To people saying " the speed is dangoures and disgusting, terible driving and you could have killed somebody" 1. There is sirebs for a reason 2. When you need a ambulance would you rather them speeding through traffic to save your dying death or would you rather em take it slow , wait for lights and that and die nearly an hour before there there
Nope : that is far too fast in those residential streets . I speak as a former police advanced driver and instructor , and current FRS emergency responder . All it would take is for a small child to step out from between any of those parked cars and that driver would have no chance of stopping and would then be looking at charges of causing death by dangerous driving . The first thing taught in emergency response driving is that you are of no use if you have a crash on your way to an incident , not only does another unit need to be sent to replace you , but other resources have to be deployed to help you . It was also too fast to allow other road users to see you and react . That driver needs to slow down and get there safely . This is NOT a good example of response driving .
The law needs to be changed so that moving against a red light for an emergency service vehicle does not incur a penalty charge,if done in a safe manner.
Love the fact he's got music on if it was me I'd have "Heat Seeker" by AC/DC ON!! And before any one says what music!?? YOU can hear it faintly at start of video. I've been in an emergency response car (AMBULANCE service) when I had a stroke the driver took one look at me and put me in car then it was onto the M4 nxt thing I know we were doing 140MPH it was an a amazing experience and we did Newbury to RBH HOSPITAL in under 15mins!!
We all know that every second counts. I worked for the ambulance service for nearly 10 years. If my boss caught me driving like this, i would have been taken off the road immediately. Of course, depending on what the particular category of call was, judging by this, he was going to an arrest.
I agree , ex police and FRS emergency responder - this is terrible and completely irresponsible driving - just imagine if a child stepped out anywhere along that run !
This vehicle in this video is a small compact size automobile it's not a full size ambulance, no full size ambulance driver would ever drive like this because an ambulance is bigger and heavier than the thing in this video , the person driving in this video would probably kill an innocent person if they were to drive an actual ambulance.
One thing I would never do is go in a bus lane to give way to an ambulance. IF the bus lane camera saw the ambulance then they MIGHT be kind to me, but it's doubtful. The people issuing the tickets NEVER see anything of benefit to their victims. This ambulance had no problem using the bus lane and I have no doubt they got let off.
Got to credit the driving skills of the emergency service staff. And to this day I don't know why they don't make ambulances a lot more powerful and faster than at present. It's painful to see an ambulance blue lighting on the motorway but struggling to pass 70mph. Supercharge them, turbo the guts out of them, make them 140mph super wagons. They are crucial vehicles and should be invested in heavily no matter what the cost.
That is NOT good driving ; he is far too fast in those circumstances and has no chance of avoiding a child who might step out . He will find himself charged with causing death by dangerous driving if this continues unchecked .
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Great and safe driving. The driver left the horns/sirens on all the time to give other road users maximum notice of his presence. They heard the sirens and then reacted accordingly. Well done to all! I hope the patient recovered well and is in good health. That is the most important thing!
What about children who could have stepped out at any time ? What about the deaf ? whether drivers or pedestrians . This was terrible driving and that idiot ought to be grounded pending further training . No emergency is so great that you take risks to get there .
He was just following training. Sirens are supposed to be deactivated when at a red light that you cannot get through, granted it turned flashing amber as he was about to stop, he still had their attention and there was no need to turn them back on straight away :)
@@LiamCasserley What is the point in having sirens or lights in the first place then? Just use an unmarked vehicle and crawl your way to an emergency, if speed doesn't matter anyway. What does minutes even matter to dying people, right? No forking way, mate. This instance right here was stupid! Turning off those sirens at that moment basically meant. "Even though you should have realized me coming from miles away, especially crossing pedestrians, then I'll hang back here and politely wait until you've crossed the road and the driver have slowly moved to the side. Then I'll resume saving lives." No! Instead, the horn should be honked and kept bottomed out the second this lazy and disrespectful scene came in to view, so these people knew they forked up and WASTED potential precious seconds in a lifesaving rescue. But no. Let's set aside our mission and be polite. Jesus.
Lots of different views on this lad's driving, some in favour and some not. I guess he'll know whether he's doing it right or not when Section 19 assessments start in April. I've watched some of the his other videos and he obviously has good perception, but for me, too quick through red ATS, there's a fine line. Maybe commentary would enable viewers to ascertain acknowledgements in these hazard rich environments? Driving thoughts aside, frontline staff always get my respect.
He is FAR too fast through residential streets and past parked cars between any of which a child could step out . His reactions may be quick , but he is not allowing enough time for other road users to see him and react . we always teach to look for a positive response from other road users before proceeding - he wasn't waiting for any response . This driver is going to come to a sorry end - he is dangerous .
