That's also a point, there isn't much traffic and you're really not going that fast in the videos. Is there really a NEED to go hot just to get to the station? In the two videos I don't think you broke a single major intersection and didn't have to move a single car. You could have gotten to the station in the same time without all the woo-woo's.
Siren changes, for me, are just needed at the intersections or getting the drivers head out of their ass if they don't move. The less I have to mess with the better.
Now I do believe in always giving feedback to help others because everything can be viewed differently. In the video 4/14 - Intersection A: Have you thought about a left approach, rather than going right for the right turn lane? The Mustang has no clue what to do...he's trying to pull to the right and stop.
Intersection B: A+ break
Thanks for the input. You have a completely valid point. The first video I probably shouldn't have ran them.
The second video was to a wreck with injuries and was in the middle of the day. I was expecting more traffic than there was so that's why I ran them in that one.
The last intersection I come to the the first 2 videos isn't a major highway but it does usually have a high volume of traffic crossing the railroad tracks so that's why I usually run them through that one. It's hard to even get the engines out sometimes.
I'll admit, I'm young. I've had permission to run them only for a few months. I need to work on deciding what I run them to or don't. Usually I try and judge based on what it is. I also try not to run them after 9-10 pm or so since there is little to no traffic my way at that time of night.
I try not to be that guy who runs the sirens for no reason at all.
As far as Intersection A goes that's an it complicated. We have a rule at the station that pretty much says don't go in the opposing lane unless there is no where else to go to get through. That goes for apparatus and It's not a written rule right now but one that has been repeated to us a few times.
As for B, thanks. I didn't mean to cut the siren off but I'm still getting used to the Smartsiren. I have an older version and the slightest touch will activate or deactivate a button.