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References & Further Reading
This video has more references than can fit within the description limit of YouTube, so you will find a full list of references here:
notjustbikes.com/references/firetrucks.txt
Blue Lights Geneva:
youtube.com/@BlueLightsGeneva
Fire Brigade in the Netherlands using Bike Lanes:
reddit.com/r/fuckcars/comments/155iwzc/fire_brigade_in_the_netherlands_using_bike_lanes
Ambulance using the cycle lane CS3:
https://x.com/westcountrytim/status/1684935636732522496
HAI: Why the European Siren is Scientifically Proven to be Better
nebula.tv/videos/half-as-interesting-why-european-sirens-are-scientifically-proven-to-be-better
youtu.be/_dgYgshLAwQ
Prio 1 Gebouwbrand Rotterdam Kralingen - Kazerne Baan 24/7
youtube.com/watch?v=0IDdWCuWfS8
FDNY Fire Truck stuck:
youtube.com/watch?v=XAINl-k-0Eo
San Francisco Fire Engine Co Photo by Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0,
commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50534112
Script by Jason Slaughter & Nicole Conlan
Thanks to Scott Brody for his expert input
This video uses stock footage licensed from Getty Images
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:30 The Objections
2:14 What Do Fire Departments Do?
4:02 The Do-it-all Truck
6:06 Bike Lanes Slow Down Fire Trucks (right?)
7:18 Custom vs Standardised Chassis
8:37 Giant over-spec'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
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Patreon: patreon.com/notjustbikes
Mastodon: @notjustbikes@notjustbikes.com
NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive
If you live in the Netherlands, please install the HartslagNu app with the locations of automatic defibrillators:
https://hartslagnu.nl/
---
References & Further Reading
This video has more references than can fit within the description limit of YouTube, so you will find a full list of references here:
notjustbikes.com/references/firetrucks.txt
Blue Lights Geneva:
youtube.com/@BlueLightsGeneva
Fire Brigade in the Netherlands using Bike Lanes:
reddit.com/r/fuckcars/comments/155iwzc/fire_brigade_in_the_netherlands_using_bike_lanes
Ambulance using the cycle lane CS3:
https://x.com/westcountrytim/status/1684935636732522496
HAI: Why the European Siren is Scientifically Proven to be Better
nebula.tv/videos/half-as-interesting-why-european-sirens-are-scientifically-proven-to-be-better
youtu.be/_dgYgshLAwQ
Prio 1 Gebouwbrand Rotterdam Kralingen - Kazerne Baan 24/7
youtube.com/watch?v=0IDdWCuWfS8
FDNY Fire Truck stuck:
youtube.com/watch?v=XAINl-k-0Eo
San Francisco Fire Engine Co Photo by Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0,
commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50534112
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 Do-it-all Truck
6:06 Bike Lanes Slow Down Fire Trucks (right?)
7:18 Custom vs Standardised Chassis
8:37 Giant over-spec'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
