Thank you so much for posting this! I hope measure HLA passes, despite whatever the firefighters' union tries to do.
@justanothercommercial
6 ай бұрын
Seriously, who’s convincing them that its harmful? Why do they think this
@sayrith
6 ай бұрын
Also measure HLA invests in safe alternative forms of transit that take people out of cars, reducing traffic and therefore making first response times better. I don’t get how the firefighters union does not understand this.
@zuffin1864
6 ай бұрын
the fact that more hospitals don't lobby for this sort of thing is actually surprising. think about it, the transit department, city hospitals, fire department and even the police department could probably come together for why we need more bus lanes, especially in dense areas with dense traffic. If a coalition like this could be formed in every city, we would have a new America!
@1337_bean
5 ай бұрын
dumb police would argue criminals can use it too effectively shutting the idea down when the blue lives matter army backs them up
@buddy1155
6 ай бұрын
There are some clips on the internet of Dutch police, ambulance and fire fighters using bus lanes but also bike paths to pass congested traffic. Bike paths work also great of emergency vehicles, cyclist are a lot better at hearing and spotting emergency vehicles and are also way faster at clearing the bike path.... they simply ride into the berm or onto the side walk.
@swedneck
6 ай бұрын
not even just emergency vehicles, in my town the apartment maintenance guys have gotten tiny moped cars in the style of gold carts (but much more robust) that they take on the multi-use paths when that's more convenient, and it works great! Yeah they take up most of the path but there's enough space to scoot by and they drive really slowly so at most it feels slighly annoying. Not only does this presumably save them oodles of money and time, but it also means they can potentially not require full on drivers licenses, which helps society transition away from cars. Plus, if companies find the paths useful they will presumably lobby for more to be built, which sounds great to me.
@lopoa126
6 ай бұрын
@@swedneck using a golf cart on an actual path would be so nice. My college job had me drive on the roads with a golf cart. I hit a speed bump too fast and everything in the cart went flying.
@railfandepotproductions
6 ай бұрын
*cyclists
@tay-lore
6 ай бұрын
I hadn't considered that. They really are!
@shlubbers1778
6 ай бұрын
I don’t know if you watch ktla but I specifically remember them ONLY mentioning the fire department’s idea that they will take longer to respond to calls - hopefully enough people will think about that for more than 7 seconds and see how they have it the wrong way around
@tomfoolery5844
6 ай бұрын
I love the bus lane and I don’t even take the bus. It makes turning right on a red to a busy street much easier and safer. Just check for buses, turn and merge.
@snerpletiger8761
6 ай бұрын
Downtown Culver City!
@JosiahKeller
6 ай бұрын
Indiana legislators need to see this.
@lopoa126
6 ай бұрын
The USA needs bus lanes in most cities. So many more riders would exist if they weren't tired of getting stuck in traffic.
@ReubenNinan
6 ай бұрын
Amen brother! It's so so so weird that the firefighters union is trying to lobby against the Measure HLA act. It legitimately only helps them.
@donaldthompson7766
6 ай бұрын
Or, we can do it like in Germany where everybody gets out of the way.
@AviaGeek838
6 ай бұрын
I've never seen/heard an ambulance use a Q2B Siren!
@ScramJett
6 ай бұрын
I mean, it’s how Dutch first responders get to their emergency calls.
@lopoa126
6 ай бұрын
Bus lanes do not exist in most of the USA. My state has them in one city. Bike lanes are usually just bike gutters and not proper for an emergency vehicle to squeeze through.
@ScramJett
6 ай бұрын
@@lopoa126 true, but the argument made by the head of the firefighters union was that putting bus lanes in would make response times worse for first responders. That makes no sense when cities that do have bus lanes allow first responders to use them in emergencies and have seen improved response times. Because then the fire engine or ambulance doesn’t get stuck in traffic. Go figure.
@blores95
6 ай бұрын
It's really sad how easy of a rebuttal to their idiotic statement. Could also post that report of how a significant number of LA Sheriffs don't even live in the county, I'm sure you'd see similar numbers for the FD for his random aside about harming local businesses.
@triaxe-mmb
6 ай бұрын
What is the issue about again? Not an LA Area resident...
@lopoa126
6 ай бұрын
Emergency vehicles in the US often get clogged up in traffic. Not just a big city problem. Especially with how soundproof vehicles are these days. A lot of us play music too so we don't hear the sirens.
@nimeshinlosangeles
6 ай бұрын
The firefighters union is Los Angeles came out in opposition to an upcoming far-reaching ballot measure that will significantly accelerate the adoption of safer road design in LA.
@triaxe-mmb
6 ай бұрын
@@nimeshinlosangeles thanks. I was googling it and not getting anywhere. A more in-depth video on the measure would be helpful. Sad to see that institutions of such significance suffer from tunnel vision and not being able to see past the status quo
@triaxe-mmb
6 ай бұрын
@@elemenopi55 yeah, I watched if when it dropped. Thnx for letting me know though
@grantottaviano7445
6 ай бұрын
One problem, you are supposed to yield the right of way for emergency vehicles by moving to the right. It’s not supposed to be the other way around. Seems like a way to create a potential accident to me.
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