Is this you? or just a vid you find on Youtube? (Edit: in a thread labeled not recorded by you... answer my own question)Exposure seems a little dark, is this normal for the A229 Pro, or has it been turned down?
No, just spotted the use of a A229 Pro, which we have seen very little daytime footage from up until now, so thought people might be interested.Is this you?
He is a paramedic, so I don't think he is entitled to big blue flashing lights, it is lit more like an undercover cop car, with the flashing lights probably only properly visible from the front, and being a dark colour when everyone is looking for the bright white ambulance or police car with reflective strips down the side, they are not understanding what is happening very quickly. Also, we have different rules for moving out of the way of emergency vehicles than you do in the USA.Hard to tell in the daytime, but, feel like there is not much emergency flashing lighting on that vehicle being driven.
How? Plain simple., emergency vehicle behind you with lights/sirens on, you move out of the way.Also, we have different rules for moving out of the way of emergency vehicles than you do in the USA.
I read some of the comments now on YT, and yea, people say his lights must be better than previous vehicle, since other drivers responding better. Must be all external lighting., with the flashing lights probably only properly visible from the front,
Yea. i was wondering that too. Would expect at least some reflective strips or something at least, like their police vehicles have.Don't understand why you would choose an all black car for an emergency vehicle, but it does show up the lights better!
Also, the siren system seems to be attached to the horn button, so you get a beep every time he switches the siren mode, he is not intentionally hooting, which seems a bit confusing to the other traffic!
People might get out of the way faster if they could tell that he is a paramedic and not a drugs squad or whatever!Yea. i was wondering that too. Would expect at least some reflective strips or something at least, like their police vehicles have.
Here, if it looks like undercover cops/drugs squad/etc then many would not bother! Essentially they, and you have to follow the normal rules of the road, with him having. a few exceptions such as treating red lights as give way signs and being able to make his own speed limits. People do make an effort to get out of the way of ambulances, the fire brigade and the coasguard, most will make an effort for a properly marked police vehicle, many would make little effort for a black car with blue flashing lights. If he fitted green flashing lights then I think he would do better, since that indicates a doctor, and people would make an effort for them!How? Plain simple., emergency vehicle behind you with lights/sirens on, you move out of the way.
So, you saying that people in the UK... just can't be bothered... LOL!People might get out of the way faster if they could tell that he is a paramedic and not a drugs squad or whatever!
Here, if it looks like undercover cops/drugs squad/etc then many would not bother! Essentially they, and you have to follow the normal rules of the road, with him having. a few exceptions such as treating red lights as give way signs and being able to make his own speed limits. People do make an effort to get out of the way of ambulances, the fire brigade and the coasguard, most will make an effort for a properly marked police vehicle, many would make little effort for a black car with blue flashing lights. If he fitted green flashing lights then I think he would do better, since that indicates a doctor, and people would make an effort for them!
Yea. that seems to be his last vehicle, he has the new Audi now.The various sirens are talked about in one of CM's other videos.
All UK emergany vehicles these days have the on/change/off button associated with the horn button. You hardly hear it.
The car works well and there is little issues with the public not responding to it. Green lights are for Doctors vehicles. Like amber flashing lights, green lights afford the vehicle no special priority, and the driver is expected to adhere to all current traffic rules such as speed limits and traffic lights.
No such laws here, in fact you can get into trouble if you break a law while trying to get out of the way, drive through a red light and get captured by a red light camera and you have to pay the fine! Driving up onto the sidewalk to get out of the way is illegal.We have "Move Over" laws here. Fines and even jail time if you are proven to purposefully and knowingly ignore or impede the travel of a Emergency Vehicle with its lights/sirens on.
Those are not necessarily luxury vehicles here, Audi and Benz make taxis, good quality work vehicles that can be bashed about and will last many miles, but they are often work specification rather than luxury specification. The reason they are chosen for emergency vehicles is that they do have some powerful engines and performance suspension available, while lesser brands like Ford do not have any high power engines, suspension etc. available for larger vehicles.Never seen an Audi/BMW/Benz etc as an Emergency Vehicle here...
The law makers not care for exceptions in those cases i guess...No such laws here, in fact you can get into trouble if you break a law while trying to get out of the way, drive through a red light and get captured by a red light camera and you have to pay the fine! Driving up onto the sidewalk to get out of the way is illegal.
I don't think this causes a problem relative to your system though. Your high speed police chases are not allowed here, we solve the problem by the police recording the plate on their dashcam and online ANPR system, driving round to their home when the ANPR displays the address within seconds, then waiting for them to arrive - no need to capture them on the road as seems to be a requirement in USA...
As for ambulances, we have paramedics in local communities who can drop their main job, jump into their car equipped with defibrillator etc.and arrive in 2 or 3 minutes to deal with the heart attack. No need for an ambulance to drive dangerously long distance, they can drive safely and arrive when the patient has been stabilised.
Not sure what this guy does, he often drives long distance at high speed, which is unusual, so I guess he is a specialist in traffic accidents or something of the sort.
Lease car, that makes sense - was wondering how he could afford that haha!I read some of the comments now on YT, and yea, people say his lights must be better than previous vehicle, since other drivers responding better. Must be all external lighting.
Not sure how crazy UK other other countries are with their vehicle emergency lighting, but here, many places have nearly every useable inch of the vehicle and body lines with LED flashers and strobe.
Todays LED light bars and add on inset lighting are so damn bright, clear can be seen even in bright clear sunny day.
EDIT. YEs. he now has an Audi damn fine
If you steal a car to do your crime then the ANPR cameras will be watching, not a good idea.And, here, criminals are not as dumb as that, to just go back home, or do crimes with their own cars.
The police drones or helicopter will be watching and tracking.dump it random place, and go grab another one.
When I asked an experienced officer from another district to explain how difficult it was to track someone who had won clear in a chase, the answer came with a cool shrug. Not very difficult. “There’s always other options,” he said. Interviewing. Intel. Close scrutiny of CCTV. On his computer, he showed me how they tracked down one chase suspect who had ditched his stolen scooter, jogged a few blind corners and then removed his helmet, clearly revealing his face, all shown in CCTV images so numerous they ran together as if in a children’s flick-book. “We’ll get you,” the officer said.
They have limited equipment, but enough that the ambulance can drive without taking risks, the ambulance has more equipment, enough that it can drive safely back to the hospital, or if not then the air ambulance helicopter is an option, used surprisingly often.but i do not think we have such Paramedics/EMS that does that. First Responders are a thing, but never seen them with full kitted out cars as if they were normal EMS Unit.
I gathered daytime highway test footage on Monday with firmware 1009.just spotted the use of a A229 Pro, which we have seen very little daytime footage from up until now,