• schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I looked it up, and the Rettungsgasse isn’t a thing in Germany on city streets, only on highways (Autobahnen) and roads between settlements (Außerortsstraßen). (TIL it’s a thing in Germany on roads between settlements because here in Austria it is only a thing on highways.)

    There’s still an obligation to move out of the way for emergency vehicles, but there are situations where that simply isn’t possible. There are sometimes dense urban traffic situations similar to the one in the video in Germany too.

    • albert180@piefed.socialDeutsch
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      3 days ago

      That’s not a dense urban situation at all. There was plenty of space on the road in the video. Usually the cars drive a bit on the pedestrian walkway or just really tight to the left/right end and it’s enough. Would also have been plenty sufficient on the road in the video

    • Strider@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 days ago

      Living in Germany, I beg to differ.

      In the situation shown every vehicle would have to move somewhere to let the ambulance pass.

      Even if that means sidewalks or crossing red lights. Had to do so myself on occasion.

    • Wanpieserino@lemm.eeEnglish
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      5 days ago

      You simply move out of the way. Nothing more to it.

      I’ve never seen a siren stuck in traffic in my life here in Belgium