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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
- My personal opinion on this driver is they didn't care less....they ignored multiple chances to pull in to let the ambulance pass but didn't and judging by the fact they were using the hard shoulder in the first place tells you they wanted to skip traffic and used the ambulance lights and sirens to get even more in front.
Hopefully they was fined, disgraceful to think there is people out there so desperate to get somewhere that they'd use hard shoulders and block emergency vehicles.
th-cam.com/users/shortsBPssH3T1iPk - Golf tailgates ambulance on a 999 call.
Crazy driver brake checks ambulance - th-cam.com/users/shortsJDrz-phmhb8
Update - from a longer video it shows the Astra keep going for quite a long distance before having to stop due to even more cars blocking the hard shoulder so the ambulance is held up for god knows how long! tonight i will be posting another video showing a driver purposely brake checking a ambulance and stopping it from overtaking.
From what i can find online the ambulance did indeed make it to the incident it was responding to but was delayed massively..a very ill person was left waiting twice as long for a ambulance because drivers couldn't be bothered to wait and instead used a HARD SHOULDER specifically designed for emergency vehicles to skip traffic, made someone wait for a ambulance to jump traffic and it gained you what? still stuck in traffic...
Cant find any information on the drivers being fined but i would like to think they was.
A few people have been pointing out this driver possibly isn't British, not sure how this justifies the fact they held up a ambulance and refused to move? isn't it common knowledge across every single country that you have to move out the way for emergency vehicles? if they don't understand British laws or don't know how to drive they just shouldn't be on the road.
Another excuse i have seen is the car had its hazards on which again means nothing...car clearly wasn't broke down but lets say it had some fault why would they speed up and drive all the way down? surely they'd want to go as slow as possible and move out the way quickly so they can turn the car back off?
And a few others think its a overreaction but people need to understand how stretched the NHS is....my neighbour needed a ambulance and had to wait 2 hours for it to turn up due to strikes and the NHS being over stretched now imagine that ambulance that took 2 hours to turn up normally was being held up by drivers like this....minutes can be the difference between life and death.
Also this part of the M20 is NOT a smart motorway! as confirmed by the crew and others who know this part of the M20, it will be made clear if you're traveling on a smart motorway these drivers just wanted to skip traffic.
I doubt this... being someone that works in this field. Lol
His not crazy but stupid! ..
@@flyingtomato2523 where the hell do you work? EMAS are like this every single day. I’ve literally seen unnecessary deaths because of this and it’s easily avoidable. I honestly don’t believe you ‘work in the field’ or at least not here in the UK if you do
I'm not doubting that people dont move. I was talking about the likelihood of this being a "life or death situation" given most calls are bs that ems responds to. And yes I do work as an active paramedic in the U.S. in a busy 911 system. If you knew anything about ems, you would know 80 percent or more is bs shit that doesn't need an ambulance. At leat in the U.S
@SuperDonkeyslong ...and obviously, I was being sarcastic! But yes. At least 80 percent of ems calls are bls in nature.
I hope the ambulance passed his number plate onto the cops for prosecution.
Yeah unfortunately it doesn't work that way , if it was I'd have about 40 points on my license for following these guys through town on my way home in rush hour when I was younger 🤦
@@chrisb1500 If someone get's in panic when sseing blue lights behind him in car, then this person shouldn't even be allowed to drive a car.
Prosecution?? The ambulance is meant to manoeuvre around the vehicle
@@chrisb1500 by UK law the only thing that driver could be prosecuted for is using the hard shoulder. Unless it's a smart motorway. The driver has to obey the rules/laws of the road. Not running a red, driving in a bus lane etc. The ambulance driver is trained to manoeuvre.
Personal opinion is we should all move for a blue light. Regardless of the rules, BUT as long as it's safe
@@chrisb1500 I rarely bump up the kerb, plain and simple the roads are bad enough here (Manchester) without damaging my car anymore, but I always pull into a side road if available. And always pull over to a stop.
My outlook is that it maybe me needing the ambulance at some point, or fire brigade. But never the police, they're too busy investigating nonsensical stuff instead of speeding to a burglary
You should always treat every police car, ambulance, or fire truck with lights and sirens on as if they were headed to help the person you love most in the world.
That is the absolute best way of putting it I’ve seen so far.
I remember having to give way to a fire engine and it turned out the fire they were headed to was at my workplace. Luckily they got there before serious damage tho but I had no idea until I pulled up at work and that truck had beat me there.
@barkni1913 wow... you really never know... Glad to hear everyone was OK!
I see police I block them in
@@spinz38official cool story 👍
lol I mean usually they dck around when they get there anyways and take 30-90 minutes longer than needed but yeah don't give them an excuse to be slower they already got a barrel of those
They weren't looking for a space, they just wanted an escort
Exactly, I think they saw it as a way to get past all the traffic faster. Idiot.
You live in his head or something? Get over yourself
That's an Astra, not an Escort
@@bsteph95good one
Exactly what I thought! Self serving asshole fr
My sister died because an ambulance didn’t make it in time, these people should be prosecuted
Sorry for your loss 😞🙏🏻
I'm genuinely mad at these type of people who won't move for an ambulance. I'm very sorry for your loss :( May your sister Rest In Peace
R.I.P may she rest well
Should of taken the vaccine.
Eggs e cuted
Dude literally just decided he could use you as an excuse to skip the traffic.
@@FuseBeatBurn in hell
@@FuseBeat Aight, we'll remember that when you are having a heart attack on your kitchen floor.
@@FuseBeatIdk what kind of bravery the internet gives ppl where they feel comfortable bragging about being dumb/shitty human beings. Like, arent you even a little embarrassed???
@@FuseBeat this is disgusting. This can be a reason for the ambulance to arrive too late and someone’s dies for it. You’re such a selfish human it’s disgusting. Just wait for a while longer and you can make it though it. God. Humans like you are so messed up.
@@FuseBeat You're garbage.
I've been a patient in the back of an ambulance trying to fight through rude cars, even in my pain and trauma I could tell because I could hear the ambulance driver cursing at all drivers that refused to move. GET OUT OF THE WAY like it was your loved one in there, those few seconds can mean the difference between life and death for people.
😳☹️ hope your OK now
I’m sure she’s fine she’s literally typing out paragraphs on TH-cam…
Bro took advantage of the skip the line pass
I hope you survived. 👍🏻
Tf trauma
That's why we have microphones at our departments rigs, so that we can tell the people to move the frick out of the way...
That comes in very handy when this happens lol
Yeah I don’t think he cares.
You would think the sirens are enough already
@@zureroomsoesheh8026 yeah, thinking....the main problem obviously
Fr
My dad said shit like "If they're so good at driving they should be able to go around me."
As an EMT, this is always in the back of my head and it infuriates the piss out of me.
douchebag talks really
Rent free
@@Googleaccount-xp8cp your mom is rent free.
It ain't about how good the driver is, it's about the life your trying to save, some people just don't think about thay fact
@joshcarey770 Well the driver has to get there safely in order to be able to perform patient care. Safe driving is always a must.
At this point they just wanted to skip traffic and found an opportunity.
Those spaces wouldnt be easy to see when going that speed. Only spot that would of been easy to see was that massive one. But due to the driver's rush to get a move on the driver most likely made a fault and kept going which both were good choices.
Either get off the lane or continue speeding up.
Cause those other spots were too small and would force the drivers to slow down and waste seconds
@@raywarlock I do agree. I think it was just a person who had no clue how to act properly in an emergency situation and likely panicked.
@@jacklets3851If a person is that ignorant of one of the very first thing you should learn as a driver. They should still get their license revoked, jail time and a fine. Being stupid isn’t justification for being the reason a person dies
@@RSorkinjail times a bit extreme
She**
That guy needs an EXPENSIVE ticket
And a 1 year license cancellation
*Prison is more suited.
3 years jail time at least
I like all the above! ❤😂
He needs 500k fine. 5-10 years of prison and his license revoked for at least 30 years after he is released from prison.
Guys trying to excuse the driver possibly “panicking” are missing the point:
You DON’T use the shoulder lane when you’re not part of an emergency!
Ikr I got a bit confused with the "They panicked and didn't know what to do." like they're not supposed to be there at all once the traffic slows down. You're supposed to free the space up and drive right.
This was my first thought that the driver panicked, it was to tight after the Golf finally moved his ass, so he floors it to find the next free space, it seems logical to me... But then he missed first, and the second, and the third, and a MASSIVE space - this guy was just a brainless idiot.
And the most important thing - they shouldn't be at the emergency lane in the first place!
Them being in the shoulder lane isn't the point the video kept complaining about. It was about the driver not getting out of the lane that the video kept pointing out. That is the point of the video.
People are blaming them for not moving into tiny spaces where the would have to slow down stopping the ambulance in order to pull in. Their confusion was actually understandable once they were already in that situation and didn't know how to get out of it.
They screwed up by getting in that lane, however the video was trying to make it look like they intentionally kept slowing down the ambulance. Driving school doesn't teach you how to correct yourself once you've already made a mistake.
If they just wanted to say that this situation wouldn't have happened had they not been in that lane that would have been fine, but they instead acted like the driver just didn't care. They took somebody that started off being inconsiderate, and then pretended like they were evil. That is the point of the video.
There is no excuse so i highly doubt the truthfulness of your statement. They cant be trying to excuse something that doesnt have an excuse, nobody does that. Just filling in the whole picture makes way more sense. And cant you understand those are 2 different choices with completely different factors to consider. The only connection with those is "what if theres an emergency on my way". That is weak, i drive 100 km (60 miles) every day but an emergency vehicle passing me is at best a monthly occurance.
If you werent traumatized by these videos you might decide to do the exact same thing. Im not saying its right, every murderer also decided the exact same thing but its still not the right thing to decide.
@@maxpowers9129 The fact that the driver is in the shoulder proves that they don't care
The lanes need to be empty for situations like this.
Him going into the shoulder in the first place proves that he doesn't give a f*** if there's an emergency
Ambulances and fire trucks should be given the authority to "Make a path" If necessary. Petition anyone?
In some places they can "gently push"cars idk if it's outright legal. But I've seen an ambulance push cars out of the way before
Nah because that’s just going to cause more cleanup for them later on if the person gets injured. It sucks that people do this but making more people hurt isn’t going to solve it.
@@Nandoswitharandoif it’s a gentle push, the only part of that person that’s gonna be hurting is their wallet.
They were given the left lane if people can read go read your L books again stay in the right lane unless passing isn't because the left lane is a fast lane but literally ment for them to get to where they need to be faster so they shouldn't have to push or wait for anybody I swear if people followed this rules of the road so many lives would be saved
I'm in...at the hosp, every minute counts...
Imagine youre driving home from work. You hear sirens behind you. "oh goody this will help me get home even faster!". You ride infront and slow the ambulance down and cleae traffic for yourself.
As you get closer to home you realize the ambulance is going the same way as you.
You start to drive faster and make it home with the ambulance behind.
At home is your dying relative who was waiting for that ambulance. They are already dead
Damn😅
Oh... 😳
Good one.
😂😂😂😂 nice parable my man
LMAOOOOO
I swear most people need their licenses revoked. Unbeliavable
Most people shouldn’t even have a license in the first place
@@MrStark-up6fi fr man
Nah he did good
There's no limit to the number of times you can fail your driver's test in America. Plus you don't even really need a good score to pass and there's no re-testing EVER.
Isn't that just great! Give people a 2-ton rolling death machine and never ensure that they're competent enough to use it or keep using it! :D
@@naefaren3515 this isnt the US tho
“Hold on let me get further up in the queue I don’t wanna go in that spot”
😭😭😭
"oh no I got 3 penalty points, fine, court date! 😢"
Yeah that's what I was thinking, is that they just wanted to get further up in the traffic
The only car that was the problem was that first one. That car held up the ambulance. The other vehicle was alright even if he or she didnt pull to a different lane. They even out paced the ambulance at the end cause the ambulance doesnt have a very high top speed.
The driver was most likely stressed and trying to hurry out of the way. Put your self in that situation then either you will hold up the ambulance or do the exact same thing or exact same thing but slowing down to change lanes.
Which is better? Slowing down to waste seconds or just speeding up to allow the abulance to push the pedal down?
@@raywarlock aren't they in the hard shoulder in the first place...
In Australia you can get charged for blocking emergency vehicles
I think in every country
Not in the UK, as you see its an opportunity to race through the traffic jam!
this driver will have been charged and faced license penalties
@billpugh58 actually you can be fined in the uk too
Same in pretty much every country in the World. It's a pretty serious offence in the UK to obstruct an emergency vehicle and an offence to drive on the hard shoulder of a motorway when you haven't broken down. This cars reg will have been passed to police.
People like this should have their license revoked and a big fine
fine = it's legal for a price
Ok not license removed but big fine or other legal action
@@Spongebobsbestfriend if that ambulance qas going to someone dying then he should have his license removed and attempted murder/murder on the top
Same inconsiderate people in America who hog the passing lane and don’t pay attention to anyone around them
@@jivet3919 I believe it's the case that it in the US, several ambulances from different companies chase the same jobs, so perversely, drivers are less minded to get out of the way. This doesn't apply to the US Fire Brigade, as their klaxons when you're in the way are downright frightening and leave the driver under no illusions but that he needs to get out of the way NOW! This idiot British driver should lose his or her licence frankly.
That person should have their license revoked
If he has one.
Prison time would be better
Car compacted while handcuffed to the steering wheel would be better 😂
in my country we do that , revoke license and jail time plus summons
@@Joey-me1mnright this is bs
Petition to install padded bumpers so they can guide idiots in the right path
lol
I second this idea
I remember an idiot blocked in an ambulance and a hero car decided to use his own to push the problem car into the intersection and out of the way. It was nothing short of heroic.
@@tetherballobsession that guy is good guy
Not sure about other countries, but in the US firefighters have the right to break the windows of cars that are blocking access to a hydrant or shove them out of the way with their truck. There's even a video out there of a firetruck pushing a cop car out of the way. Personally, I think ambulances should have the same exact privileges.
These people need to be prosecuted for failure to yield to emergency vehicles, and obstructing traffic along with driving on the shoulder.
They need to start making note of these folks' license plate numbers and mail them tickets for this crap!
With NO excuses accepted!
Edit: I added the no excuses part because just a couple days before I saw this, I saw another video (don't remember which one) where someone gave some stupid excuse why they cut off an ambulance and their excuse worked. It shouldn't. I agree it should be a felony as there is no acceptable excuse.
I agree
Even better, if the ambulance doesn't make it to where they need to be and a patient dies, drivers like this should be held responsible.
their cars should be taken from em
It should be a felony
in my country they take his license :D
He knew exactly what he was doing, he just wanted to skip the line even if it meant holding up the ambulance
Him getting home that half hour earlier to just sit and do fuck all, watch television and yell as is family is certainly more important than another persons life.
They aren't even exclusive. Use the little pedal on the right and he could have done both. He's just being an ass for the sake of being an ass.
Some day, he will need the help of EMS. We all do. Smh
Everytime I hear an ambulance I think this might be my loved ones one day. These people are saving your family and close people , please immediately move out of the way to help save a life
I think this awful ignorant person just thought they'd use the ambulance as an excuse to jump the traffic queue.
I do that, but I stay behind them and not block them in front… what a loser
@@lukastomek7532 yeah people who follow ambulances like that really are disgusting
@@lukastomek7532 there's no difference bruh
@@jq7968 difference is he’s opening traffic and I’m not in the way of him proceeding at a speed he wishes… 😂 talk all you want at the back of the traffic, while I get there safe and fast.
@@lukastomek7532Factoronies. I was thinking the same thing pull out of his way then follow him fuck everyone else. Have yourself a nice little escort to the front.
A year ago when me and my family were in the living room my grandpa (who had stage 4 prostate cancer) started coughing up blood. So we called an ambulance and it took then 45 minutes to get to us. We live 10 minutes away from the hospital and the only reason we didn’t bring him is bc he stopped breathing. When my grandpa died that night i was super upset with the ambulance but I found out a couple months later that someone had cut them off and no one was moving for them so they literally could not get to us. So frustrating that ppl are like this. I lost my grandpa bc some jerk wanted to get home instead of move in a life or death situation.
So sorry your family experienced that. These selfish people need to lose their licence permanently and do a year in prison.
I'm so sorry this happened to your family. I hate jerk drivers like that. Bless those ambulance drivers who did their best to get to your grandfather, and bless you. Just remember... Karma will have her way with the jerks who held them up.
That’s horrible
How can people be so selfish
@@JoshuaVictors I’ll never understand tbh
Here in Italy, driving on emergency lanes implies a 500-1700€ fine plus a wonderful -10 points out of 20 total on the driving license
This includes the emergency vehicles m8....at least in most european countries....
That's not an Emergency Lane. In the UK we have "smart motorways" which takes the hard shoulder and turns it into an extra lane during rush hour.
@@2cv693 so you are saying you have no dedicated emergency lanes? Because apart from that I can spot none in the footage
Actually the total is 30
@@Based-d4u yes, you're right, you start with 20 and get to a maximum of 30 by +2/yr
I pray they took his tag info and got him later at his home. That should be a huge fine and a loss of his or her license.... that just pisses me off. 😮😢❤
Prosecute him IMMEDIATELY. Broke numerous laws and endangered lives to skip traffic. Disgusting excuse for a human being.
Could of been an old man who panicked. Ive known plenty who were allowed to keep their license a bit too long.
Bro got upset at a video 😹
Mate , this is probably a smart motorway, pretty much hasn't done anything illegal and he could have considered that changing lanes is unsafe.
@@budlite8413 Upset at a video of someone possibly killing someone because they're entirely incompetent, like you.
@@21preend42 Jesus I hope you never drive. It's illegal for him to be in the lane he is from the very beginning, because it's not even a lane. Notice the solid line? Dangerous to change lanes? If you find it too dangerous to change lanes to avoid blocking an ambulance, you're probably not qualified to walk, let alone drive.
Just so everyone is aware, I’ve worked for the highways agency for a long time; these people do get prosecuted. There’s cameras all over the motorways & the car, with registration & driver are all clearly visible.
The details are passed on to the police & the drivers local constabulary will be in touch with fines, court summons and lovely penalty points.
Gridlocked traffic is annoying for everyone but don’t drive on the shoulder, you think you’re winning but you’re not.
I hope it's huge fucking fine
Music to my ears
Don't know if true but I'm gonna choose to believe it to satisfy my sense of justice. What an absolute asshole.
Just so you are aware I’ve done this for atleast 10 years now probably 50/60
Times in that period never once had so much as a question asked about it.
@@hasbullah9560and you are proud of it?
100% that dude's getting a HUGE fine in the mail! 🤣
He really should!
I always stress when emergency vehicles can't get through
As someone who wouldn’t be here if the paramedics would’ve gotten there even 30 seconds later and has had their life saved by paramedics multiple times this is infuriating
Exactly, then being slow and dumb there could have cost someone’s life
What are you doing with your life my dude
@@Alirezarz62 *were
@@Steven_Bo1 what were you doing? Construction?
Glad you’re alive and no one stood in your way at that time 😮
I think ambulances should be able to have dash cams and make reports of vehicles that hold them up and hopefully get a hefty punishment. They’re literally valuing their own time over others’ lives
😂 that's what this is.
They do exactly that.
Theyre doing exactly that in the video
“Should be able” what’s this video made with you think 😉
@@bexie1992 they should be able to make police reports because it still happens where I live and if they could make police reports then people wouldn’t do it
@@YTho-ev1ej they do...that's the point of the video.
I like how the car rolling forwards blocking 2 cars from being able to move over thinks he’s somehow not one of the 3 idiots.
fair enough but the fact those other 2 were on the shoulder shouldnt even be possible
Not his problem that 3 dickheads thought it was good to drive down hard shoulder
He just tryed to show them what to so by gesturing. One understood.
He was driving forward slowly to talk to them as they seem to have lost their brain 😂😂😂😂
@@Zycx2 there were more than just two cars there for some reason. There was a third up ahead it seems
Blocking any emergency veichle should give jailtime and a big fine
My uncle passed away while waiting for the ambulance, it took 7 minutes to get to his home. Every time I see an ambulance I move out of the way immediately and pray they make it on time. Don’t be this driver!
Sorry for your loss. How far was the station. 7 minutes isn't very long
7 minutes? That's a very low time unfortunately. A friend of my mother's recently got thrown from her horse and broke her hip and some other bones, then lay there in agony screaming for two hours before an ambulance showed up
@@llorylloyd it wasn’t that far, but we lived in a city near LA and there was always traffic or something going on. He was without oxygen to his brain for a few minutes and did not make it.
@@Celibrimbor Sorry to hear that, hope she’s doing fine now.
My uncle was disabled and he was without oxygen to his brain for a few minutes and by the time the ambulance got there the damage was done.
It took over 30 minutes for a ambulance to arrive towards the start of 2020. They had to suit up as it was the start of Covid in the world. Me and a nurse at my work were doing CPR the whole time. They finally arrived done CPR for a minute before announcing the resident dead. I can’t help wonder if it was faster if she would have lived. We were not even that far from a hospital. People need to learn to get out the way as every second counts.
As a retired cop, these types used to piss me off something fierce! If I saw an ambulance or fire rig rolling code, and I wasn't busy, I would follow them and stop morons like this and load them up with tickets. If I was going somewhere I would at least hold the major intersection I was at to let them pass through. I always took care of all the EMS and fire dawgs in my area. If I was ever shot, they would be the ones caring for me. I can't even count how many times I had a medic or firefighter tell me thanks for looking out for them like that.
Its really stupid.
And when these idiots are jammed inside their car, firefighters and ambulances can't arrive soon enough.
Man you are an absolute chad, thanks for everything you have done for us, means a lot,❤
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people are so dumb they themselves dont have any knowledge about cars they dont even know when there is a strong turn you gotta slow down because of the obstructions and you cant see in front of a trucks if they have space or not. and if he slowed down that would be waste of time
remember kids we are not living in 4th dimensional world
Didn't know until today off duty officers could even give tickets,
“Blah blah what if they panicked!” Truly they shouldn’t even have their license. Driving is about making split second decisions to save your life and others around you. If you can’t move for an ambulance, you don’t get to drive simply put. 😊
I mean i said that about the first two spaces and between the two semis because i mean the first missed space they couldve panicked and sped to find another then been going too fast to stop. The space between the semis, Yes its tight but even thr most seasoned driver would be a little nervous to get in there (also me personally im hella claustrophobic) but other than that, youre right there wrre many missed opportinities and that huge space was there
@@leannegibbs1064 in my honest opinion it looked like they were trying to get a free ride out of traffic by staying ahead of the ambulance ☠️
@@ShiftinSwiffer that's true, it did look like that when I saw the rest of the video, but I mean I've personally missed a parking spot or two I a crowded walmart parking lot while driving at my own leisure, i can imagine having to do so during a panicked situation could be tricky, which is why I said the first two ere maybe excusable because even in the video footage you can't really see thr space is available until thr car has well passed it , and the semi spot was very scary, but that huge gap there was no excuse. So having watched the full video, I'd have to agree with your opinion
@@leannegibbs1064 if he was able to make it in those spots then he would have to have been going a lot slower or had to slam on the brakes with an ambulance behind him which could have been why he didn’t do it
@@dcerty1852 remember that these spaces are a lot bigger than they look on this moving camera with a wide angle lens. This driver could have easily maneuvered quickly and safely into almost every single one of those spaces. The space in between the semis was iffy, sure. But all the others could have easily fit two of his cars in them at least. Besides that. EMTs are highly trained, they know how to maneuver through traffic. If he had slowed to move over, they would have seen it and adjusted
There is no excuse to just chill on the hard shoulder while an ambulance is behind you.
As soon as I hear any emergency service I will throw my car to let them by, this driver needs his drivers license put in the bin.
that is also very dangerous..
@@mackbuildsthings oh yeah I throw my car without looking, eyes shut and all.
good for you, do ya want a medal you melt.
Wait until you actually see it
In the Netherlands: Anyone who obstructs a fire truck or ambulance, will now pay 350 instead of 250 euros . The maximum penalty for obstructing emergency workers went up from one to three months in prison as of December 15, 2019. If someone dies, they will be charged with culpable homicide.This means maximum penalty is 2 years in prison and a fourth category fine (€19,500). If death was caused by recklessness, the maximum penalty is four years and a fourth category fine.
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Too right
@Freedom Gone what do you mean? I copied the text.
Maximale straf ...so probably a
Voorwaardelijke straf
Law in uk states you must not impede any vehicle on green or blue lights & incident response so likes of highways incident teams, emergency vehicles, doctors, vets.
My friend is a vet and her tesla has green lights all over it in the grill, behind rear view mirror, rear bumper etc she understands traffic can be bad.
but all she asks is people to give her room your in turn helping her potentially save the life of animal and distress of a family.
Ive literally driven off the road to give space for an ambulancd, they deserve a massive ticket, they had so many places they couldve gone
I'm sure they appreciate your efforts. As a lorry driver I hate seeing this though, you can do that with your car but the options are limited if I'm just behind you.
If I stuff 44 ton on edge of the road it ruins verges, cracks pavements and can collapse service hatches. Something to bear in mind for the heroes that do pull over. Make sure it's safe for everyone. :) 😊😊
Path for me mate.
DO NOT drive off the road to make way for emergency vehicles.
If you can't pull safely to the side, then do nothing until you can.
Emergency drivers know when there's nowhere for you to go, they'll wait.
Your insurance will not pay out if you damage your car moving out the way of emergency vehicles.
@Lewiss7423 Is the letter of the law. But common sense must prevail.
@@manctwo-wheeler9341i used to think that until I had friends and family get tickets for “doing the right thing”
This guy should have his license revoked.... simple
I don’t think it’s a guy…
Yeah more then likely a woman
well that car looks more of men
Not just license revoked,also forbidden access to drive anything else the rest of the life,timenfor public transport, that person proved is not capable enough
@@JavierGarcia-jd5rk This video made me angry, license removed yes, you taken it a bit far to not let him on a bus. 😂
The fact that someone may be DYING, and they are just using the ambulance as a guide to skip traffic is just disgusting!!
That's not what they are doing though that is not the law in the UK we don't have to pull over for an ambulance they can't try to push you over or get you to pull over but most people do but in that situation the guy was probably very stressed and worried about the ambulance behind him as in the UK a lot of younger drivers drive that car. He was most likely also trying to be a bit of help by pushing people out of the way if they had gone into that lane too he didn't mean to purposely skip the queue he just needed to let the ambulance get through quick and the only way to do that with that small amount of space was to speed up ahead of him so please people most of you are adults responding in these comments grow up a bit I'm 16 and probably know British law than you do...
@@M1.onamadnesswho cares if the law says u gotta let the ambulance pass or not its pretty much common sense that u should. Getting out of the way should be the obvious thing to do to anyone as well. Also correct me if im wrong but arent they in the emergency lane? Cause if they are they probably shouldn’t have been there in the first place. And one final thing, even if u don’t give a shit and u still wanna skip ahead of traffic u could just always go behind the ambulance. Illegal in most places and for good reason but at least u are obstructing them far less
@@M1.onamadness, there were multiple places he could've gone, a nice spacious patch of grass off to the left of the hard shoulder he could've went on too.
@@M1.onamadnessoh no he is stressed is he okay. Should we get him a ambulance. Oh wait some guy is blocking it in traffic so he can get home and play video games sooner
@@M1.onamadnessBlocking or obstructing an emergency vehicle is an offence punishable by a fine up to the 5th level in the UK. This driver had enough space to pull up to fit more than a truck and still didnt. It doesnt matter if youre young while driving, if you cant drive then dont drive, or else dont complain, when you will have your permit removed.
Also youre 16, you dont know anything, not even yourself, not even your own country law, get a hold of yourself kid. Grow up but for now shut up.
That driver really needs to be prosecuted and harshly. Ignorance is No defence.
What about the car on the right that rolled forward at the start of the video? They could see two cars needed to get out of the way, but cut the available space to one car length.
@@bebenut123
Nonsense. There was ample opportunity for him to get out the way.
Can’t stand selfish people who use the hard shoulder.
@johnclowes3894 I'd like to find out if using the hard shoulder on non-smart motorways has got worse since smart motorways were introduced. There are people who will hear "smart motorways allow drivers to use the hard shoulder at busy times" as "You can use the hard shoulder to get around traffic jams". I've worked with the public for a long time and know that there will always be someone who interprets things to their ien advantage.
@@Chris-dm1je
My answer to this behaviour is I’d rather be late in this life than early in the next.
I’m never in that much of a hurry that I disregard and disrespect others.
So called smart motorways 🤔 flying down them and meeting someone who’s broken down. A crash waiting to happen.
@@johnclowes3894 I'm not a driver, but it sounded a damned stupid idea when I first heard it.
Pure selfishness. Should've named and shamed
I have lived in the UK for over 20 years now. This is so common here. Most drivers have no understanding of ensuring there is a rescue or emergency line when traffic slows down. To the point that i think it isn't even taught when they are doing their driving licence in the UK.
How could it be, when learners aren't allowed on the motorway? (or have they changed that now?)
@NigelTolley They have changed it now. But it must be with a qualified driving instructor not friends or family
The driver thought it was a smart idea to stay in front of the ambulance so he could avoid all the traffic. I hope they got a hefty fine for this.
Hope driver got jail time
@@wulfhere83yes and like that driver you would be extremely selfish for doing this, but hey you got to go home early right 😅
I think they panicked and just kept going, not defending them, they should’ve slowed down and moved over but they only got faster and faster! I knew the more they sped up, the less likely they’d clear it. Stupid
@@wulfhere83lmao defending pestesdrians from slowing an ambulance 🚑 pathetic.
@@wulfhere83 "no harm has been done."
Delaying an ambulance is no harm done according to you?
The hardshoulder should always be left clear for emergency vehicles
Wow thats a great idea, how did you come up with that?!?!?
@@oWR3CKL3Zzo I'm pretty sure it's in the highway code or something like that
What hard shoulder? You mean the one the government have turned into “smart motorway lanes”
Sometimes, we're told to use the hard shoulder on the motorway.
Now wouldn't it just be great if we had a hardshoulder for breakdowns & emergency vehicles? Oh wait, the brilliant government decided to make "smart motorways" instead
The question is why are they even in the hard shoulder in the first place
that smart motorway bullshit has rubbed off on too many people i suppose
They’re stupid.
Sometimes overflow traffic has to use them some newer motorways don't actually have them and they are considered "smart" motorways
He just saw his opportunity to ride the hard shoulder all the way to the exit but this is terrible they should never block ambulances like that
My baby was travelling from one hospital to another in an ambulance on the motorway. She was severely unwell, we were travelling with a full medical team as well as paramedics and time was of the essence and we didn't know if she would make the journey. This one car was purposely moving over lanes as we were trying to pass him. He was intentionally blocking us for the last 20 miles. The ambulance has blue lights, sirens and was beeping his horn and flashing his full beam and still he was stopping us from passing him. He got reported to police and I hope he got prosecuted. It was awful and I dread to think how I would have reacted had I come face to face with him!!!
My girl made it thankfully and is doing ok now
That driver should have an instant ban in my opinion and never be able to drive again.
@@adamwhite1556 And 10 years in prison for not helping someone in a life threatening situation.
We need to ban this person using ambulance service anytime and ban her driving licence that punishment teach him/her to what is the real emergency situation
I am glad to hear that.
@@adamwhite1556 Do you really think an 'instant ban' would stop a-holes like this from driving? How quaint!
He should be stripped of his driving license for the rest of his life
More than that as well. 💀
Yep, and be responsible to any damages the ambulance patient had to endure
"she"
He took that as an opportunity to get escorted to the head of the line.
What a jerk.
Right? I got a flat tire once and had to pull over in traffic like this to change a tire. A cop actually pulled over to help me. We saw an ambulance coming and he's like fk OK OK let's push it back into slow traffic HURRY😂
Reminds me of that tragedy.
This happened to me with an ambulance the day after I passed on a small street, rush hour and parked cars. I floored it half a mile until I could get on the curb. Ambulance driver gave me the hazard light thank you and beeped his horn. Luckily I’d been driving 25 years before passing.
He's clearly panicked, tried to speed up and keeps passing the gaps, thinking he isn't slow enough to get into them. I'm not sure he was that awful
Thats a very altruistic view
Panicked for what ? He shouldnt be on the road
That's called mental retardation and you shouldn't be able to have a license if you are that retarded.
You are aware that is the hard shoulder and not meant to be used by general vehicles unless broken down.
'Not that awful' literally breaking the law being in that lane!
@@fidgetspinner2020 chill! he just referred to missing the gaps!
That's going to be ONE HELL of a ticket once they send his plate.
I know the drive missed loads of spaces but people get really flustered when they see the blue lights but this driver was just blank to it all
You are a retwad, like them, do not drive cuck.
Unacceptable. So ppl like that need to stop being bitches an learn to react to situations and contact. The rest of us did and do. No excuses.
I agree, but they could just not be in an ilegal lane right
yea i think he just didn’t want to sit in traffic
If they start panicking on the road, they shouldn't be on the road
They should be automatically unsubsribed from any ambulance service forever.
In Germany there is the right hand rule. Thumb lane goes to the left, the rest to the right. So there forms a rescue lane in between.
Can't do that when there are idiots driving on the shoulder though. 😬
@@christopherlewis1315 f*k yeah.
@@christopherlewis1315 if everyone follows the rule, there is no shoulder. That is the right lane then. The idiots trying to come around that jam have to use the ditch
Im pretty sure this is the rule everywhere these ppl are just dumb
You expect that much discipline of uk motorists? Bunch of self centred moronic wankers at best... 😂😂😂
It's always impressive when in my city you can see how the traffic opens whenever they see sirens and lights, it gives you a feeling of community.
Then I see this videos and I remember that some humans just don't want other humans to keep existing.
I hate to say this shit happens in Fl alot
@Cool Engines Christytrekkie seems like everything happens in Florida. This video obviously not in USA, or Florida.
@@andreafredericks7357 Didn't say it was in fl but that this particular situation happens ALOT in Fl.
Just hope the never run red lights in that community
bro was like “thanks ambulance for clearing up my lane!”
This driver should get the license revoked for blocking a emergency vehicle!!
Not to mention dude had his hazards going the whole time 😂 💀
Maybe his car was breaking down oops
@@girlfromnowhere873 the fuch
I think they just panicked and went too fast to turn in. They did lift off the throttle when a spot opened but then sped back up after
Agreed.
At first I thought that but then I saw the giant gap further up. Some of the gaps needed them to slam on or be going slower, but not that one.
plenty of room on the left
Lmao no. Just a shit driver if that's the reason. But it's clear he's doing this just to get the free road and not wait in traffic.
If you can’t handle this type of situation then you shouldn’t be behind the wheel. Period.
Bro really took his time and took advantage of no forward traffic to pass everyone. Bet karma got their ass later
Apparently no one knows...
It "should" be an international LAW, that any ambulance running lights & siren, be allowed to BUMP (nudge, whack, side-swipe and run into) any offending vehicle where the driver is unaware, or intentionally "blocking", an abulance, without ANY need to stop and render assistance, to any idiot so "bumped, pushed, side-swiped or run into".
Not all that many drivers would be willing to get sideswiped by, or have the rear of their vehicles getting RUMP_RAMMED - by, a faster running emergency vehicle if they were ALL retro-fitted with solid impact bumper/nudge/kangaroo/bull bars.
That should also apply to the retro-fitment to fire engines as well as to some (if not all) Police cars, as then, the entire travelling public would soon become VERY aware, of the need to "move-over & give-way" to all emergency vehicles of any order.
PLUS, none would be covered by "accident insurance", if it were proven they DID NOT quickly expidite the pathway to be cleared, for any emergency vehicle, even if not impacted, as dashcams would also be fitted to every emergency vehicle, to "prove" the validity of any claim made, against any (offending) vehicle registration number.
This is why the grandma of a 9 year old boy cut contact with the boys mom
Which was the grandma's daughter
She kept swerving in front of my dad's cop car with the ambulance behind him she didn't know they were going to her house so when they followed her home she realized she was the reason her child died
The frail grandma was forced to be home alone with the 9 year old so she couldn't get up out her wheelchair to help the boy
The grandma took her own things to a care facility to literally cut all contact with her daughter for being entitled in getting home first
Oh God I'm so sorry. I can't even imagine...
Don't belive every story written in the TH-cam comments section.
@@wrathc53this actually does sound believable though.
sounds like failed parenting
Every child deserves a parent but not everyone deserves to be one
Yes!! People get out of the way of emergency vehicles!!!! We were on vacation visiting my sister (who lives two states away) when our youngest starting having breathing issues. We took him to the closest urgent care. The doctor did a quick evaluation and said he needed to go to children’s hospital. They called for an ambulance. We got stuck in traffic on the interstate. I heard the driver key up and ask for permission to use the shoulder because nobody was moving out of the way. I rode in the back of the ambulance with our son while my husband followed in the car. Talk about one of the scariest moments! Luckily he was ok and we treated him to one of his favorite restaurants for being so brave. He was like 5 I believe. He’s now 10. But I’ll never forget that.
People stop using FOOD as a reward to children this is why so many are absolutely fat
Kids are fat because they get wrong food. Not from visiting a restaurant...
@@olivers.9229 debatable
@@schoolgirlsp5142stop projecting. Your food and body issues are nobody else’s problem. You have multiple unhealthy recipes saved on a playlist, three of which are cakes. If you can understand that it’s okay for you to eat unhealthy things when you desire them and in moderation, why can’t a 5 year old who narrowly escaped death? There is absolutely nothing wrong with treating yourself or somebody else to a nice meal every so often. It’s called moderation. Without moderation in your diet, you will be malnourished or the inverse. Grow up.
@@esmin2400lmao they took their playlist down or made it private 🤣
Regardless whether or not this guy is a donut. To suggest squeezing into a tiny gap between 2 semi trucks is absolutely reckless
I said similar “ just get into a semis blind spot it’s ok”
The guy is an idiot but not that much of an idiot
You're an idiot. There were some huge gaps that this driver ignored.
Ya the first 2 spots were not it. The 3 was debatable and the 4th should’ve been taken
I agree! I would not be cutting in front of a semi. The first and 3rd space would be ignored. No reason to not take the other spaces though. They were cars and the last space there was hella room.
Multiple opportunities was the point of it all and the truckers would have given him space; not everyone is a douche bag.
The golf driver was litteraly like : "why nobody make place for them??"
My newborn son almost died bc of this behavior. They did CPR on him 3 times bc the rescue kept getting stopped by rude & illegal drivers. My parents were following in their car & my Dad took photos of every car license plate that blocked the ambulance. That was way before cell phones & he only had the camera bc I had delivered the baby & wanted pics. Those cars were his 1st pics of his grandson. That is how he always told the story. "My 1st pics of my grandbaby were of the back of his ambulance & vehicles that blocked it. Thankfully my son lived & his a happy, healthy 34 year old man who is a strong 6'7" tall, smart guy.
Happy ending 🥲❤️
Who cares if your son is healthy or not. So all humans are like this so what's the difference
@@shawnmalik2008 You're saying this 20 days after your grandpa died and you posted it twice on your TH-cam channel. Have some self awareness.
@@shawnmalik2008charming...
@@shawnmalik2008 Old man in his death bed must have been happy he was getting away from you
That guy should be picked up and arrested, and jailed for 12 months...
@Dark Lord why notm
@Dark Lord cause he could be the reason someone's child, parent, spouse, family member end up dead due to not receiving emergency medical attention in due time.
I guess if yo mama was 30 minutes from dying and an ambulance arrived 31 minutes later cause of people like these. You would be like ohh well.... nothing we can do. 1 minute or 1 second late can cost a life.
I do disagree with prison time, but a fine would be well justified
@@Rocco-tb9ih if they could prove that a person doing this kind of thing was the reason that a perso' lost his/her life then yes they should be jailed for second degree murder
Thats a bit dramatic mate
You also have to think, that person is extremely stressed because it’s their job to get out of the way. they’re going fast so the ambulance can go fast. those are pretty tight spaces too but yes if they had slowed down and had been paying more attention they could have gotten out of the way faster
That person had like one too many chances to go to the right in the first 10 seconds, and didnt even a slight of wheel turning by them. Either too stupid on the road or plain asshole deliberately slowing down ambulance. Being stressed is not an excuse.
it's an emergency lane, only for emergency vehicules, they just had nothing to do here
I mean, they also weren’t supposed to be in that lane in the first place - that’s an emergency lane. There were also at least 2 spots large enough for them to comfortably see and pull into. There’s no excuse for them in this situation.
Absolutely not. They have no excuse.
Shut up
As someone studying policing and wanting to be a police officer this PISSES me off. This is what delays Emergency services
It's the drivers like THAT who make you wanna pull your hair out
... their ... (or head with spine like in the movie PREDATOR)
I would not hurt myself for other. I would punch the other because of the other.
This is why when my dad was a firefighter and first responder, he taught the rest of the emergency response teams to ride with the yellow in the center, and granted it was a different time, but if they didn't get out of the road, they got ran off the road, and the police were right behind them to stop and write tickets. Some people may say it's extreme, but it's also extreme when people lose their houses or loved ones, because people think that they're this important to block an ambulance or response teams
Should have license suspended for ten years.
That's the kind of driver who holds up the hammer lane and says indignantly, "I'm driving the speed limit. They either have to go through me, or around me."
Ambulances and Fire Trucks should have Ram bars installed and have laws excusing their use on property or vehicles if they are being impeded and it could be avoided.
Problem is if they're used where topographically ill advised, vehicles can be pushed into compliant traffic.
Its insane to me that this is how people drive in these countries. In Denmark we all move to the side of the road a minute before the ambulance or police or what ever arrives.
The uk does not have a specific rule instructing drivers what to do.
Most countries here in Europe do have such a rule: the rescue or emergency corridor.
The UK do not. Usually you should just stick on the main lanes, keep the hard shoulder clear, as per usual; when the hard shoulder has been cleared for regular use though, there is absolutely no rule they need to follow. And you never know where emergency services are gonna go. Are they taking the hard shoulder or are they clearing themselves a path somewhere in between lanes? who knows!
A lot of selfish drivers here in the UK. Either that or plain arrogant! I see it everyday 😔
Yeah right
In our defence (the brits) we do have a sort of unwritten rule to move out of the way for emergency vehicles when safe to do so. Its just something people do...although there are obviously exceptions.
@@deformatekjv this is law over here: if there's emergency services approaching with blues and twos you _have to_ clear their path...
He knew exactly what he was doing… waited for that car to get out the way and everything 😂
I'm front line ambulance crew and I get so fed up with other users blocking us. Personally think everyone who drives should go on a blue light awareness course and see what it is we face on a daily basis.
People need to be sat down and have it explained to them what's expected of them, and how to act.
Yep people claim the government shouldnt be our parents but its more than apparent than parents arent actually parenting we need some of these things taught in school.
Or just a sharp slap around the head
that is what the driving test is, driver needs to be banned for some time and then have to retake his test.
In germany we do, but it doesnt Help either
@@Timraschex In America there's a saying that you "can't fix stupid"
"You can't fix stupid." - Ron White. The Truth.
But I know Bob the Builder can fix it!
Family member who drove an ambulance had similar happen. Guy held up emergency vehicles and got a hefty amount of fines.
“Oh sorry I thought I was escorting YOU” 😂😂😂
Meanwhile the patient whose waiting could be in a life or death moment and doesn’t have 10 minutes.
This guy knew exactly what he was doing. Where I'm from we call it blue light tailing, you tailgate behind an ambulance or firetruck to cut through traffic
It's worse cuz they're in front of ambulance 😢
This is bluelight leading
@lemon4087 you'll see them do both, bump draft a firetruck to cut through traffic, or brake check one, so traffic opens up in front of them.
Smarter to tailgate though, ambulance and firetruck here will report your plates to the police if they catch you and they'll come after you
It sounds like you live in a very stupid place.
They should put extremely high fines on that
If you watch this movie over and over again, you'll notice, that he was trying to give space.
Driving on the left side was the only right thing to do.
Blocking the way, by trying to stop would be worse.
The spaces, which are shown were hard to get with that speed.
I think it was perfect decision to drive.
No irony in it😅
@@pizza646 I am not sure, if I wouldn't do the same. In Germany much people block the traffic lights at a crossing, cause, they didn't want to drive over red light.
I needed to do this once to give place. Some people were shaking the head and if there would have been a movie, I think much people would think like over this car driver.
In the beginning of this movie you will see, that the driver tried to get place in the right side, but noticed, this was not possible.
I think like that, but maybe I am wrong 🤗
Panicking or not, at the end of the video there is enough space to place 3 vehicles, he could have easily pulled into there but straight up refused to do so
@@dendave6564 Exactly, there were several spaces and one as you say enough for three vehicles, a selfish arsehole.
@@zukunftssicher the whole point of the video is to show all the opportunities he skipped. he didn't do the "right thing to do". the sad thing with being a moron is you start defending evil people
They should legalize pitting people out of the emergency lane
What, so that ambulance then has to stop to treat the injured passengers of that vehicle that have no control over the situation? Or damage the Ambulance to the point where it cannot go to the incident anyway?
Kinda feel thinking like yours is the same style as the person causing the problem in the first place. Create a problem to solve a problem.
If you have a license please throw it away.
The driver made a good choice it was better than the car that was infront of him. The car infront made the ambulance move at a wopping 0 kph or 0 mph. Seconds matters so rather than taking forever just keep the traffic flowing at a good pace to eventually safely merging
When that guy is in an accident one day and urgently needs an ambulance, they might remember this day...
For everyone who says about hardshoulders being safe don't forget there are people like this out there
Absolutely correct. If an ambulance is behind you get out of the effin' way.
But if you’re at a red light and get a ticket, they won’t revoke it even if on cctv it shows you letting an ambulance through. Was a big debate and they stood firm on that you can’t skip a red light
@@jessH090what? Where I live if any emergency vehicles are behind you you can run the red light to get out if the way
@@jessH090if your at a red light that’s different … they would just use the other lane but on a highway the guy illegally used the shoulder ….
@no you don’t want to run a red light… they will move around you to the opposite lane
He knew what he was doing lol. I’d ticket him for every spot he could have pulled in to
And a ticket for every car he/she improperly passed while using the shoulder.
Each spot he ignored should be how many months in prison he gets
So glad none of yall are cops or judges.... there was one spot he could have succeeded I pulling In to without slowing the ambulance down but really jail tine for every tight space he would have had to make while you have a 1000000000db loud siren going behind you funny thing is they probly wast t a emergency anyways... most ambulance drivers just abuse the siren until they are clear if traffic jam regardless if it emergency or not
@@sylanxolox4194 Perhaps you are correct in that ambulance drivers, in some instances, can abuse the siren. However, there were plenty of spots to pull into, including the grassy verge. That driver used the ambulance to jump the queue. And if it was an emergency, and someone died due to that driver, you'd immediately change your tune. Defending a scumbag like this is hilarious
@@sezuin_6577 lol dude should have drove the patient himself at least ye wouldn't get charged 10k for a ambulance ride
I think I'd do the same, not because I wanted to escape traffic, but because the idea of thinking there's space and then it turned out it was occupied after all, which makes me responsible for an emergency vehicle to be delayed, fills me with dread
He's not looking for a space , he's trying to get ahead.
How frustrating for the 1st responders and how sad for those who needed that emergency service.
These people should be charged with attempted murder at this point.
Its traffic, lol, its not easy when there’s mad small spaces, they shouldn’t be charged w murder
It seems like a lot of you assume that every single person knows every single law and regulation in every single country and state and town or municipality or whatever that they happen to be in at that specific time.
Maybe they are not from that country and in the country they grew up in they were taught to pull onto the shoulder to let the emergency vehicles passed in the lane of traffic.
THAT IS THE LAW IN THE UNITED STATES.
NOT EVERY COUNTRY HAS THE SAME LAWS.....
Hell, here in the US, not even every state has the same laws....
So you can't expect every single person to know every single law in every single area of the planet....
If they grew up somewhere that tells you to pull to the shoulder for emergency vehicles, then that's what they're going to do because it's common sense to pull onto the shoulder to let the emergency vehicles use the lane of traffic to get through.
@@5onder.xnah that car had so much space to go into multiple gaps they were definitely doing it on purpose
@@becca-lr6er cmon bruh, do you know how much time its going to take for every single vehicle on what is clearly an interstate highway at a standstill (traffic jam, traffic light?) to get out of the way? its just common sense. if the ambulance needs you to move, they will get up behind you and honk, otherwise do as you normally do. on residental streets or city streets, yes, move over to the side to give them space so they dont have to duck and weave. on an interstate? its basic common sense.. these drivers willful ignorance of laws (clearly seeing as not everyone is abusing the shoulder to skip traffic, it can easily be inferred to be illegal) may cost someone their life. not moving out of the way within a reasonable amount of time, driving in front of them while having several instances of being able to pull over so the ambulance and continue onward without a degenerate idiot blocking them from getting to their destination faster
clearly these people werent pulling to the side to let the ambulance through, they were already there to begin with lol
unfortunately you're just as ignorant as the drivers in the video, as the issue stems little to do with legality of where they were at the start of the video and more to do with getting the fuck out of the way
@@becca-lr6er if they don’t know how to drive in the country they’re in, they shouldn’t drive in the country they’re in 🤷♂️ simple as that