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When traffic comes to a standstill, German drivers instantly shift left and right to create a Rettungsgasse, an emergency corridor so ambulances and firefighters can fly through at full speed (cdn.imgchest.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Valuy@lemmy.zip to c/videos@lemmy.world

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[–] lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 44 points 5 months ago (7 children)

In Germany, we have laws for that.

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[–] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago (4 children)

...which are enforced?
Because that's one major issue with the legal system of the USA.

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[–] lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 19 points 5 months ago (1 child)

If you block the ambulance in Germany, you get punished nowadays.

Whether video evidence of driving through it without blocking an ambulance is enough? I don't know.

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[–] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Even trying to enforce the rules is a win in my book.

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[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

They are enforced.

Source: I spent nearly 20 years as a medic and a firefighter. And I have had cops arrest and ticket drivers for driving HUA, (Head Up Ass around emergency vehicles.) It's an easy ticket.

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[–] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Noice!

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[–] needanke@feddit.org 3 points 5 months ago

But it's still an issue.

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[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 3 points 5 months ago

In america they have guns for that

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