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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
which brings to my next point, if they only turn the sirens on at junctions, how does that help on long stretches of road between junctions anyway? likewise if you at a junction at a red light or something and the siren only comes on when they reach you then the forewarning is lost and as a a result it takes longer to make space for them to past.
at night things are fairly quiet, even in a urban area, so a siren shouldnt be needed for someone to hear an approaching vehicle. unless the person has hearing problems in which case they should be looking more carefully anyway. The death happened which is a sad event but its hardly a widespread problem.
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I have seen motorist panic at traffic lights because they have heard a police siren but have no idea where it is coming from so cannot clear a path ,this does not happen with fire engines or ambulances ,different sirens i suppose .On the long stretches between junctions they would use the siren to alert pedestrians as much as drivers ,you must realise that if a siren is being used it must be assumed that the driver is on a emergency call and therefore travelling very fast ,it's not unusual for emergency vehicles to travel in excess of 50mph in urban areas and things happen very quickly and the driver has to cover all eventualities of pedestrians being in the road when a car rounds a corner