Emergency Services

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    Dashcams could soon be able to upload footage to emergency services

    Dashcams are increasingly on the rise as drivers use them to protect themselves in crashes, but soon dashcams may be able to upload footage direct to emergency services. Auto Express magazine has revealed that dashcams may be able to alert

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    Swedish drivers will be forced to hear ambulance sirens thanks to radio-jamming technology

    Emergency vehicles in Sweden have been fitted with radio jamming devices to ensure that their sirens are heard by nearby motorists. The new warning device, known as the Evam System, is able to override radio and media devices in vehicles using a

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    Google files patent for emergency service-sensing technology in self-driving cars

    Tech giant Google has submitted a patent for technology that will allow its self-driving vehicles to recognise emergency service lights and act accordingly. According to a US patent filing, the cars will feature scanners that will be able to

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    Cramped roads see fire services purchase slimmer engines

    Fire services are having to invest in slimmer engines in order to be able to drive past large vehicles parked at the side of the road.One of the latest brigades to look into this issue is the East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, after its crew

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    Driver launched into air at grass drag race event

    An audience at a drag race on an unspecified track in America were left watching helplessly as a speeding car flipped over and crashed. Sliding around a field, it appears that the car digs into the ground on one side and is launched into the air

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    M25 closed for emergency exercise

    People were advised to avoid a section of the M25 this weekend due to an emergency services exercise, causing travel chaos for many motorists. The motorway was closed to all traffic in both directions between junction 25 (A10/Enfield) and

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    Emergency vehicles blocked as motorists fear bus lane fines

    Getty Images One in 10 drivers would not pull into a bus lane to give way to an emergency service vehicle, even it was approaching with its lights and sirens