Can anyone guess what happens when the emergency services
http://www.youtube.com/v/_qWx0nbqYUI&rel=1?
And the problem is?
If it were just a road, you'd still have vehicles pulling in and blocking your way. They cleared the cycle path quickly enough afterwards.
Yes, this is the case. The issue here is that as clandy says on the youtube video, inexperienced cyclists may not be aware of the risk of traffic pulling off of the carriageway onto the dedicated path (it's not common for vehicles to bump up a kerb onto the pavement, but instead they pull over to the kerb to let the emergency services squeeze past). If Joe Public is riding head down in the direction clandy was facing, there's a higher risk of a head on collision.
If the path wasn't two way, but only in the direction of traffic flow, then it would be much safer and when the cars pull in they will simply obstruct the cyclists' movement - which is fine. Instead the behaviour of the drivers, often with panic in this situation, coupled with the inexperienced rider, could lead to head on collision.
Personally I don't have a problem with the situation as captured on video as clandy had stopped and all drivers calmly and safely pulled out of the emergency vehicles path and then cleared the path quickly afterwards. However I can see what is worrying clandy and what might happen next time.