As an retired Class1 Police driver I must say this is the best advanced driving I have seen on UToob, full stop. That includes the so called police driving videos!

That was an absolutely brilliant video. Professional driving at its very best. and compliments to the few motorists who pulled over ,when they actualy saw the blue lights, rather than waiting until the sirens went on..Well done West Sussex Fire and rescue

That's a nice piece of driving there. Good use of sirens, too. Fascinating look at traffic patterns in the UK. I enjoyed this one.

Good driving during what I assume was a training run. Nice to see how helpful the big majority of motorists were in getting out of the way.

Great driving. Both my parents were trained to do this and they made me a very aware driver because of their skills. I have a lot of respect for all that join the emergency services. Remember, this it's just one skill they must master in order to keep us safe

You guys and girls of the fire service put you lives at risk every day for us. I often complain about paying UK income tax but this video reminded me that, if my house was on fire you would come. Its the public sector workers of the country that keep it moving. keep up the good work

Not only good driving and considered use of siren and exemptions by responder, but mostly good deviations by everyone else.

spot the chav @ 1:40

Omg I knew it was in Chichester when the video started, and you went passed my grandads lorry yard called 1st castle, amazing, love this video

1:56 a person on the left fell off there bicycle getting out the way

My goodness there are some stupid commens on here. As the title description says "example of a typical BLR" the clue is there EXAMPLE ! Emergency service drivers have to periodically undergo blue light run assesments in order to carry on being a blue light driver, they have to show they are capable of driving in all types of surroundings - driving conditions and traffic. This is not just a jolly around the countryside and towns wasting taxpayers money ffs.

Law & Order of the Century.

Nice run and thanks for the grat vid!

all in all.top class 2 hgv skills.keep the good work up m8

1:57 spot the guy falling of his bike lmao

Thanks KZfaq algorithm 10 years later and here I am

@urbex2007 driving on the other side of the island (or a median) is completly okay and normal. And here it is also completly normal that cars standing at an intersection, have to move slowly over the red light into the intersection when an emergency vehicle approaches

I think it helps people wake up a bit more, as well as makes it easier for road users and pedestrians to pick up where it is coming from. A constantly wailing siren might be a background noise unnoticeable to some (worrying if they are driving, I know!) but also changing tone and its sudden wail from off to on can hep a driver pin point the direction the fire engine is coming from a little better too I think.

Ah brilliant driving and a decent training route, a little over 16.1 miles very good indeed.

History of the British Police Force. 90 minute documentary programme charting the development of the world's first police force from Robert Peel to the present day. Good for GCSE SHP crime and punishment exam paper 2 in June 2008.

I was starting to wonder where the hell he was going by the time he turned right past Butlins. Had to be a training run, as he dam nigh drove around in a big circle..... Was nice seeing a bit of Sussex though. Its been a while since I've driven those roads. :-)

Was that Bognor Regis I saw there? I'm from Australia and haven't been there since 2002. I drive a NSW Rural Fire Service truck and our trucks change from wail to yelp and back again when you hit the horn as well. Only Hi-Lo has to be dialled in manually.

Excellent bit of driving Paul. Metropolitan Police panda drivers could learn a lot from you. Particularly the correct use of the siren.

@MarkMck1994 New Fire Appliances are limited to 56mph when driving normally. When blue lights are activated the limiter turns off, 80mph is about the max speed you will be able to get up to not 100mph

Good video I have always wanted to be a firefighter I can't wait till march then I can sign up

Long run. Where in heck were they going, so far away? I'm impressed with the driver's ability to negotiate through traffic, using the siren only when necessary, beeping his horn as thanks to people here and there. Such lovely Brit manners, lol. That was fun, thanks for posting!

By 1909, Policemen Bobbies were allowed to use Bicycles.

I totally agree with you. Although it isn't the law, I was pretty amazed at this observation as well. Drivers need to have manners these days!

@t1sutton I think, looking at it, is was a good decision for them not to stop, as the speed they were travelling/spacing would have caused a crash.

@BlueLightVids you can hear a photograpers camera clicking away a few times as well.

Because the rules and regulations say that they are only suppose to have the sirens on when their is motorist near by or when approaching a junction otherwise it's only the blues no siren, as it causes a disturbance.

what was the person thinking that froze at 24:42 in the silver honda. That used to get right on my nerves.

Policing in the 21st Century.

I want to be a paramedic when I'm older and I really want to go to an ambulance station and meet a paramedic and ask questions like,was the test for pasting to be a paramedic hard or not

Highway Patrol.

The main purpose of "blue light runs" are to make the emergency vehicle drivers aware of possible dangers when out in real emergencies. It also presents the opportunity for drivers to be assessed on how skilled they are at driving with their lights and sirens on. Even though this is a "fake" emergency, it could well lead to more people's lives being saved

Not to mention the eejit at the roundabout ?? Excellent driving though and a good video.

@urbex2007 3. driver turned siren off and didnt pressure car in any way, what do you expect him to do? car had plenty of time to turn right onto roundabout look again from 10:31. vehicle could easily have moved out of the way

Is it true that if you pull into a bus lane you will get done.

@Michael1918 lol Fire Engines are not limited... On the motorway they can easily max out at around 100 Mph.

@urbex2007 I would take issue with your criticisms. 1. No one put in danger at junction , No vehicles emerging intending to turn left no unseen vehicles approaching either otherwise pedestrian would not be casually walking across, driver kept to centre of road until past junction. 2. lawful for driver to use other side of island, there is no one in sight! safer to use opp side, than having to slow down and jink between island and white car at speed in a vehicle loaded with water

Great driving BMW driver at 19:40

What vehicle are they driving

the cyclist was funny! really good vid...

25:11 - WTF. 3 car drove past without stopping? Apart from it, great video!

@Michael1918 Fire Engines are not limited to 56mph

What happend to the guy on the bike at 1.57..did he just fall of it.

I don't think you understand. This "typical shout" is only for making sure drivers can safely and responsibly drive the emergency vehicles in traffic of many densities. Light runs are usually recorded for later reference - they are usually a long length anyway. There was no emergency that the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were responding to in this certain appliance at this time. Furthermore, there is no zooming in at 9:35 that is clearly visible.

it sounds like someone is taking photos

@altern8ive I get to drive on blue lights for real... :-)

this is driver training. the position of the camera and the camera clicks you can hear in the background gives it away

Driver training me thinks. Position of camera makes it look like the appliance is on the kerb etc.

Oi Chief - Where's the fire!!!

Why do they turn the sirens off at times?

Am I the only one that can hear the many photos being taken? 🤔 is this for training purposes or am I just hearing things?

1:55; cyclist fail 8:03; that pothole didn't get out of the way. 16:31; response mobility scooter!

was this put on for a driver training cus you can hear someone getting very trigger happy with a camera in the back

was there someone taking pictures all the time? Always hear that camera sound. Anyway very nice driving!

Such a long but good video, next time do it in a shorter length. :)

@urbex2007 You clearly have no advanced level driver training. 10:49 - no one was put in danger. 14:40 not careless driving, it's planned and well executed as the safest route through. The requirements of a keep left sign do not apply to emergency vehicles. 24:40 - no one was forced to do anything, the driver was very restrained, not even using sirens and not advancing on the vehicle. All of this would be entirely in keeping with my training to the highest level available in the UK

A typical shout takes half an hour?!

25 minutes are to long to take to get to fire. The government must build a place to keep the fire machines more near where these people live.

Why does the horn keep sounding?

in the usa it is an offence not to pull over for an emergency vehicle. so we brits are polite, after all...

Wish i read your comment first.

That sure is a LOOOOONG trip to drive.. Hope they are going to assist, and they are not the first responders for the incident..?

end of shift.

A tour of Bognor. Why when there is no other traffic or obstructions do motorists coming the other way slow right down...that really pisses me off!

@urbex2007 ha,ha

Nice video but what a route they took! Using Google Maps & Street View I worked out that this started at the Fire Station in St Paul's Road Chichester to Nyton Road - a distance of 5.9 miles and predicted driving time of 16 mins. They seem to have driven to Bognor Regis - headed out towards Littlehampton and finally headed back to their destination via Yapton and Barnham, distance of 14.7m and predicted journey of 34 mins! Obviously they could have been given the wrong destination originally

it looks like there going like 40 mph LOL! and takes them 25 mins to get there...

What I the point of him turning the sirens on and off a lot easier to keep them on and better for the pedestrians to react. Or are the laws different

Are these sirens commercially available? If anyone has a link I'd appreciate it.

Bognor bugger

Would have been quicker to nip down the A27 then through fontwell and past westergate... But this wasn't a real shout?

Wonder if urbex2007 would be such a jobs worth if it were their house on fire????

LOL

that clicking of someones camera is really annoying

lol 1.55 he fell off hes push bike, lmfo

All heroes 🏆👍🏼😊 but, I wonder how many stations have closed for you to make such a journey to get the place that needed your help???…this government has killed the NHS, fire, sea rescue and police just so their arses can sit in better places....😡😡😡

25min ? what the fuck

The more annoying they are the better the job they do

Lol what are you looking at man?

Great driving. 100% pass

Screw them, someone is in need of help. It is smarter to keep it on so anyone in front has more time to get out of the way or someone doesn't walk out on the road all of a sudden.

youd think the dude taking pic woulda turned shutter sound off etc dam annoying

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I hope that wasn't a real shout, everyone's dead by the time you arrive.

Come on... 'typical shout',,, ?

@CDB8939 I know Fire Appliances in Scotland are not limited. Fact. Dunno & Dont particularly care for the other halfs.

1:55 cyclist fail

next time you see an ambulance wonder if it on a call or just taking the piss out of all tax payers

This was never a shout or Make Pumps!! @ 25 minutes, but just a high speed camera ride,, SHAME on the County Fire Service for putting the JEEBEES ON ALL THESE MOTORISTS & CYCLISTS ETC

A great video, but please, don't insult intelligence.

Why the on and off with the sirens!!!! They should be turned on and left on!