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When traffic comes to a standstill, German drivers instantly shift left and right to create a Rettungsgasse, an emergency corridor so ambulances and firefighters can fly through at full speed (cdn.imgchest.com)
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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

This isn't pulling over because there's an emergency vehicle actively there. They're pulling over because traffic is blocked up, for the possibility that an emergency vehicle may need through. It doesn't decrease throughput bit it does let emergency vehicles through. If people abuse it then throughput stays the same and they lose the extra benefit.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Fair enough but my point still stands. People aren't gonna figure out why it's happening without being taught to do it themselves so yeah Americans would drive right through