OK, I feel compelled to comment here (after reading many of the comments) 1.) Yes, a lot of people are stupid and never yield to emergency vehicles. Anyone in public safety can tell you that. Despite what DeutscherGam3R stated, drivers all over the world can be stupid. 2.) If it doesn't seem that the ambulance is going that fast for "Code 3", its because they probably weren't. Your chances of being involved in an accident go up as much as 60% when you are running "hot". Some of the worst trauma patients I have ever had were driven to a trauma center with me going no faster than 30-40 MPH. It is safer for everyone, and plus you have to remember you have people in the back that you are bouncing around. Their life is in your hands - not just the patients. 3.) It is hard to judge distance, space and speed when watching something recorded on a camera. 4.) I would have NEVER driven over the grassy area by the school buses. Yes I understand they weren't moving right away, but you have to remember the people in back (See #3)
That's the thing these days, people won't move over for an emergency vehicle. They don't care until it is them or a family member in one or in need of one.
I hear you, people just don't care. Is it so hard to move over and let them pass, I mean seriously you turn the wheel and get over, not that hard. People are always in a hurry now and think that moving over is going to make them even later. OMG I need to get to McDonald's, wait is that a firetruck? Oh well I will just keep driving. People kill me with the laziness of not moving over.
As a father of the children ages 10,9 and 4. If one ever has to go to the hospital via ambulance, I hope that driver will what ever it takes to get them there as fast as possible. Man that was some good driving.
Sometimes you have to "wake up" the other drivers. I have noticed that a large number of drivers that don't move over is because they are in another world, usually on a cell phone. The air horn tells them something is there.....hang up and drive....Thanks for the stars.
Iv been a volunteer for 5 years in nepa an people stuck to there phones iv learned st160 street thunder with 2 100wat speakers and a rumbler work fantastic to get the hell out the way
Very professional driving. I could never stay that calm -- my adrenaline was pumping just watching this video. Why are there speed bumps in a medical complex? That's gotta be annoying to ambulance drivers 50 times a day and slows down arrival time.
thanks for the comments. I have a great mount that suction cup mounts to the windshield. It has worked out great, does not get in the way, and has never fallen. I did have to add a piece to it so it would hold the camera upright. nothing major.
I think ambulances and other responding vehicles should be equipped with push bars. JUST for moving twats out of the way. And let a PSA out so everyone KNOWS to move over and that they can do that. Just my thoughts
in downtown NY, I have heard first responders with very loud horns and "megaphones" telling drivers to get out of the way, NOW. I like the idea of push bars and also code readers for licenses, too.
Children are the hardest and a challenge. This child was having periods of apnea. We were transferring it to a children s hospital where there were specialist.
Use your turn signal that you are moving to the right. That will let the driver of the emergency vehicle know you see it. then when safe to, more to the right and slow down, not suddenly. It all depends if on a 4 lane, 2 lane, etc. If 4 lane or more, just move over to a right lane. But, the emergency vehicle may move to a right lane to exit, like on a freeway. On a 2 lane, usually signal, slow, and move to the right is best. Check the laws in your state.
kos, im a paramedic who halves my time driving and the other in als patient care. in my service we have 2 seperate wheelen sirens (t3, fed, rad, wail, etc.) and have an air horn. we spend that extra money because it has been shown in tests that some sirens are more effective when cars are far away and others are better when nearby. p.s . the t3 doesnt "lose volume" it is a loud, haunting sound and drivers hear it before the all of sirens used in this video.
Depends on the state. Generally it's seatbelts always on unless you're working with a patient in the ambulance and the seatbelt would obstruct you from safely doing whatever you need to do.
no, im in louisiana.. they say that when driving faster than 45 mph, the flow of air going into the siren will overpower the siren itself, so using sirens on the interstate is not neeeded, but still should be used for nearby vehicles to hear.
@hnie0607 if you would know what they did here: in front of the hospital there's a 30km/h (19 mph) zone, but no one slowed down, and then they turned that part iinto cobbled street. So now all the ambulances transporting patients to the hospital are driving really sloooooowly there; as far as I know they want to fix that mistake this year
A study done a few years ago found the average distance a motorist became aware of an emergency vehicle with lights and sirens was 20 yards. So not much.
@@armystrong9997 the ones that *DIDN'T probably think the license they get when they drive the Autopia at Disney World is good enough to pass as a real license.
#1 some states require electronic siren always on.and a lot of people have it in yelp especially if it's a pa300 #2 you always drive code 3 on the highway #3 Not getting the patient to the hospital will kill him,not driving on grass for 10 seconds #4 they didn't endanger anybody #5 You pass on the right if you can't on the left,it's an emergency you get there one way or another as long as you do it safely. I don't know what drugs you are on but these guys are good drivers
I can't believe the amount of people that don't know how to move out of the way, something like that happens in my town and the air horn is on immediately. Usually we are also using the air horns a lot more when encountering traffic jams like that too.
Yes they are required to move to the right. The time I moved right is when a line of traffic stopped in the left lane and left the right lane open. I used the open lane instead of trying to get the stopped left lane to all move over. On this road, we take what they give us.
I had to use the right lane to exit off the interstate. Its not smart to shoot across from the left across three lanes of traffic to exit. That would be extremely dangerous driving. The only other time I got in the right lane was when a truck stopped dead in the right lane. I knew he stopped for us. Watch it again. Thanks for watching.
@firerescue427 We are a small town, only service there that does all calls, all hauls. We do a lot of inter facility transfers that are usually 80+ miles one way.
If thats what you call heavy traffic, I'd love to have your response area during 'light traffic' haha. You wouldn't believe the amount of maneuvering it takes to get through Wilshire or Sunset Blvd during normal times, let alone rush hour. I don't know how LAFD's trucks do it. But excellent driving - very well done! And I have to echo others here - nice airhorn!
this was an inter facility transport, upgrade in care. Some of the hospitals do not require us to call in if we are bypassing the ER. He thought this was one of them. This hospital likes to know so they can have security meet us and escort us to the patients room.
Damn, I would have used that horn like 100 times. And why does it take like 5 minutes to get to the Emergency Room drop off place when your already at the hospital? You must have a HUGE hospital!
Actually the law here in Alabama says you are to yield to the right of emergency vehicles. This area where we were, They move wherever they can to move out of the way. Which is fine with me. Thanks for the comment.
m2inla: I don't know of any radio shop that checks electronic siren output by measuring wattage. I'll bet if they did, they would find some pretty pooped-out sirens. Are you in Calif? Last I heard, the CHP did not want EVs to use sirens on the freeways. Keep saving lives out there!
its all very well complaining about people not pulling over but whoever designed that as the ambulance route into a hospital should be pulled over themselves - all the time gained rushing there only to lose it on speed bumps. WTF!!
+Wot Viewer I was thinking the exact thing when I first noticed your comment. They need a way for emergency responders to get to the hospital that doesn't require the same route that everyone else uses. Speed bumps are for slowing down stupid drivers who can't get their foot off the accelerator, not for slowing down ambulances...
interesting in seeing the difference of codes. here in this vid its Code 3 which must mean urgent?, in NZ its colour coded.m Purple, Red, Orange, Green, Grey. Purple being a cardiac/resp arrest, Red meaning urgent or under lights, orange is immediate response at road speed but we can upgrade to under lights if we deem it needed by reading the job notes etc, Green and Grey road speed non urgent.
in my area in Pennsylvania, we use codes like delta Charlie bravo and alpha response . delta being the most urgent while alpha means no lights and sirens.
All ambulances and emergency vehicle should have this. Have a camera in the front so when people dont move out of the way you can send them a ticket in the mail.
The Motor Vehicle Act allows you to proceed through a red light or stop sign without stopping (Section 118 (1)(b)). BCAS policies and procedures do not. However, the Motor Vehicle Act does require you to drive with due regard for safety
@dewjr06 I run with a volly ambulance in CT, one of our guys who was driving got stuck behind someone who flat out refused to yield, didn't move at all, so he wrote down the lic plate # and gave it to the state troopers in our town, BAM $300 dollar fine and a summons in the jerks mailbox three days later. :D
+MrParamedics a lot of ambulances are built on international or freightliner chassis case in point is the link works the medic from my old station img08.deviantart.net/5717/i/2010/334/3/9/south_bend_medic_4_11_30_10_by_wolvesone-d33yomz.jpg
I accidentally deleted a comment while attempting to respond to it. Don't remember the persons name, but I apologize for that error on my part. Keep the comments comming as all are welcome.
Some people listen to their music too loudly and don't check their mirrors... You would be surprised at how many people don't notice an emergency vehicle.
@stedon101 You do realize that they have to get the same certification? The only difference is where the paycheck comes from and the name on the side of their unit.
I think its ridiculous how some people are oblivious to the vehicle behind them with flashing lights and sirens and just keep driving and dont yield or even make an attempt to
@sn9696 Im a Firefighter/EMT try transporting someone in cardiac arrest while people are not yeilding to lights and sirens you would get upset to knowing every second counts!
I totally understand that.. and because of that, I was cautious when rolling code 3. But when a vehicle is behind you for a while "code 3", no matter how 'quiet' the siren is, you should be able to see or hear it. But yeah, I know there are times a department will have quiet sirens and I have always taken that in effect. Sometimes I have heard people say "why don't they just go around me?", which does nothing but show how ignorant they are. DMV is responsible for training new drivers. :-)
@oscarcardozo Some ambulance don't go more than 80 MPH due to the safety of the patient. An example would be idiots not getting out of the way when they see an ambulance on the highway or road.
WTF? No one yields to an ambulance code 3? I use to trail emergency vehicles and write tickets for failure to yield all the time until the area I once worked got the message. This video just pissed me off.
LMAO
Love it when u pass the school buses and like a thousand kids are staring at you.
Nice response btw.
Keep safe!
OK, I feel compelled to comment here (after reading many of the comments)
1.) Yes, a lot of people are stupid and never yield to emergency vehicles. Anyone in public safety can tell you that. Despite what DeutscherGam3R stated, drivers all over the world can be stupid.
2.) If it doesn't seem that the ambulance is going that fast for "Code 3", its because they probably weren't. Your chances of being involved in an accident go up as much as 60% when you are running "hot". Some of the worst trauma patients I have ever had were driven to a trauma center with me going no faster than 30-40 MPH. It is safer for everyone, and plus you have to remember you have people in the back that you are bouncing around. Their life is in your hands - not just the patients.
3.) It is hard to judge distance, space and speed when watching something recorded on a camera.
4.) I would have NEVER driven over the grassy area by the school buses. Yes I understand they weren't moving right away, but you have to remember the people in back (See #3)
That's the thing these days, people won't move over for an emergency vehicle. They don't care until it is them or a family member in one or in need of one.
I don't get it either, when I see Emergency Vehicle I move over and give space.I was in one of them last December for a head injury
I hear you, people just don't care. Is it so hard to move over and let them pass, I mean seriously you turn the wheel and get over, not that hard. People are always in a hurry now and think that moving over is going to make them even later. OMG I need to get to McDonald's, wait is that a firetruck? Oh well I will just keep driving. People kill me with the laziness of not moving over.
SAD :(
Props to the ambulance driver, he navigated really well through that traffic, especially with the stress of a pediatric patient.
As a father of the children ages 10,9 and 4. If one ever has to go to the hospital via ambulance, I hope that driver will what ever it takes to get them there as fast as possible. Man that was some good driving.
Sometimes you have to "wake up" the other drivers. I have noticed that a large number of drivers that don't move over is because they are in another world, usually on a cell phone. The air horn tells them something is there.....hang up and drive....Thanks for the stars.
I love the horn and you drove like a pro good job brother
Iv been a volunteer for 5 years in nepa an people stuck to there phones iv learned st160 street thunder with 2 100wat speakers and a rumbler work fantastic to get the hell out the way
That is one reason for my videos. So that everyone can see what it is like from behind the wheel of an emergency vehicle. Thank for the comment.
I love that horn usage!
Very professional driving. I could never stay that calm -- my adrenaline was pumping just watching this video.
Why are there speed bumps in a medical complex? That's gotta be annoying to ambulance drivers 50 times a day and slows down arrival time.
thanks for the comments. I have a great mount that suction cup mounts to the windshield. It has worked out great, does not get in the way, and has never fallen. I did have to add a piece to it so it would hold the camera upright. nothing major.
I think ambulances and other responding vehicles should be equipped with push bars. JUST for moving twats out of the way. And let a PSA out so everyone KNOWS to move over and that they can do that. Just my thoughts
A study found the average distance a motorist becomes aware of an emergency vehicle with lights and sirens is just 20 yards.
in downtown NY, I have heard first responders with very loud horns and "megaphones" telling drivers to get out of the way, NOW. I like the idea of push bars and also code readers for licenses, too.
40mm grenade launchers.
@@KevinSun242 that's a real stupid comment, shows your more stupid then the one that don't pull over
Children are the hardest and a challenge. This child was having periods of apnea. We were transferring it to a children s hospital where there were specialist.
the speed bumps going into hospital cost more time then the rude drivers
Use your turn signal that you are moving to the right. That will let the driver of the emergency vehicle know you see it. then when safe to, more to the right and slow down, not suddenly. It all depends if on a 4 lane, 2 lane, etc. If 4 lane or more, just move over to a right lane. But, the emergency vehicle may move to a right lane to exit, like on a freeway. On a 2 lane, usually signal, slow, and move to the right is best. Check the laws in your state.
kos, im a paramedic who halves my time driving and the other in als patient care.
in my service we have 2 seperate wheelen sirens (t3, fed, rad, wail, etc.) and have an air horn.
we spend that extra money because it has been shown in tests that some sirens are more effective when cars are far away and others are better when nearby.
p.s . the t3 doesnt "lose volume" it is a loud, haunting sound and drivers hear it before the all of sirens used in this video.
Depends on the state. Generally it's seatbelts always on unless you're working with a patient in the ambulance and the seatbelt would obstruct you from safely doing whatever you need to do.
why they put speed bump on an ambulance path on the hospital road ?????
That's the same thing I was wondering.
Damn good question mate
John Doe? Really..............
chaosdemonwolf1 He was clearly joking.........
+To Infiniti, And Beyond I don't think so
Considering that this ambulance is a huge ass truck, you'd think all those puny cars would move out of the way and pull over faster right?
this was a hospital to hospital transfer. The other hospital was an hour and a half away
no, im in louisiana..
they say that when driving faster than 45 mph, the flow of air going into the siren will overpower the siren itself, so using sirens on the interstate is not neeeded, but still should be used for nearby vehicles to hear.
@hnie0607 if you would know what they did here: in front of the hospital there's a 30km/h (19 mph) zone, but no one slowed down, and then they turned that part iinto cobbled street. So now all the ambulances transporting patients to the hospital are driving really sloooooowly there; as far as I know they want to fix that mistake this year
A study done a few years ago found the average distance a motorist became aware of an emergency vehicle with lights and sirens was 20 yards. So not much.
Hey, nice job bud. Thanks for your service and doing all that you do.
I don't know where this video was taken. But, they just don't pull over or even stop... A lot different where I'm at. Crazy Drivers!
Tom Z Mobile, AL people down here do not know how to drive....
i saw many move out of the way
@@armystrong9997 the ones that *DIDN'T probably think the license they get when they drive the Autopia at Disney World is good enough to pass as a real license.
I love how "everyone" pulls over to the right for you
To Childrens ??? WHAT, School, Home, Hospice.
Im loading a new one right now. Hope to have it up sometime tonight. We part thr traffic at one point. Thanks and stay tuned.
#1 some states require electronic siren always on.and a lot of people have it in yelp especially if it's a pa300 #2 you always drive code 3 on the highway #3 Not getting the patient to the hospital will kill him,not driving on grass for 10 seconds #4 they didn't endanger anybody #5 You pass on the right if you can't on the left,it's an emergency you get there one way or another as long as you do it safely. I don't know what drugs you are on but these guys are good drivers
I'm always amazed at how many people don't check their mirrors.
I can't believe the amount of people that don't know how to move out of the way, something like that happens in my town and the air horn is on immediately. Usually we are also using the air horns a lot more when encountering traffic jams like that too.
Safe driving and great air horn! But I thought your siren wasn't very loud... or maybe it's just me, getting older lol!
Yes they are required to move to the right. The time I moved right is when a line of traffic stopped in the left lane and left the right lane open. I used the open lane instead of trying to get the stopped left lane to all move over. On this road, we take what they give us.
I had to use the right lane to exit off the interstate. Its not smart to shoot across from the left across three lanes of traffic to exit. That would be extremely dangerous driving. The only other time I got in the right lane was when a truck stopped dead in the right lane. I knew he stopped for us. Watch it again. Thanks for watching.
@firerescue427 We are a small town, only service there that does all calls, all hauls. We do a lot of inter facility transfers that are usually 80+ miles one way.
I freakin love it bud! I've experienced a few rides through the grass!
If thats what you call heavy traffic, I'd love to have your response area during 'light traffic' haha. You wouldn't believe the amount of maneuvering it takes to get through Wilshire or Sunset Blvd during normal times, let alone rush hour. I don't know how LAFD's trucks do it.
But excellent driving - very well done! And I have to echo others here - nice airhorn!
In Holland we have a proverb for these people, which losely translates to:
The best sailors/captains never leave firm land.
Imagine a back trauma, or neck trauma... must hurt as hell when entering ahha
this was an inter facility transport, upgrade in care. Some of the hospitals do not require us to call in if we are bypassing the ER. He thought this was one of them. This hospital likes to know so they can have security meet us and escort us to the patients room.
Damn, I would have used that horn like 100 times.
And why does it take like 5 minutes to get to the Emergency Room drop off place when your already at the hospital? You must have a HUGE hospital!
im guessing it has to be a lucky day for you to go on the ambulance with the eq2b???
good video keep'em up
Actually the law here in Alabama says you are to yield to the right of emergency vehicles. This area where we were, They move wherever they can to move out of the way. Which is fine with me. Thanks for the comment.
When I work its the same way but if it was there family they would move asap people are idiots these days
Just think... if you were in that ambulance and your life depended on how fast u got to the hospital...
HEY!!! Thats I-65 south just past Moffet rd in mobile, al... Whats the odds of finding a video of somewhere close by.
Thank You, and thanks for watching.
What was the nature of illness or mechanism of injury?
If my child nees a ride to the hospital, I'm calling you guys...excellent driving.
m2inla: I don't know of any radio shop that checks electronic siren output by measuring wattage. I'll bet if they did, they would find some pretty pooped-out sirens.
Are you in Calif? Last I heard, the CHP did not want EVs to use sirens on the freeways.
Keep saving lives out there!
I like how, going by the buses, you can see all the kids' heads snap right towards you lol
Speed bumps where the ambulances come through. Brilliant!
yea people for some reason don't really pull over like the way they do when there's a cop behind them lol
i know compared to other places that was just a Sunday drive in the park, lol. Thanks for the comment.
In my state you can only use your secondary lights while driving code on the freeway
It's generally an accepted rule of thumb to slow down move over to the right and stop. Depending on road.
Sounds to me like it's a Grover Stutter Tone. They sound even better in person, and nothing yells 'Git outta Ma Way' when you hear them from behind :D
I like the trooper watching you go across the grass getting off on the off ramp before the bridge. lol
2:12 the American dream. Just honking and blowing through a red signal
What ambulance company is this and do you do interfacility or 911 or both?
its all very well complaining about people not pulling over but whoever designed that as the ambulance route into a hospital should be pulled over themselves - all the time gained rushing there only to lose it on speed bumps. WTF!!
+Wot Viewer I was thinking the exact thing when I first noticed your comment. They need a way for emergency responders to get to the hospital that doesn't require the same route that everyone else uses. Speed bumps are for slowing down stupid drivers who can't get their foot off the accelerator, not for slowing down ambulances...
Why the long zig-zaggy road and not to mention, the bumps? Where's the emergency entrance for ambulances only?
interesting in seeing the difference of codes. here in this vid its Code 3 which must mean urgent?, in NZ its colour coded.m Purple, Red, Orange, Green, Grey. Purple being a cardiac/resp arrest, Red meaning urgent or under lights, orange is immediate response at road speed but we can upgrade to under lights if we deem it needed by reading the job notes etc, Green and Grey road speed non urgent.
in my area in Pennsylvania, we use codes like delta Charlie bravo and alpha response . delta being the most urgent while alpha means no lights and sirens.
Second, what kind of air horn is installed on the rig?
Good response :) The air horn is so awesome!
@Magician0ericZ Does that apply to "yelp" as well?
All ambulances and emergency vehicle should have this. Have a camera in the front so when people dont move out of the way you can send them a ticket in the mail.
The Motor Vehicle Act allows you to proceed through a red light or
stop sign without stopping (Section 118 (1)(b)). BCAS policies
and procedures do not. However, the Motor Vehicle Act does
require you to drive with due regard for safety
good driving!!! Which service are you with...
@dewjr06 I run with a volly ambulance in CT, one of our guys who was driving got stuck behind someone who flat out refused to yield, didn't move at all, so he wrote down the lic plate # and gave it to the state troopers in our town, BAM $300 dollar fine and a summons in the jerks mailbox three days later. :D
That's a heavy engine sound. Was this a mobile care unit? It sounds too big to be an ambulance.
+MrParamedics a lot of ambulances are built on international or freightliner chassis case in point is the link works the medic from my old station img08.deviantart.net/5717/i/2010/334/3/9/south_bend_medic_4_11_30_10_by_wolvesone-d33yomz.jpg
It’s a 6.0 powerstroke turbo diesel, they are just loud
Fseries chassis no doubt
It's definitely the 6 blow.
@s5medic516 what is your rig f550 or bigger around here all thay have are f550
I accidentally deleted a comment while attempting to respond to it. Don't remember the persons name, but I apologize for that error on my part. Keep the comments comming as all are welcome.
Some people listen to their music too loudly and don't check their mirrors... You would be surprised at how many people don't notice an emergency vehicle.
@stedon101 You do realize that they have to get the same certification? The only difference is where the paycheck comes from and the name on the side of their unit.
whats with the line of schoolbusses for days?
does those crossing gates still work
3:15
What a prick in the Buick! Also nice job going around the buses, and that horn did work lol.
3:15
I dont understands why people wait til the ambulance is directly behind to start moving to the side, that pisses me off
How did your patient end up doing?
theres alot of shell gas stations down there. unless ur repeatedly driving by the same one from different directions
I think its ridiculous how some people are oblivious to the vehicle behind them with flashing lights and sirens and just keep driving and dont yield or even make an attempt to
the camera is fixed. The driver did not hold the camera and film. I'm sure the family wont complain about us getting there safe and quick as possible.
@sn9696 Im a Firefighter/EMT try transporting someone in cardiac arrest while people are not yeilding to lights and sirens you would get upset to knowing every second counts!
@JohnAntonyFortune So if no one reports crimes then how are criminals punished? Just curious about how you think the real world works.
what state do you work in?
Judging by the bus, I'm guessing this is Mobile, AL.
Hang on, lets not insult the armchair medic until we see a video of his Grade A "perfect" code 3 driving to show us mere mortals how it's done. :)
however was driving did a hell of a job with the whole freeway exit thing
its just a normal weak siren. Thanks for watching.
I totally understand that.. and because of that, I was cautious when rolling code 3. But when a vehicle is behind you for a while "code 3", no matter how 'quiet' the siren is, you should be able to see or hear it. But yeah, I know there are times a department will have quiet sirens and I have always taken that in effect. Sometimes I have heard people say "why don't they just go around me?", which does nothing but show how ignorant they are. DMV is responsible for training new drivers. :-)
Who was the smart person that decided to put speed bumps on the road to a children's hospital.
what year is that bus?
If you read the side of the first school bus it said mobile county school distrist. The city of Mobile is in Alabama.
where is the ER?
@oscarcardozo Some ambulance don't go more than 80 MPH due to the safety of the patient. An example would be idiots not getting out of the way when they see an ambulance on the highway or road.
where you see one at?
Ped as in pediatric or pedestrian or something else?
what was the nature of the call?
WTF? No one yields to an ambulance code 3? I use to trail emergency vehicles and write tickets for failure to yield all the time until the area I once worked got the message. This video just pissed me off.