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References & Further Reading

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Blue Lights Geneva:
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Fire Brigade in the Netherlands using Bike Lanes:
  / fire_brigade_in_the_netherlands_using_bike...  

Ambulance using the cycle lane CS3:
https://x.com/westcountrytim/status/1...

HAI: Why the European Siren is Scientifically Proven to be Better
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Prio 1 Gebouwbrand Rotterdam Kralingen Kazerne Baan 24/7
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FDNY Fire Truck stuck:
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San Francisco Fire Engine Co Photo by Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0,
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Script by Jason Slaughter & Nicole Conlan
Thanks to Scott Brody for his expert input

This video uses stock footage licensed from Getty Images


Chapters

0:00 Introduction
1:30 The Objections
2:14 What Do Fire Departments Do?
4:02 The Doitall Truck
6:06 Bike Lanes Slow Down Fire Trucks (right?)
7:18 Custom vs Standardised Chassis
8:37 Giant overspec'd Trucks
9:13 Ladders
10:01 Giant Trucks are Fundamentally Unsafe
11:31 Stupidly Wide Roads
12:39 Roundabouts
13:53 Traffic Lights
14:33 The Sad Reality of Car Crashes
15:11 The Expert Recommendations
17:58 We Need Smaller Fire Trucks
18:47 We Can Have Both
20:17 The Real Problem
22:53 The Excuses and Dismissals
24:23 My Apology and Conclusion
25:27 Incogni Sponsorship