We're based in Alberta, a province in Canada, and this is indeed the correct way to act in this situation in our area.
+Alberta Motor Association Even I had this doubt. Shouldn't the car in the front just stay where it is, or maybe just slightly move to the right _without_ crossing the white line? Since the perpendicular carriageway is green lit, they could hit an oncoming vehicle unmindful of the sirens.
Well, as AMA already stated: the laws are different in different countries; Thus, in Germany you are required to clear the way for an EV with lights and sirens activated. Clearing the way incldues everything which is necessary to o so, also to drive through a red traffic light into an intersection, mounting the sidewalk, pulling over to right or left (not necessarily stopping), ...
Unfortunately I’ve been honked at from behind for stoping and I’ve seen other people keep going so I guess some people think you just move out of the way but keep going or don’t move at all
Lankster ....I think they should say where the video is made. I don’t know meters except that a meter stick is close to a yardstick. The U.S. tried to use the metric system years ago but it didn’t work out. The public didn’t want it and couldn’t get used to it so all the schoolbooks had to go back to miles, feet and yards. The metric system is easier but not for Americans who learned another way. Most people wanted to use our unique system.
I had to look this up because just now an emergency vehicle passed me and i had no idea what to do and I felt terrible. Thank you for this video. I needed to watch it.
same with me i failed my exam yesterday because a fire truck popped out of nowhere on the opposite direction and i didnt know what to do i just continued driving 😂
Knowing my luck a bus n a firetruck n police car will happen to me during my test
Remember, it could be you anxiously waiting for an ambulance, fire truck or police. BE MINDFUL!
Lol It's just me but I LOVE pulling over for the emergency vehicles. I always wish there was always a EMS behind me and I just get excited. Idk why 😂
Maybe because you feel like you're helping someone in a crisis? That's not so strange actually.
Helpful. Had this happen to me a couple days ago and I was afraid of pulling to the right side in fear that they would hit me from behind so I pulled to the left into the opposite side of the road (which no cars were in). Felt bad I got in their way
This exact scenario happened to me today also. I had to come here to watch this
@@juandavila4534 same happened to my mom. She froze but now I understand and would have done the same.
For all of us who mostly forget things and sometimes we so focus on ourselves or even just having a brain fog can make us anxious of what to do next when encountering a sudden problems
I was on the left lane and stopped at a red light, and a fire truck was behind me and kept horning at me. I almost panicked, but fortunately, there was no car on the right lane, so I turned on right signal and turned right to let the fire truck pass. I could feel that some other drivers were staring at me. Maybe I should have turned right earlier? But there was a red light! And I panicked!
I'm still learning to drive, but if you're in the left lane then you're either going straight or turning left right? In that case you're better off just going through the red light with caution rather than what you did.
@@NBaLogn In ontario, going through a red light is an absolute liability offence, so you are only legally allowed to do so if your life is in immediate danger. Unfortunately an emergency vehicle does not meet that criteria. What a driver must do legally speaking is stay put, signal left, and try to move as far to the left of the lane as possible without violating the red light. The firetruck is supposed to be going contra-flow, it is legally the firetruck driver's fault for being stuck behind W D.
In some places, emergency drivers will wait behind drivers at a red light when responding and turn off their siren if there is no where to move to. As mentioned by others here, move over if there's space, but don't break the law. Emergency vehicles have exemptions.
Great explanation
What if you’re in an intersection (red light) then the emergency vehicle is behind you and there’s another car beside you. Do i run the red light? Or wait for it to turn green?
Thank you, everything is clear and easy
Alberta canada?
didnt know about middle lane thank you
Okay so I was honked at cause I turned to the right lane and fully stopped? So wtf did I do wrong if that’s literally what it says to do LOL.
Was it the emergency vehicle that honked at you and were you near an intersection? If yes to both, we have to blast the horn going into intersections or around corners that we can't see well. Even though you moved to the side, a *lot* of people don't anymore. So we have to hit the horn to get people's attention.
The Melon Man no it wasn’t the emergency vehicle it was someone behind me and it was on the opposite side of the intersection
@@gissellegarcia3223 Oh well then. Guess they were impatient or something lmao
Having this kind of instruction are nice to have to follow specially if the correct procedure of rules and purpose are describe when we encounter things that are new into our life.
I wish I didn’t have to wait for cars i would drive on the damn sidewalk lol
Get a bike then lol
@@ATH-camChannelwithNoName True
What about at a stop light and tons car going by in front of you and cant get out of the way
Let your thoughts take you where you want to be
What if you are in the first car in the middle lane and the light is red? Do you stay there or run the light to move to the right?
If safe to do so, you carefully move over to the right lane being careful not to hit any cars next to you.. Enough to clear a passage for the emergency response vehicle.
If you are an emergency responder driving to the scene for example like if I’m a firetruck driver driving to the scene of a fire or other emergency and one in front of me there are two cars or three cars blocking the way by not pulling over for an emergency vehicle. If this happens do we have to call the cops for that because I’ve noticed something about it. I think that’s what happened because if they don’t follow the rules safety they might get arrested for that
' time is enemy in any amergency situation'
Too many drivers just STOP, BLOCK and STARE at the pretty flashing lights in their rear view mirrors.
Hello, May I feature this video in my channel? Watermarked and linked of course. Thank You...
No
@@hyemort Who are you? 😇
@@ZaferAKCAY you can't use it sorry
0:40 i was the first green car on the right, i had to pull into the intersection so big trucks behind me had room to move. After the ambulance passed i was in the middle of the intersection with a red light so i just ran it, my wife says that's wrong.
Not sure what the laws are where you live. But if you are in the middle of the intersection you must clear it, so yes it's allowed. Again depends on where you live.
You broke the law by pulling into the intersection, but continuing through is not an additional violation.
@@lezhu6856 Thanks for the reply, made me revisit the situation. I ended up exactly like the middle blue car 1:08, in the middle of the intersection. So I ran the red like he did, can't do anything else, can't reverse and super scary just parked there, better than getting T-boned :)
As I understand the law drivers of emergency vehicles have exactlt the same rights and liabilities as all other road users. Simples
I would not call them rules of the road, but more like common sense. Great video
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Yes the police will turn a blind eye to an ambulance doing 40 in a 30 zone, but if the ambulence driver causes an accident the fact that he/she was driving ambulance counts for nothing.
Can’t believe people can’t follow these things.
it's more that people panic and don't know what to do.
Let’s first consider the person or house the emergency vehicle is trying to reach. Every SECOND counts so get the hell out of the way!! If you’re a selfish driver with the “me first” attitude, if anything, think of it as a free light.
Just arrived US for school, first time drive in US, it happened to me yesterday that an ambulance right behind me while I was listening to music and chatting with friends with heavy rain outside, I almost can't hear the horn until I see from side mirror that it flashing the light so I immediately turn to right and stopped, fortunately there was no car and I was panic and didn't turn on signal light before doing so. Felt bad
So it’s not only me 😀😅
rubbish, when the ambulance came the front car in the middle lane whent passed the white line on a red light and when the ambulance and the police car left the middle car at the front carried on at a red light making other people in danger and he is committed an offence ( I live in the UK not America what this video is based on but I'm sure that the rules are not that different)
Hi +james hannon, thanks for the comment. The rules of the road can vary quite a bit in different locations. We're based in Alberta, a province in Canada, and this is indeed the correct way to act in this situation in our area.
+Alberta Motor Association Even I had this doubt. Shouldn't the car in the front just stay where it is, or maybe just slightly move to the right _without_ crossing the white line? Since the perpendicular carriageway is green lit, they could hit an oncoming vehicle unmindful of the sirens.
Well, as AMA already stated: the laws are different in different countries; Thus, in Germany you are required to clear the way for an EV with lights and sirens activated. Clearing the way incldues everything which is necessary to o so, also to drive through a red traffic light into an intersection, mounting the sidewalk, pulling over to right or left (not necessarily stopping), ...
You should go back to elementary school to learn commas and fullstops before you continue to comment on TH-cam.
How the fuck do you pass your license test without knowing this
Unfortunately I’ve been honked at from behind for stoping and I’ve seen other people keep going so I guess some people think you just move out of the way but keep going or don’t move at all
Everyone should watch this....there's so many dummies driving out there!
METERS??? WTF is that? We have no meters... parking meters maybe? The in the USA we use feet and miles...
huh, its almost as if this is a canadian video
Lankster ....I think they should say where the video is made. I don’t know meters except that a meter stick is close to a yardstick. The U.S. tried to use the metric system years ago but it didn’t work out. The public didn’t want it and couldn’t get used to it so all the schoolbooks had to go back to miles, feet and yards. The metric system is easier but not for Americans who learned another way. Most people wanted to use our unique system.
Madeline Solk The Channel is called Alberta Motor Association