A Q on emergency services in US

[Penguin]

People here should use the sirens only to raise attention, but usually they keep them on in heavy traffic or in the cities during the day, would be a bugger to turn them on and off at every intersection. At night they turn them off most of the time, but are free to use them if necessary.

Originally Posted by Platapus

we rolled in on the scene with lights only and used the siren only at intersections or when someone was too stupid to notice an EMS squad behind them (yes these types do exist). The rational was that sirens only tend to attract people.

I'm sure that the drivers in Slovenia also follow this practive in emergency cases, I cannot imagine that they put the need for silence before a human life