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this post was submitted on 14 May 2026
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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.
Main point is that running with lights & sirens is more detrimental to the patient vs. flow of traffic transport.
Again, simple concept.
Just include a single link. It won't kill you
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...
https://www.nemsqa.org/assets/LSChangePackage/Improving%20Safety%20in%20EMS%20Reducing%20the%20Use%20of%20Lights%20and%20Siren.pdf
That's context that would have helped initially. I do apologise for my snark however.