I read that the emergency vehicle may have weighed 60,000 lbs. It can't stop quickly any more than an airplane can.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Kqg6sokz4
Watch the video.
Other trucks slow down, but truck 1 does not even try to slow down. I'd also argue that driving so quickly that you cannot maintain control is its own problem. Getting to an emergency 20 seconds later almost never matters as much as arriving safely.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Kqg6sokz4
Watch the video.
Other trucks slow down, but truck 1 does not even try to slow down. I'd also argue that driving so quickly that you cannot maintain control is its own problem. Getting to an emergency 20 seconds later almost never matters as much as arriving safely.