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swarley@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Correlation != Causality. If an emergency vehicle needs to get somewhere fast, it will run sirens and lights to drive faster. Faster verhicles are obviously more likely to get into accidents. Still, this seems like a reasonable tradeoff to keep response times low overall. I severely doubt that sirens and lights by themselves cause any significant accidents.

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MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Main point is that running with lights & sirens is more detrimental to the patient vs. flow of traffic transport.

Again, simple concept.

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- can@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Just include a single link. It won’t kill you
  
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  - MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    No. My 30+ years of driving an ambulance is enough testimony.
    
    For the record. I am not blaming the actual lights & sirens. It is the ambulance drivers that make mistakes during vehicle operation.
    
    But, here, take this, jackass:
    
    Improving Safety in EMS Reducing the Use of Lights and Siren.pdf share.google/hJmCHItsBGTMOhC0r
    
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    can@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    That’s context that would have helped initially. I do apologise for my snark however.
    
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