It's amazing how many pedestrians still cross the road despite an emergency vehicle coming towards them with lights and sirens blazing.

Let's just take a moment to wallow in these quality 999 sirens, far better than the new ones these days.

nice selection of songs good work

those are some nice sirens

Music ruined it....

I'm a "blue-light" driver....and I have to say, those damn traffic islands don't half cause bloody problems!!

What I do in heavy traffic and an emergency vehicle approaches, I pull up on the sidewalk real quick. It is very appreciated by amulances, cops etc. They always gives me thumbs up cause I´m the only one that moves... :)

Excellent bit of driving!

great video and driving

strewth! And I think I've got it hard on our rural, winding, hilly roads in Derbyshire! Nice driving!

The sign of a good driver he makes this stressful and demanding driving look so smooth.

It never ceases to amaze me how oblivious some drivers are. Yes, cars are more "soundproof" than they once were, and stereos are louder -- but so are sirens, and the array of blue lights is far more noticeable than the single revolving beacon of days gone by, and still some drivers seem completely unaware of an approaching emergency vehicle.

Never seen so many Drivers "Failing to Yield", there either arrogant, not aware of their situation, or got the blinkers on (possibly all 3) And dong get me started on the OBLIVIOUS Pedestrians ... Grrrrrrrr.... Good Piece of driving , getting there in a Safe Proficient way.. well done

good job it wasnt busy or we'd be here all night

That was perfect driving man. If that were me driving, I would be so confused where to go, because that looks like London if I'm correct, such a big city and confusing streets. :)

nice vid ^^

That's a fantastic video, great quality too. Couple of questions; What vehicle is this, and what service does it operate under, and will there be any more videos?

Hey Peter how it going still in the same line of work dosent seem like 2009 since you loaded the Video (HIDDEN ) ?

The 9 dislikes is from people who is jealous that they don't have blue ligths and sirens in their car

I myself have drove on blue lights a few times and tbh, this is perf driving.

ok so silly question but whats the deal with the light set up near the camra? is it different flash patterns or somethin coz i notice them changin all the time

Is that a single dash light, or are there grills as well?

wait was his/her headlights off at the begining?

Hillarious left turn sign on the street at 06:24, lol.

I would not make a very good blue light driver. Feeling tense just watching the clip. Good to see that the majority of people move out of the way reasonably quickly

Starting think Europe should adopt the Fire Vehicle laws of the US, where they can legally ram a vehicle if it's refusing/unable to move for them after a period of time.

@seserbcp Perhaps that is because lights and sirens are used excessively. In the UK a blue light is only used in an emergency, and the siren is only used when needed.

why does this video not play in 480p quality, it used to? and now it just freezes

I'm amazed. People in the UK is by far more willingly to yield to an emergency vehicle, if you take this an example. I've been in a volunteer fire department in Denmark now for about 6 months, and it's so annoying to be blocked by some youth which has decided to use a pair of plug-in headphones while driving.

I hope the music was added in post production... :P

I don't know if we are colleagues or not, but can you tell me the names of all the songs

You may pass through a red light and treat it as a give way if you are the one responding. There is no relaxation of the law for someone who moves through a red light to let you through, in fact not letting you through anywhere is not an offense. I don't know of anyone who has been prosecuted personally but I have heard stories. Certainly a red light camera would trigger a prosecution but you may well be successful in front of the magistrate to use the emergency vehicle as a defense. If you are a responding vehicle our guidelines would be to turn off the audible warning devices and leave the lights on so you don't panic people and push them through into a potentially dangerous situation. Basically what a lot of people have said already!

+1 and indeed.

Its BTP and the light isnt sticking its just not catching all the flashes with the camera resolution. Good and safe driving from the driver :)

....glad I'm not in a city....the traffic didn't seem any worse than a town....but there was an awful lot of pedestrians crossing the road at points

which car is it?

Actually, "999instructor", you do have people like me driving response cars. Response driving (as I was taught, anyway) is all about balacing safety with progression. If I wrap the vehicle on my way to the job, then somebody else has to run to it. If I take another 30s to get there, so be it. I asked a specific question about one element of this guy's technique (good example at 6:50 onward - he forces the waiting traffic into the junction) - have you got anything to add?

Are you in an Ambulance RRV?

Not really sure why but throughout this video i could taste kababs?????? any answers?

Whats the car please?

@TheBluelights2009 yup it really nice driving like an police ...is you the officer?

Do you need to be so aggressive to make progress in London? In particular, when you come up to traffic waiting at a red light, you're right up to them on the yelp, whereas I'd tend to hang back and turn off the noise to let people sort themselves out without feeling under too much pressure. But hey, I find driving in town aggravating on routine :-)

Well, here in Spain We can cross the line JUST to get to the side of the road, you CANNOT get pat but you can just cross it halfway to gt your car to the side, that's what i meant.

I think it's a police car, I used to drive one in London exactly like that. Yes if you think it's wreckless but we were highly trained and experienced. And had to undergo strict medical s every year. The met takes it very seriously

Bloodtransport or organtransport?

Me neither....So the errr weather

That's legal in Sweden. Once when I visited my local fire station there was a army fellow there becuse the watch that worked that they had rammed a army pick-up the week before.

I like the yelp & wail siren but I hate the third one (the space invader), it's bloody awful. Bring back the good old two-tones!

The only time it's legal to go through a red light is in an emergency (to get out of danger) or if a uniformed police officer directs you through. Other than those two times, you're breaking the law regardless of whether there's an emergency vehicle behind you or not. It's good to see that somebody else knows the craic. I get such dirty looks when I don't move for the police car even though I'd be putting myself & others in danger whilst breaking the law.

I think its a medical transport vehicle (blood or organ rapid transport), or a fire chief's car with blue light grills and dash light. Its definitely not MET or City of London.

Let me guess.. British Transport Police? :) Again, nice driving.

That reg plate at 3:26!

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great drive other than the wig wags being on at night.

BTP surely?

is it anything to do with the CIA or MI5 ?

@john43144 as am I, please keep them coming!

I believe European code negates that local rule. You MUST give way to emergency vehicles, any unlawful act to do so would be under emergency rights.

BTP?

that is pretty intense driving pretty glad i am not in the MET!

here that kind of driving would be more than normal, and drivers are actually supposed to go through the red light into the intersection, or in the lane right/left, or onto the sidewalk if the emergency vehicles doesn't get through...

@999instructor How many of the jobs you turn out to are *actually* sensitive to 30s, when you get there? For me, it's about one in 10, perhaps fewer. As you know, the other drivers don't have an exemption for passing the ATS on red, and courts are making examples of the drivers of services vehicles who are in any way culpable. This is what I'm trying to understand: I don't work in London often, and on my patch, this approach to lights is too aggressive. Is it normal for London?

I'm not a rapid response driver, but we were being very pushy in queues and red lights weren't we? You could have at least cancelled your sirens when other vehicles had nowhere to go! :/

It is illegal to go through red lights whatever the case, even if there is an emergency vehicle behind you. It is acceptable to move (to the best of your ability) to clear a path, but emergency vehicles should cancel their sirens to prevent people putting themselves in danger.

@PoliceMadBen You said it.

I'm thinking you're LFB Station Officer.

Hate the music in this! Please take it out

Why did you put the music on the video? I'd have preferred to watch it minus the music. Still a good video though.

id guess its a blood run car or some ambulance related vehicle.

The Sweeney ruled!

even emergency vehicles get suck in london rush hour

I'd be going ' cross the road bitch...make my day!!' Hahaha! I live in a rural area, just come to these videos for an excitement kick! Wouldn't like to have a heart attack in London though, although I do believe they have bikers as 'first responders' now. Makes it a bit safer. Not good if your posh London apartment was ablaze though!

A emergency vehicle can give you instructions to go though the red light IF NEEDED only

Roundabout part was fine & she probably jumped the lights because she wanted to get out of the way of the car, same as to why she tried to go around that car in front of her. A lot of people panic when they see lights & sirens so they do anything in a rush to get out of the way, which sometimes puts them in a worse position, such as here. I blame lack of education more than individuals. I have never once been taught how to react to an emergency vehicle, not even on my driving lessons. Have you?

i wish i can drive to work with a police car lol

Nice vid and excellent driving. One point though....loose the music it makes it a bit naff !

@jasonolsen99 Jason you bugger, what're you doing watching this?

anyone else notice santa at 2:52 lol

@lanegane1 Nothing wrong with him. He couldn't move in because of the car in front so instead he gave up and pulled forward until he could move aside - exactly what's required!

I someone who got three points cuz he moved a metre over a red light to get out the way.

@godzillasdad it's not that it's because they dont give a .... when they see and hear us

We're not talking Spain are we, we're talking London, and you stated someone talking UK road traffic act as wrong, not how it is in Spain. Ergo KGzll RIGHT, TGXtrucker WRONG.

Saintly Patience must be a job requirement for London police... with that level of traffic, I would have ground my teeth flat! One thing that would have been nice to see would be for the bus drivers approaching the same intersection as the car on a blue light run, to hold back and give way to the police car.

Oh do bother to explain, please. You see, I'm a Swede, from Sweden.

@naojason we have more balls than u think, but we can do nothing because drivers in US don't respond like London drivers, they do nothing when they see lights and hear sirens.

@HornySweetGirl You can use Bus Lanes after 7pm in London.

BTP ?. ;-)

it's from a movie

UK has very different ideas of visibility from the U.S. when it comes to police vehicles.

London cops must have saintly patience. American cops would be loosing their minds in that traffic!

@ImRatherTall Not as bad as that.... we have a Family friend that works with the Secret Service... Its not like its Area 51 I am talkin about here.

ARV!!!!!!!!!!!

sir lost a lot actually no, in certain situations you can go through a red to get out the way .. for example if all ahead is clear - you can clear traffic for the emergency vehicle as well it's definitely situational.

But, are you a policeman?

it take much concentration to drive like this, busy city and night time. Driver should not have had his cd player on for first 3 mins. he should concentrate all the time.

Ok 1st off this IS NOT the met police, I won't say what it is, that would remove the fun. Keep guessing. As for the keybord heros, shure go on and post your moans. But they are nothing unless you say EXACTLY what the problem is. I'm currently editing another video that's even better than this. Subscribe now and don't miss it ;)

Sorry?

Your joking right?

Thought these days that all emergency vehicle drivers,are taught to turn off the two tones at red lights and wait,rather than harass motorists to go through red lights in case it panics them, especialy that camera outside euston fire station (i think thats where it was), sad thing is, there is no law expressly giving emergency vehicles a divine right of way,no law to force people out of the way. But i believe there is a law regarding the obstruction of an emergency vehicle. But the video was superb and superb driving also..

Never worked for any emergency service have you? trying telling the 1000's of people we've saved by moving effectively to scene. 8 mins is all you've got to try and help someone in cardiac arrest, and even if they aren't calls taken are never accurate so we get there asap anyway incase it is serious.