I didn't even see the horse till text came up!

Hey, he's already responding for one patient.... no need to create more patients on the way to the call lol

Thanks. I'll try this out a few more times and see what people think. Thanks.

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@@britishgang7413 You sound Australian. Or a brommie. We don't speak like that in East Yorks.

I too have blocked access onto a roundabout by stopping in a postion that blocks anyone coming on. Ambulances, Fire and Rescue, ALL appreciated it.

Excellent, well done As long as its done properly with all aware of why its being done and not breaking any social media policy rules, all should be well as its turning out to be a useful tool for raising awareness. Good luck.

Good to know, thanks.

Thanks for this. When I get the other camera view back it will show a bit more clearly where I am looking but mirror views are less obvious. Thanks for watching.

You get used to it pretty fast - I'm in Ireland (RHD car/LH-traffic, like the UK) and drive on the continent a bit (LHD car/RH-traffic) in local rental cars, and it's fairly instant at this stage. However, when I take my Irish RHD car there, I put a paper arrow on the dash, reflecting onto the windscreen like a head-up display, to remind me at junctions, roundabouts etc, to keep right, as it's easier to get lulled into a mistake when you're in your own, familiar car. I've never had an issue, but I don't if that's because of the reminder arrow or not, but I'm happy to leave it there, just in case...

@@type17 I'll be honest with you, I forgot these cars are with automatic transmission, that's why i was wondering to learn to handle the stick on the other hand. But yes, I can believe that this is an issue mostly in urban, inner city areas. cool trick with the HUD!

@@tucatnev123 even with manual cars it really isn't a big deal. Next time when you are the passenger in a manual car just ask the driver if you can shift for him/her. (I did that with my father before I got my drivers license. That taught me a lot about when to shift)

It's his own private car as well

It’s been mentioned before, it’s a personal vehicle so being unmarked it can still be used for his private life

Doubles as private vehicle when off duty.

His role as management plus his clinical grade as a critical care paramedic means that he will be "on call" even when off his rostered duty. He will have to have a car that allows him to go about his personal business but be able to respond to assist ambulance crews who need his specialist skills when required. This also explains the long distance. Local resources will have got to the scene quickly but his specialist skills will cover a larger area.

@@stuartfalco3364 but he could also just use a marked car as a private vehicle. I would think that the added safety of a marked car more than outweighs the small drawback of having a marked car as a private vehicle.

This was what I was wondering. Can’t hear sat nav so suspect it is muted or due to nature of the work maybe just knows the roads really well. Quick check of location on getting in the vehicle is probably enough.

Yes, I can reduce the level of stabilisation for next time. Thanks for the feedback.

@@ChrisMartinEMS Thanks, I really enjoy watching these videos :)

Genuine question so don't read it as sarcastic :) How does the stabilisation affect where it looks? I thought it just reduced jitters? Does having it turned off force it to move when gforce hits it?

@@Kallick It tries to keep looking in the same direction all the time to stabilise the image. Which is all good until you start turning corners and then the "same direction" becomes the outside of the corner until it slowly adjusts back to the centre of the gimbal

*Hatching / Hatched Markings = diagonal stripes \\\\ show an area to seperate traffic; should not normally be driven on.

Long wail travels long distance so used on fast roads. Shorter woo woo one tends to help people know what direction it’s coming from and the very rapid noise is very directional. Changing tones also helps awareness. Change of siren is controlled from the horn button so that’s why you hear the horn at each change. Double press of horn turns the siren off.

I had a Skoda VRS and the DSG is twin clutch, so it pre selects the next gear it thinks you will need based on driving, it's pretty good for the sense of what you need.

He's a senior officer, so his response times will be longer than a normal crew responding to a regular emergency

Interesting, here in the UK I find it extremely annoying when someone in front of me stops for an emergency vehicle traveling in the opposite direction that has no traffic to negotiate.

@@Julmaa87 i know. i had an uncle over here visiting from Canada. i was confused as hell when he pulled over to a complete stop for a police car coming the other way with zero traffic in front of it. "just what we're taught to do back home"

I'm guessing you didn't watch the entire video because he did exactly as your described at 7:15 :)

Depends on where you live. In the US the first step is going to an EMT class. I can tell you EMS is hurting for folks, so getting into the industry here isn't tough.

They have a speed exemption. Nothing will happen.

@@Julmaa87 but still camera still goes off and gets prossed, surly got to prove they were on a blue light run

@@craigcooper75 Not difficult to prove with blue flashing lights.

There will be a sign that folds down from the passenger sun visor that will probably say Ambulance Officer

Skoda Octavia RS possibly.

@@gabrielfranz5208 correct, it's on another vid he's done I think 👍🏽

The gates are commonly used to indicate that you are entering/exiting a town or village. These ones used to be paired with a 30/40 speed limit change to help road users spot it's there and slow down in time, but now it's all a 30 mph road so all that's left is the village name sign (Cotton End) which is on the other side of the gate on the right.

@@Sam-gn2dg I must have seen them in other places too, but hadn’t realised their meaning. Thanx Sam. 👍

@@wordreet As Sam has said, they're to indicate a town entrance / exit, however incorrect to say for speed changes as they date back to pre cars.

@@Julmaa87 Yes, I guessed that was the case. A symbol of boundary.

The sirens before this used to be seperated from the steering wheel, Richard. So either you'd have to leave a hand on or near the switches to swap them to different tones, or if double-crewed, your partner would do them. The steering wheel option just means you can stay far more focused on the road on your own with both hands on it.

@@anoldfogeysfun ahh 👍🏻 makes sense. Much better this way. Thanks. 🙂

The horn and tone changes are separate controls.

Octavia VRS - There's a walkaround on the other videos

I'd say that they'd probably be advised that its a lot safer to turn any sirens off when approaching and passing a horse, or even a loaded horsebox to prevent the animal getting frightened or agitated, Glen. As a scared, even rearing horse - or one that just bolts from hearing such noises could also cause additional accidents just from that. Even the small horseboxes that are used to move horses around can suddenly become destabilized if the horse inside panics and is agitated enough to become really skittish within it . . .

@@anoldfogeysfun Yes I agree, but am curious as go whether they're trained or advised on this :) I think it's great if they are of course, but I also think if they're not and Chris is doing this on his own initiative that's even more impressive.

@@glenmcloughlin8 This would be down to your instructor. I don't believe any of the main blue light courses in the UK cover horses specifically, the same as when you do your regular car driving test - might come up in a theory question but that's it. A lot of the learning comes from personal experiences from the driving instructors. Personally when I did my course the instructor raised the question to everyone in the vehicle of how we should act and the answer is simple and as you would in your normal car - be quiet, slow and give plenty of room around horses and their riders.

It is discussed during police driver training. It isn’t always demonstrated realistically but sometimes the instructors will use a regular trailer as an example and say there is a horse box ahead “tones off”.

In fairness, this is something that *all* drivers in Sudden Horse areas do (or are supposed to do) for horses, not just emergency services drivers. Drive gently and don't spook the animal. It's rule 214 of the Highway Code.

Yes no worries. I can make it appear quicker and hold for a few seconds longer once there. Thanks for the suggestion.

I think he’s pointing out that while he’s on a call he’s allowed so to make it clear to all he isn’t breaking the law or that it isn’t allowed for others to do. Also whilst it’s allowed by law in an emergency the onus is on the emergency vehicle to not cause an accident, not on the public.

It is different in the U.K.. Drivers of ambulances (et al.) get a specific set of rules that (the laws themselves say) they are exempt from. It's not a free-for-all. Indeed, driving the wrong way along a one-way street isn't one of them.

I’m not sure really, but a guess could be that because of his rank, this is a car that he uses for both work and off-duty as well.

Ambulance Officers car. Used both on duty and when off duty. Provides a level of discretion when off duty. Only dispatched when the incident requires higher level management than what normal Ambulance crews provide. Can be dispatched anywhere in the Ambulance authority area rather than Ambulances who normally have a certain area to work.

@@nhojw2147 I thought so. I think unmarked cars just offer that extra bit of privacy when off-duty as well, compared to a car decked in high-visibility green/yellow, like you said.

@@nhojw2147 It looks too much like a police car imo. Also lovely that taxpayer money gets used for off duty driving.

@@JohnDH1977 Except unmarked police cars do NOT have roof mounted lights, this one does.

Most emergency vehicles have the siren linked to the horn so they can not only warn people by the use of the horn but cycle through the tones. It's fairly common practice in the UK.

​@@lehoff He is manually using the horn.

@@Julmaa87 yes to change the tone / cycle through them and to turn it off too

He wouldn’t overtake you if he was wanting to pull you over…

Unmarked police cars don't have roof mounted lights, unmarked medical vehicles do. And what if someone thinks they're being pulled over? He just drives past them and the other driver breathes a sigh of relief and goes about their day. Weird comment.

He will not get there at all if the horse rider falls off.

Yes, because substituting one patient for another seems smart.

I saw a reply on one of the other videos. Generally 20 over the speed limit and 30 over on motorways.