The Worst Response Video Thread

[SomeBloke]

Hold on, the 2nd Paris vehicle has a French Fire service siren, not Police....


So it's the Police pretending to be the Fire service...and badly...


Still, could be worse;

 

[bfd740]

Hold on, the 2nd Paris vehicle has a French Fire service siren, not Police....

So it's the Police pretending to be the Fire service...and badly...


Still, could be worse;

Did clowns pop out of that fire truck?

 

[vonirkinshtine]

Still, could be worse;

:nono: :blinkhuh: :jawdrop:

 

[CrownVic97]

great lighting i bet it clears traffic

Looks like they could use some American halogen dash lights. Could barely see those piddly little excuses for throw lights.

 

[acala91]

They look like those China amber rotators you see at AutoZone.

 

[CodeMan]

Remember these two? :ugh:

 

[acala91]

That OHP trooper should have been fired for that bullshit, and I won't even comment on the charlie foxtrot that is the second video.

 

[acala91]

Here's another good one


200 watt siren and Buell airhorns but we are clearing the intersection by whooping the siren with the manual button and honking the factory Dodge horn. Umm what?

 

[FSEP]

Here's another good one

200 watt siren and Buell airhorns but we are clearing the intersection by whooping the siren with the manual button and honking the factory Dodge horn. Umm what?

Also, a masssive split fail the front. But the grill lights sure were nice. :thumbsup:

 

[philyumpshus]

I agree 100% on the split fail but in the driver's defense, there are two possibilities for his/her actions:


1. They had a PT who would react negatively to the noise of the siren, like a young kid


2. The siren/horn button was in the wrong position so he meant to be honking the Buells but instead got the factory horn


I don't really think it's #2 because at the very beginning of the video you can hear the Buells give a little toot.

 

[acala91]

You are probably right about the patient, but I still disagree with how they handled that. If you need to get through the intersection, safety needs to come before patient's reaction to the siren. In my humble opinion, they either need to be as safe as possible and use the siren/horns or shut the lights off and wait for the light to turn green and traffic to clear, which in this instance shouldn't have been long since that agency's trucks have Opticoms.

 

[TheGatekeeper]

Looks like they could use some American halogen dash lights. Could barely see those piddly little excuses for throw lights.

Come on guys, those cars have FRENCH drivers behind the wheel !! Who are just natural at emergency driving !!!


They don't need the fancy lights and sirens to run Code like you Americans and Brits... :crackup:

 

[SomeBloke]

Come on guys, those cars have FRENCH drivers behind the wheel !! Who are just natural at emergency driving !!!
They don't need the fancy lights and sirens to run Code like you Americans and Brits... :crackup:

Or a driving license it seems... :yes:


Mind you, the Germans aren't helping themselves.

 

[JazzDad]

Still, could be worse;

My favorite part of this video was the FF, in full PPE, who moves the hose out of the way. I don't know the insignia in France, but I think he was a District Chief.

 

[WS224]

That OHP trooper should have been fired for that bullshit.

And had his ass beat on the side of that road.

 

[TheGatekeeper]

Or a driving license it seems... :yes:

Hell no ! There is no specific EV driving licence here... Only the Brit do that, because of their H&S B....t !! :crackup:


The only guys better than the French (by their own standard of course )... Meet the Italians..


Ladies and Gents, the VIP motorcade, the Italian Way !! :weird:

 

[August Arborists]

Waving a lollipop out the window sure does seem to work, people scatter! Kidding of course, at the 5:32 mark, a stroller pushing couple almost gets taken out by a bike that's lighting has less output than my Christmas tree. That reminds me, time to take that thing down...

 

[nightwolf]

Because I know this has been a hot topic lately.

opcorn:

 

[lotsofbars]

Because I know this has been a hot topic lately.


opcorn:

What an asshole.

 

[nightwolf]

What an asshole.

I didn't post the video on YouTube, nor did I comment on it other than posting it in this thread for the obvious legal issue. Don't know why you're getting all bent out of shape.

 

[hhdavis]

I'm not gonna say he broke any laws. But he ran the red light, and parked on the same block. Kinda funny I think. He had to have going at least 20, pushing 25. :crazy:

 

[TheGatekeeper]

Did I miss anything ? :?

 

[strobecrazy]

Did I miss anything ? :?

Yeah, didn't you see him hit that poor baby unicorn and cold- hearted drive away?


:haha:

 

[lafd55]

Really, he couldn't wait two seconds for the light... Tisk tisk, that response didn't even need any lights.

 

[nightwolf]

Really, he couldn't wait two seconds for the light... Tisk tisk, that response didn't even need any lights.

That was my initial impression as well. Being that it was a one minute response to begin with, I doubt a rig was staffed and eagerly awaiting his arrival. However, at the same time, on some calls, 20 seconds could maybe make a difference; that doesn't make it right. All I know is if someone I knew was in cardiac arrest and their survival rate was ticking away, I'd rather the closest AED not be sitting at a red light. Would I do it in an extreme situation? Probably. I don't pass any traffic lights en route to my station.

 

[TheGatekeeper]

:lol:


Yeah I suppose it could be interpreted either way... He didn't blast thru the light either (I thought he was going to, and get sidewiped by a tanker... the whole point of "worse response"!)... I guess these few seconds could make a diff given the circumstances and the nature of the call... My 2 euro-cents...

 

[poornamechoice]

Hell no ! There is no specific EV driving licence here... Only the Brit do that, because of their H&S B....t !! :crackup:

No we don't, no special driving licence here, mine is exactly the same as anyone elses.

 

[TheGatekeeper]

So you are not legit ?


Juuust kidding !


OK seriously now.... Cops do, don't they ? Basic, advanced driver training etc, if they want to join CMPG for instance and have access to something else than a Sprinter or a panda Peugeot 207?


So if I understand correctly, a police officer who wants to join an elite traffic unit and drive an interceptor S3 or 330d must first pass a fierce driving training, yet a paramedic can hop into an 300hp Impreza and blast thru town Code3 just like that ?

 

[julietbravosierra]

Because I know this has been a hot topic lately.

I don't get why this was a bad response.. are blue lighters not allowed to safely proceed through red lights/stop signs? I don't know too much about the concept of courtesy lights.. :bonk: things are different here haha

 

[TheGatekeeper]

Blinding efficiency !!


But wrong thread !

 

[theroofable]

I don't get why this was a bad response.. are blue lighters not allowed to safely proceed through red lights/stop signs? I don't know too much about the concept of courtesy lights.. :bonk: things are different here haha

This was in NJ so not a courtesy state. It depends on how deeply you examine the law. It is not well defined, in one section it says you cannot, while it references to a different section where you can. Needs some clarification for sure. It would be one thing if he blew it, but he did stop and check. I see no problem here.

 

[chrismartin1701]

I don't get why this was a bad response.. are blue lighters not allowed to safely proceed through red lights/stop signs? I don't know too much about the concept of courtesy lights.. :bonk: things are different here haha

it is in NY. that was one of the first things my chief explained to me before i was permitted to use a light. blue lighters must follow ALL traffic laws and not go above the posted speed limit (but not anyone i know follows that portion).

 

[theroofable]

it is in NY. that was one of the first things my chief explained to me before i was permitted to use a light. blue lighters must follow ALL traffic laws and not go above the posted speed limit (but not anyone i know follows that portion).

Thats funny, his truck has NJ plates.

 

[RyanZ71]

 

[AUSHWP]

I would have thought Ecto-1 would feature in the "The Best Response Video Thread" not the worst...

 

[chrismartin1701]

Thats funny, his truck has NJ plates.

yes i know it does but thats not the point im trying to make. he was asking if it was legal or not for a blue lighter to go through stop signs and red lights. i dont know how it is in other states but in NY its not legal to do that. im just saying how it is here in answer to jcpse.

 

[dwk270]

Unfortunately this is how most agencies drive now days. No life is worth driving that fast. Just because someone has lights and sirens, doesn't give them the right to do 25 over the speed limit. 10 over is plenty.

 

[RyanZ71]

I would have thought Ecto-1 would feature in the "The Best Response Video Thread" not the worst...

Your right. I did not see that.

 

[TheGatekeeper]

Unfortunately this is how most agencies drive now days. No life is worth driving that fast. Just because someone has lights and sirens, doesn't give them the right to do 25 over the speed limit. 10 over is plenty.

Well, that's a rather broad statement. :no:

 

[NYBLS]

Unfortunately this is how most agencies drive now days. No life is worth driving that fast. Just because someone has lights and sirens, doesn't give them the right to do 25 over the speed limit. 10 over is plenty.

Ehhhh, I wouldn't make a generalization about EVERYWHERE.