Why did he begin to go the wrong way around the roundabout and then go straight across it, all without their sirens on? I don’t believe that’s one of the exemptions they can use even in a pursuit
Being offside of a keep left Bullard is likely the exemption claimed in this case but as a blue light driver myself, I do agree not having sirens on and claiming exemptions in a heavily populated area with lots of pedestrians and heavy traffic is not appropriate nor safe. Poor behaviours exhibited by some of these vehicles in terms of blue light driving
Exempt from keep left bollards. Can disobey speed limits Can also contravene red ATS signals, they essentially become a "give way" to traffic on green. You're also making a far bigger deal of it than it actually was, they're advanced drivers, they are incredibly well trained, and are in the top 1% of all UK drivers as an approximation, they were nowhere near hitting anyone either.
From the videos of all those firearms units it's pretty obvious they were looking for someone. If you were walking along and someone near you was a threat to you and everybody else, I'm sure you'd be happy for the armed police to take shortcuts to get to them.
Awww bless em. They had some flashing lights and whoo whoo sirens to play with!!!!! Not really doing much. But making a noise and enjoying the attention. Boys and toys..
@@BritishEmergencyVideos The letters are replicated on the roof of the vehicles so that the police helicopter can differentiate between police vehicles to enable communication.
The red lights are only rear facing in the UK as they serve the purpose of indicating that an emergency vehicle is stopped. In the case of the police, it can mean that the lane or roadway is closed and that you MUST NOT pass.
@@BritishEmergencyVideos not strictly true. Rear Reds unless a traffic advisor present simply mean that the vehicle is stopped or extremely slow moving and creating an additional hazard in the roadway. In essence they are an extra set of hazard lights Rear reds will automatically come on as an addition to the 999 sequence when the at scene button is pressed on the control panel of most Genysis/wheelan Emergency warning system controls. Obviously if a TA is present and says do not pass then doing so is an offence but rear reds alone do not mean do not pass.
Same with a lot of Irish emergency vehicles. Rear facing reds are sometimes referred to as "traffic calming" lights. We are used to seeing red lights at the rear of a vehicle so these serve to highlight the rear of the vehicle while on blues and most often when they are stationary. On some light panels the rear reds are only activated when the "arrive scene" mode is switched on which also switches off the high intensity white beams/ white strobes forward facing as they are not required at the scene of an incident as they would blind anyone working in the immediate area of the vehicle.
Love it how people on London don't even give way and police have to wait for them! All police vehicles should have ram bars on front! Would save us a fortune in taxes not repairing vehicles!
Funny how hardly any of them use sirens, but they use Blues and then switch them off out of traffic. iopc needed for this? It doesn't constitute an emergency and are putting the public are risk unnecessarily
There is no point in repairing them, they will inevitably be involved in collisions, provided the damage is not significant, and does not warrant it being taken out of service, it can be used. I’ve driven plenty of police cars in far worse state, very rarely will the damage ever be repaired, why? Because it’s pointless, spending hundreds to repair it, only for it to the be dinged again weeks/months later, it’s deemed fair wear and tear, and the fleet are typically refreshed every 3 years aanyway with brand spanking new cars. Most of the dents you see on side panels, especially near the doors, rear quarter, or front quarter near the wheel arch, are caused by collisions with members of public, usually at junctions or roundabouts. They happen quite often.
Thats some of the worst blue light driving ive seen. The police should know better, you cant bully you way past other road users nor use the pavement. If these actions had been reported the drivers would of been charged under the RTA. Blue lights dont let you do as you please.
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What do you think of these shorter, five minute, videos? Would you like to see more?
Yes I like the quicker video
I like it
Cool vid man
I like the quicker video :)
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Anything to catch McDonald’s breakfast before it ends !
That 4 vehicle unmarked convoy was amazing thanks for posting
What exactly where they doing? Cause the video never actually says
A lot of hungry policemen in London rushing for their tea!
The new Met X5s look sooo nice ngl
Fantastic catches including the unmarked convoy!
Thank you!
Great video, and nice to some some wig-wigs on the first Hyundai....becoming pretty rare, but they're so much more effective than grill whites.
I have no idea what I've just watched 🤷🏼♂️
00:43 had he bumped into a lamp post earlier?
Why did he begin to go the wrong way around the roundabout and then go straight across it, all without their sirens on? I don’t believe that’s one of the exemptions they can use even in a pursuit
cuz they can
Being offside of a keep left Bullard is likely the exemption claimed in this case but as a blue light driver myself, I do agree not having sirens on and claiming exemptions in a heavily populated area with lots of pedestrians and heavy traffic is not appropriate nor safe.
Poor behaviours exhibited by some of these vehicles in terms of blue light driving
Exempt from keep left bollards.
Can disobey speed limits
Can also contravene red ATS signals, they essentially become a "give way" to traffic on green.
You're also making a far bigger deal of it than it actually was, they're advanced drivers, they are incredibly well trained, and are in the top 1% of all UK drivers as an approximation, they were nowhere near hitting anyone either.
From the videos of all those firearms units it's pretty obvious they were looking for someone. If you were walking along and someone near you was a threat to you and everybody else, I'm sure you'd be happy for the armed police to take shortcuts to get to them.
@@cameronnunya6024 exactly
It’s amazing the number of drivers and cyclists who won’t give way
Great video
I sure do like the whelen sirens of these cars! Nice catches!
Thank you!
Awesome video!
Cheers!
Nice to see wigwags (sort of) on the newer vehicles
LOVE the red lights
Nice vid man so cool
Thank you :-)
Hurray
Just Boris on his way to peppa pig world
YES
😂😂
Don't forget it's an oven ready deal just put it in the microwave
Great video 👍
Thanks 👍
Awww bless em. They had some flashing lights and whoo whoo sirens to play with!!!!! Not really doing much. But making a noise and enjoying the attention. Boys and toys..
Who's that handsome devil I'm the red haha. Great video mate
Not too sure....
The Red Police?
21st Century's Law & Order. Constabulary. Police.
Nice catch’s
Thank you
0:40 tactical minivan
Must be someone with a camera 😁😂😜😃😊
Nice catches. I always wondered: what do the three yellow letters written on the vehicles stand for?
Thank you! I often wonder that myself.
@@BritishEmergencyVideos The letters are replicated on the roof of the vehicles so that the police helicopter can differentiate between police vehicles to enable communication.
@@philipjames250
So they are just random letters to recognise a vehicle, there is no link with the unit, the precinct, etc?
They are just callsigns, so if a vehicle is on scene, they would say e.g. GKK is on Scene
@@officialseg
That is interesting. I guess it is more efficient than to say "unit blabla of the SCO19 on scene".
Great catchs!
Thank you, as always.
Trojan driving around like Benny Hill
whats boris late for his mcdonalds again
what hyundai is that? it looks quite nice lol
i30 fastback N.
Still slow and the met have better, faster cars than that
I see British police units have red/blue lights rear facing. Why not front facing as well?
Red lights are only ever rear facing in the UK
The red lights are only rear facing in the UK as they serve the purpose of indicating that an emergency vehicle is stopped. In the case of the police, it can mean that the lane or roadway is closed and that you MUST NOT pass.
@@BritishEmergencyVideos not strictly true. Rear Reds unless a traffic advisor present simply mean that the vehicle is stopped or extremely slow moving and creating an additional hazard in the roadway. In essence they are an extra set of hazard lights
Rear reds will automatically come on as an addition to the 999 sequence when the at scene button is pressed on the control panel of most Genysis/wheelan Emergency warning system controls.
Obviously if a TA is present and says do not pass then doing so is an offence but rear reds alone do not mean do not pass.
They are warning lights
Same with a lot of Irish emergency vehicles. Rear facing reds are sometimes referred to as "traffic calming" lights. We are used to seeing red lights at the rear of a vehicle so these serve to highlight the rear of the vehicle while on blues and most often when they are stationary. On some light panels the rear reds are only activated when the "arrive scene" mode is switched on which also switches off the high intensity white beams/ white strobes forward facing as they are not required at the scene of an incident as they would blind anyone working in the immediate area of the vehicle.
Good catch just a night mare through the big smoke
What siren model is the beemer at 4:20 using?
A noisy one
530D
@@TheRealJamesJ ah yes, interesting SIREN model 🤧
@@charliekilo8944 haha didn't see the siren part haha
@@TheRealJamesJ no worries lolol. Apparently it’s an MCS-32.
Hopeless they are not visible from sides
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Love it how people on London don't even give way and police have to wait for them! All police vehicles should have ram bars on front! Would save us a fortune in taxes not repairing vehicles!
Funny how hardly any of them use sirens, but they use Blues and then switch them off out of traffic. iopc needed for this? It doesn't constitute an emergency and are putting the public are risk unnecessarily
Police cars look in tatters.....
There is no point in repairing them, they will inevitably be involved in collisions, provided the damage is not significant, and does not warrant it being taken out of service, it can be used. I’ve driven plenty of police cars in far worse state, very rarely will the damage ever be repaired, why?
Because it’s pointless, spending hundreds to repair it, only for it to the be dinged again weeks/months later, it’s deemed fair wear and tear, and the fleet are typically refreshed every 3 years aanyway with brand spanking new cars.
Most of the dents you see on side panels, especially near the doors, rear quarter, or front quarter near the wheel arch, are caused by collisions with members of public, usually at junctions or roundabouts. They happen quite often.
Thats some of the worst blue light driving ive seen. The police should know better, you cant bully you way past other road users nor use the pavement. If these actions had been reported the drivers would of been charged under the RTA. Blue lights dont let you do as you please.
Responding to a hate crime……
pointless
Load of rubbish.
Far to fast in built up town