999 code 1 Emergency drive to reported car crash on M4 6 to 5 stationary traffic

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Published 2018-09-10
Drive to RTC on M4 through stationary traffic, check out the rear camera view for the TRL crash investigators following me

All Comments (21)
  • @mitchnunn
    Dear All, I’m Mitch, the Director of Sicuro....owner of the Van in question. We sincerely apologise on behalf of Sicuro UK for the upset and unjustifiable behaviour. This behaviour is not condoned at any level and Sicuro can confirm that the driver seen in this footage, no longer works for Sicuro UK. Again Sicuro would like to apologise for the upset and will continue to run with strict policies with a zero tolerance to such appalling behaviour Mitch
  • @MrStartrek62
    I have been a professional driver for around 20 years and driving over 40 and I have to say the level of concentration is extraordinary. Hats off to the driver. Brilliant driving...
  • @hypergolic8468
    Watching the amount of hard shoulder work makes any sane person realise why "smart" motorways are a very bad idea!
  • @AndreA-ke2id
    This is another reason why we need hard shoulders and not smart motorways.
  • @Sophie-ly5jn
    Very good demonstration of how vital it is to keep calm and just execute one task at a time but plan for the next 5. This is why we need to keep the hard shoulder!
  • @damianc7692
    It never fails to amaze how stupid the average driver is. Literally not moving out of the way for 999 vehicles. These people should be contacted after the event and sent on a self funded driver awareness course!
  • @MrMellowMan
    This is another reason why hard shoulders should remain on our motorways
  • @davidbarnes4462
    Yet more evidence of the urgent need to halt any further expansion of Smart Motorways, and restore the hard shoulders.
  • @benwood4416
    that van driver should receive a fine for not moving
  • This is next level driving. I'm exhausted just watching it! Once you arrive, there's no time to stop for a brew either. My hat is most definitely off!!
  • @theprior46
    The skill of this driver avoiding so many chances for a collision is quite incredible. Other driver's reactions are so variable and the emergency driver has to keep their cool in the face of things that would cause most normal drivers to "lose their rag" I'm well impressed by this. It's hard enough to filter down queues on a touring motorcycle as I've done that but with a large vehicle it's a nightmare.
  • @Fitymatyi69
    That IDIOT van driver 00:30 - 01:42 would loose his licence immediately in ANY cultured European country. There is another brain dead at 04:07 and an MTS "professional" driver at 05:05. It's just outrageous, that UK drivers can do whatever they want. What a shame! 100% agree with @Damian C and a big respect to @Mitch Nunn.
  • @peterclark7879
    I am impressed the majority of drivers seemed to have good situational awareness considering they didn't know your route or goals, I recently was blocking the path of an ambulance because the car in front of me moved of the carriageway and stopped stopping me from moving of the carriageway to allow the ambulance to it's destination it was only repeated sound of my airhorn that resolved the situation
  • @markmezo
    UK needs to invest in "Rumbler" sirens, they work because you can feel them.
  • @shaunolinger964
    Here in the USA... for Oregon and Washington state at least... you get cited and fined for "failure to yield to emergency vehicle". The citation goes to the owner of the car as taken from the license plate, and the fine is owed by the owner of the vehicle UNLESS that owner can prove they weren't driving the vehicle. They have to provide the name and contact info for who WAS driving it, or they pay the fine. Not sure how much it is, as I've never been such a drone as to not move out of the way, but it's likely pretty steep. I know people who drive like that... mindless drones who have zero idea and even less care for what's going on around them. They drive me absolutely insane, they're terrifying to ride with, and however nice a person they might be... it's REALLY hard not to tear their heads off for it. Eyes up and out folks. Ears too. Other people live and drive around you, and your actions don't only affect you.
  • @CraigNiel
    0:31 The guy in the SECURO van that refused to move over should be prosecuted. How can you have an emergency vehicle behind you for a full minute and not notice that they're there? That's just ridiculous. God only knows how long he'd have been stuck behind the moron had he not undertaken; If this is not an offence then it should be. Too many people these days are driving around in a damn daze.
  • @craignixon291
    It's amazing how many drivers are on the road who don't use there mirrors!! It's not hard to check them
  • @andy62716
    This video is a perfect illustration of how important ‘hard shoulders’ are.
  • @danwiddon3854
    Great advert for Sicuro @0:20 to @1:40. He was certainly not monitoring or responding, other than to whatever he was streaming (evident by blocking the outside lane). Highway's Agency collision investigators must spend hours queuing unless Code 1 pick them up en route. As for the panicked Audiot @11:23, I'm glad they came to their hesitant senses despite using the hard shoulder as a layby!
  • @markcarlo8692
    Fantastic driving guys,(not the muppit in the van) what on earth will the emergency services do when were all forced to drive on SMART motorways !!!!!