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    Perché l’ambulanza va “tatütata”?

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    2. Puzzleheaded_Major on

      The same reason a frog makes “quak”?

      Why does your ambulance make nee naw and not tatü tata? 

    3. AdApart3821 on

      I think wikipedia will answer your questions:

      [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinshorn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinshorn)

      Edit: After reading the article, I notice it did not answer all of your questions. The English wikipedia article is obviously missing important info.

      The company Martin was ordered to develop a signal horn some time in the early 20th century. They came up with this horn and these tones. It was then just kept.

      There have been discussions about changing it to a more American way of signal horn which started about 15 years ago, but nothing has come out of it up to now.

      The German wikipedia article has more information:

      [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folgetonhorn](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folgetonhorn)

    4. navel1606 on

      It’s what it sounds like to native speakers. Yes, exactly like that.

    5. VigorousElk on

      Because Tütatütü would sound like a piece of ballet clothing.

    7. TheTiltster on

      Because of § 35 (Abs. 1 und Abs. 5a mit Abs. 8) i.V.m. § 38 Abs. 1 und 2 StVO, that´s why (also, DIN 14610 Akustische Warneinrichtungen für bevorrechtigte Wegebenutzer).

    8. slugger1 on

      Because the sound is reminiscent of trumpets, and “tatütata” is an german onomatopoeia of it

    9. halokiwi on

      Ambulance, firefighters, police etc all sound a little different in different countries. Why, no idea? It probably developed historically and then there were official rules made on it.

    12. Lycrist_Kat on

      Well this one goes ROAR!

      In all seriousness:

      The DIN 14610 say so because of course there’s a DIN

    13. PlayersForBreakfast on

      Well this one is cosplaying as a Lion and goes Roaaar

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