(Thanks to NoCamels) The goal of the non-profit organisation Hatzalah (Hebrew for “Rescue”) is to provide a response within two to four minutes from the onset of an incident. So volunteers use scooters to speed through busy Israeli streets to get to emergency scenes before ambulances can.
http://nocamels.com/2012/01/israeli-ambu-cyclists-speed-through-traffic-to-save-lives/