A police car and a screamin' siren...
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Just watched the video (don't know why I didn't watch it when it was first posted).
The driving is horrendous, and falls well below the standards expected by emergency drivers these days.
The first thing which strikes me is that the driver overwhelmingly puts progress over every other consideration - especially safety.
The driver is extremely pushy, gets far too close to many vehicles with no clear idea about what he expects them to do, and limits his options by pushing into gaps and then having to stop or change his plan at the last minute.
Speed is inappropriate in many places, but especially when going through red lights.
And to top it off, I watched his choice of route through the traffic at Trafalgar Square and just thought "what the #^*% are you doing?".
Very poor.
But, a good example of how not to do it, and a very good example of noble cause risk taking. The driver was at risk of a number of accidents throughout that journey and any accident would take him and his vehicle and crew out of the game,. In addition, other emergency services would have had to attend his accident and even more emergency services would have to replace him and his crew to attend the original incident.
The priority is to get to the incident. Taking a few seconds or minutes longer to get to an incident safely can actually save a lot of time and hassle in the long run.
The driving is horrendous, and falls well below the standards expected by emergency drivers these days.
The first thing which strikes me is that the driver overwhelmingly puts progress over every other consideration - especially safety.
The driver is extremely pushy, gets far too close to many vehicles with no clear idea about what he expects them to do, and limits his options by pushing into gaps and then having to stop or change his plan at the last minute.
Speed is inappropriate in many places, but especially when going through red lights.
And to top it off, I watched his choice of route through the traffic at Trafalgar Square and just thought "what the #^*% are you doing?".
Very poor.
But, a good example of how not to do it, and a very good example of noble cause risk taking. The driver was at risk of a number of accidents throughout that journey and any accident would take him and his vehicle and crew out of the game,. In addition, other emergency services would have had to attend his accident and even more emergency services would have to replace him and his crew to attend the original incident.
The priority is to get to the incident. Taking a few seconds or minutes longer to get to an incident safely can actually save a lot of time and hassle in the long run.
This is a bit lengthy (just under 30 mins) but also quite an interesting watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTN5X4JZFjU
A 30 minute zip from M11 to Kensington on a Friday afternoon in a pair of V8 SD1's with a liver for a transplant patient. Presumably before the days of police helicopters/air ambulances...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTN5X4JZFjU
A 30 minute zip from M11 to Kensington on a Friday afternoon in a pair of V8 SD1's with a liver for a transplant patient. Presumably before the days of police helicopters/air ambulances...
MiniClubmanEst said:
This is a bit lengthy (just under 30 mins) but also quite an interesting watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTN5X4JZFjU
A 30 minute zip from M11 to Kensington on a Friday afternoon in a pair of V8 SD1's with a liver for a transplant patient. Presumably before the days of police helicopters/air ambulances...
I've watched this several times, great driving IIRC the air ambulance was grounded (or could have been Police) at the timehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTN5X4JZFjU
A 30 minute zip from M11 to Kensington on a Friday afternoon in a pair of V8 SD1's with a liver for a transplant patient. Presumably before the days of police helicopters/air ambulances...
onyx39 said:
Possibly a silly question, BUT, he is forward control and command so "management" if you like, I realize he needs to get there, and he realize WHY he needs to get there, but is it really a case of "seconds count" on a Forward Command Unit?
The FCU handles messages and reports that don't need to leave the fireground, the trivia that doesn't need to be broadcast over the main radio, and leaves the main control room free to deal with other incidents. So it's no more 'management' than a glorified 'site office'. Each risk within an area has a pre-determined attendance, and the FCU is tagged on to the list of pumps, rescue appliances, senior officers, whatever that are automatically sent. That's a very old video, and in these days of staff cuts I doubt the FCU is even crewed full-time anymore.
The display of driving by that fireman is appalling!
The last section where he forces his way through a one way system, against the flow of the traffic is totally unacceptable. Completely reckless.
He should have been prosecuted for that display, and banned from driving, including emergency vehicles for the rest of his career, that is if he wasn't dismissed!
And to top to all, he forgot where he was going.... What a total amateur!
The last section where he forces his way through a one way system, against the flow of the traffic is totally unacceptable. Completely reckless.
He should have been prosecuted for that display, and banned from driving, including emergency vehicles for the rest of his career, that is if he wasn't dismissed!
And to top to all, he forgot where he was going.... What a total amateur!
Edited by FlyingFin on Friday 20th February 03:57
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