American Reacts to AWESOME UK Emergency Vehicles Responding (United Kingdom)

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[SierraKilo]

Fun fact: The Uk is the only country which actually ran a scientific test how emergency vehicles can have better visibility. Their "Batanbourg Design" (I think that's the name) is therefore the only one which is not just some idea but definitely works (at least for the surroundings the UK).

[Dewree]

As an EU citizen, I can attest that the emergency cars in the UK are surprisingly loud! I was used to our slovak emergency vehicles and the first ambulance that blasted through the street in London had me holding my ears!

[__Michael_]

Fun fact Emergency services use at least six types of siren in the UK. Police, fire and ambulance vehicles are also able to make sounds in different tones, and vary them according to whether they are in a built-up area or not. Different countries also use different descriptions.

[smithysbuschannle]

As I live in the UK I can confirm they are extreamly loud because people sometimes don't move out the way

[martinwyke]

Each UK emergency service has its own Battenburg markings colour combination with high visibility yellow.
Police is blue, fire brigade is red, ambulances, paramedic and doctor are green and coast guard black.

[pampam]

In Scotland we use the Gaelic language too. Hence the two descriptors on the ambulance 🙂

[DruncanUK]

If you ever hear the term "Blues and twos" it comes from when police cars had blue flashing lights and two tone sirens. The term has stuck ever since.

[ssemergencyworld]

As a Police Officer in London, the Vauxhall Astras I can safely say are one of, if not, the most comfortable vehicle in our fleet to ride in. Hand the many speed bumps like they are nothing, have a really good kick to them allowing you to get up to speed then brake for a junction super quickly and easily. All round reliable af car and cheap to maintain

[JimLem]

Vehicle specs differ between agencies, but the vehicles themselves are usually ordered direct through the respective manufacturers' Specialist Vehicles division. Here in the UK, police cars which will be used for traffic/pursuit duties for example, will come with factory modifications to engine, chassis, suspension, brakes and electrics. The livery, sirens, radios, ANPR systems etc are then fitted by either the police workshops themselves, or by a preferred contractor. They're usually sold after 3-5 years of service.

[stephenhargreaves]

Wow - someone from the USA who understands that America and the USA are different things. Kudos to you :) And double wow. You actually know that the UK is not just one country. I owe you a beer. I've always said no Americans know this stuff (I read Quora a lot). The one at 12:00 is a Welsh vehicle, and carries the colours of Wales (I'm English, but I live in Wales).

[MultiVogon]

That red volvo you liked at around the 12:00 mark is from the Welsh air-ambulance service - they have rapid response cars too. If you look again you'll see the green 'swish' on the side is actually echoing the dragon's tail from the Welsh flag! Also their helicopters have flame emitters fitted so they look like dragons flying through the night sky. One of those two facts I may have just made up on the spot, though 😀

[Paul-hlyg]

The big black London taxi's & the same vehicles in other UK cities, are named Hackney cabs. They were originally horse drawn. The first Hackney coaches were luxurious horse-drawn carriages that date back to the times of Queen Elizabeth 1 (1500's). So London cabs have a very long history. 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[Westcountrynordic]

The patterns on the UK emergency vehicles is called Battenburg, they also glow in the dark making then super visible and less of a risk of being hit by traffic

[victoriamartin]

Sirens get switched off if there's no traffic around or ahead of them (and at certain times of the night/early morning), but they keep the lights flashing. The car you thought had a cage in the back was possibly an officer with a dog, prisoners are transported in vans or cars.

[Laksur_]

With whats going on in the uk right now, it's nice to be proud of things like this

[simoncollins]

The sirens have now been made so you can Judge which direction they are coming from and also depending on the traffic they can change the tone so people can react quicker to the emergency vehicle that is behind them

[chrisr]

The UK also has Coastguard, bomb disposal and blood vehicles that respond with blue lights. They are pretty cool too. Not many ppl know but police helicopters have sirens too!

[davidemery]

I love your knowledge of not just the manufacturers, but also a good understanding of our UK regions. Nice! FYI Scottish ambulance early in film would have been either blood or organ transport, the other ambulances you saw were ones that can carry patients. Also red estate ambulance and Volvo XC90 would have been a mobile paramedic or emergency doctor.

[gmdronesuk]

Just found your vid on uk emergency vehicles. I was in the Welsh Police for 30 years. All EMS vehicles in UK have the “Battenberg “ livery. In wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 all EM vehicles, uniform and paperwork/websites by law have to be bilingual. So POLICE is HEDDLU pronounced Hethlee. FIRE is TAN, AMBULANCE is funnily enough AMBIWLANS. Enjoying your channel !

[LuvMusic]

You might enjoy Chris Martin EMS, he's a first responder in the London area and shows videos of some of his responder driving and analyses of his advanced driving to get through traffic in emergency, and also shows some of the new vehicles in use by London Ambulance Service. He's recently got his Skoda VRS back.