I’ve never been to New York, but as somebody born and raised in Southern California, lived in Portland, Or, and is currently living in Minnesota, I have never seen this. You always move over to the right. Immediately and without question. In California, Oregon, and Minnesota, at least, it’s the law, and you can be fined for not complying.

The transcription is almost correct all the way except for one part.

When he says, “Whoever needed it, they’re dead”.
The transcription reads, “Whoever needed it, they’re okay”.

NYC EMS story.

Cab driver gets in a fender bender with a 911 ambulance.

After arguing with the crew and supervisor he decides he has neck and back pain and he must go to the hospital.

A second ambulance is dispatched and, following protocol, fully immobilizes him and takes him to the hospital.

En route the cabbie complains about how slow the ambulance is going.

“Everyone else is like you, none of them get out of the way.”

What makes the bicycle kinky?

Germany has a higher mortality rate for heart attacks than the US

Some societies consider the welfare of others; other societies don’t.

Where do you expect them to go? They’re supposed to fly out of the way?

The ambulance could have just passed right through his front teeth to get by.

Berlin is larger (892km^2 vs 783km^2) and less population dense (6 million vs 20 million in the metro areas). So… Kinda comparing apples to oranges.

Edit: If you want a real comparison, look at Philadelphia or Chicago. Those are a little closer to Berlin than fucking NYC. But, I guess it’s our turn to start a World War this time, so maybe after NYC gets razed we can rebuild like they did with Berlin and focus on modernizing traffic patterns for mass transit.