Tuesday, January 15, 2019

1999 ish study of response times

https://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(99)80141-3/fulltext

study in Syracuse NY by Rural Metro Ambulance

lights and sirens saved an average of 2 minutes on response times

unknown what the average response time was - maybe it was 8 to 10 minutes

simple study - do a ridealong on ambulance - measure times with a stop
watch - then go back and retrace the runs a few weeks later without
lights and sirens

I bet this had a lot to do with traffic lights - the odds are 50/50
that a light will be green or red - there are no other options (except
for that weak kneeded yellow crap)

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