Drivers getting more reluctant to move to let emergency vehicles on blues and twos through

Maybe, but if so it doesn't just apply to drivers. Pedestrians looking at their phone or with headphones on can be pretty oblivious to what is going on around them.

I was walking home from work one evening and waiting at a crossing for the lights to change. Quite a few other pedestrians were waiting too. An ambulance with sirens going and blue lights on was racing towards the crossing. Just as it got to the crossing the green man appeared. Naturally everyone waiting stayed where they were so the ambulance could go through. Well, everyone apart from one woman with headphones in who was clearly oblivious and started to cross in front of it. The ambulance screeched to a halt just a few metres from her and she still didn't notice but continued on her way. Everyone else watched open mouthed, shaking their heads in disbelief.

I haven't noticed it here but sometimes it's hard to tell where the sirens are coming from since they changed them. Although I am good at seeing blue lights. A lot of drivers these days seem oblivious to other road users.

I see it all the time. And cyclists which huge noise cancelling headphones on. I can't understand why you'd want to not hear traffic when cycling!

I think it's less reluctance to move over and more general decrease in observational skills tbh.

I've not seen this trend myself.

However, it would be easier and less likely to be necessary if roadworks were conducted properly and with consideration for those who use roads. I bet half or more of those this month will be to spend up the budget before March, and with no working after 4pm or at weekends, even where traffic lights have to be there 24/7.

I’ve not noticed this but I have noticed people are slower to react and often don’t realise the emergency vehicle is there until it’s nearly on top of them. Perhaps less awareness in general of their surroundings, or loud music in the car?

There's so much traffic and cars parked on the road in London there's usually no where for vehicles to go if they try to move out the way.

Whereabouts are you OP? I want to test a theory.

I’ve not noticed this at all. If anything, other driver’s reactions to an emergency vehicle are wildly over the top.

How can you expect a driver to notice an ambulance when they’re looking down at their phone?

I saw a FB post from our local Police explaining how hand signals from police directing traffic work.

So like stop, go on, etc.

As apparently people don't understand them now.

Where do you live? Definitely isn’t happening where I am (SE)

I will pull over if I can. But since it was publicised that you will still get points and fines if you step a toe out of line to allow an ambulance past, I’m much more cautious.

Not where I live, two cars nearly ran me and my dog over ( on the pavement) suddenly throwing their cars up out of an ambulances' way. I had nowhere to move to or any time to do it. Fuckwits.

Unless there is a yellow box or the traffic lights are red then people move for them where possible in our city.

By fuckwit I assume that you mean a BMW driver!
(light hearted)

Not where I live - fairly big city and people are still moving over - just a shame about some of the idiot parking that blocks the roads anyway 😔

Doesn’t happen here - Brighton. Road is usually rammed but everyone squeezes out of the way

Are you the poster who always goes on about not believing that? It’s not a matter up for debate. The law is clear. And if you do get caught by a red light camera, you’ll get a ticket. Appeal will be denied. That is just fact. And I’m in Glasgow with bus lane cameras everywhere and they are desperate to fine for that, so I won’t enter a bus lane either. The bloody ambulance should be in the bus lane.

A ticket is a week’s food shopping for me and my kids and a I just cannot afford it. Is the person in the ambulance going to feed my kids for a week? Because I wouldn’t be able to. That’s life for a lot of people.

I’ll get out of the way as much as possible, even if it means going on the pavement which is also a worry in Scotland with the new pavement parking laws, but there aren’t cameras up looking for that yet.

Never noticed this. We had an ambulance come past us on Thursday and everyone stopped/moved where possible.

Driving with an airpod in? I know people have lost their collective braincells, but really?

I haven't noticed that - I think people are still very good. I have encountered some super-impatient emergency vehicle drivers though - you're in the process of moving and they lean on the horn. You can only move once there's space and in each case (once was my DH, sometimes I see other drivers moving) the driver couldn't have moved any faster.

I do think we should do the German emergency lane, whereby the cars move over to the left (or right depending on what lane they are in) to make a lane in the middle.

Dolly Parton… 9 to 5… ringing any bells?

I know I move as soon as I see the lights and it's safe to pull over but people but overtake me like they've got no care in the world. I do hope in the future, people will lose their licences for not pulling over.