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Blue light run with commentary

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3 жыл бұрын

In this video I attempt to commentate my decision making process as I am driving on an emergency response. As such, no edits or pauses in this video so it gives you more of an idea as to how quick the thought processes have to be.
This is my first attempt at this (the commentary.... not the driving) and proved exceptionally challenging but became more fluid as it went on but would be keen to hear your feedback.
Stay safe all.
#GoPro #DashCam

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@BsktImp 3 жыл бұрын

01:46 I know the traffic light is on red, but the way the pedestrians casually cross the road to the LH pavement without even looking at the on-coming blues-and-twos is mind-boggling.

@leenisp8nis909 3 жыл бұрын

They have right of way 👍

@BsktImp 3 жыл бұрын

@@leenisp8nis909 The Highway Code, Rule 7C: *Look all around for traffic* and listen. *Traffic could come from any direction* . Listen as well, because you can sometimes hear traffic before you see it. Rule 7E: *Keep looking* and listening for traffic while you cross, in case there is any traffic you did not see, or *in case other traffic appears suddenly* . Rule 31 *Situations needing extra care* : *Emergency vehicles* . If an ambulance, fire engine, police or other emergency vehicle approaches using flashing blue lights, headlights and/or sirens, *keep off the road* .

@leenisp8nis909 3 жыл бұрын

@@BsktImp yes but they were already on the road at this point and on a pedestrian crossing

@KwyKz0r 3 жыл бұрын

@@leenisp8nis909 Who cares who has right of way - slowing down an ambulance is thick

@ebnertra0004 3 жыл бұрын

The most dangerous thing on the road is a pedestrian. They don't pay any attention at all to what is around them

@joespittle1 3 жыл бұрын

7:15 Just taking a moment to appreciate his racing line there

@aliggamer7251 3 жыл бұрын

If I had to define it in one word, I would say it was Crisp

@magneticfish5777 3 жыл бұрын

Chris Martin to replace Bottas in Mercedes next year

@Ryan-nq3qp 3 жыл бұрын

Max Verstappen taking the apex onto the A7 lmao.

@fredrickwelch5678 3 жыл бұрын

Stevenage.. done that multiple times

@lazygaminguk 3 жыл бұрын

Having to watch out for loads of cars and people going those speeds while commentating is a real talent! keep it up

@mrblablablabla 3 жыл бұрын

AND navigate, mind you...!! Very impressive indeed

@probablygraham 3 жыл бұрын

Actually the commentating isn't the difficult bit. My brother was a cop and had to do this sort of training. The commentating comes naturally because all you are doing is explaining out loud exactly what you are doing and why. The difficult bit is predicting just what some of the idiots on the road are going to do. After my brother had a couple of crashes during emergency responses they let him drive a desk instead of a squad car though :-)

@NeonPheonix 3 жыл бұрын

You actually have to do this to pass the advanced drivers course but yes it is very impressive!

@johngladwaller2436 2 жыл бұрын

@@mrblablablabla If you watch the rest of his videos you'll see they're pretty much all this same route, so navigating is not much of an issue, it's a journey he's probably done hundreds of times : )

@TheByard 2 жыл бұрын

@@NeonPheonix Another great tip I learnt was to keep mirror checking vehicles behind when approaching junctions, roundabouts and slow moving traffic. To see if their also slowing and if their not what evasive action I can take, yes they may be at fault if there a bump or worse, but it's always better not to have one.

@47TheMike47 3 жыл бұрын

Entertaining but also really useful to assist with my decision making when an emergency vehicle is approaching. It’s not always easy to know what to do.

@af252 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like the number one thing to do is to slow down and not keep going

@DJ-Daz 3 жыл бұрын

Don't panic, and instead of thinking of what you need to be doing, think what the emergency driver want's you to do. Think like them and you'll do the right thing all the time.

@bendoy4555 3 жыл бұрын

@@af252 is that a joke?

@ChrisH308 3 жыл бұрын

From an emergency response driver. Pull left and stop, where it is safe to do so and by doing so you won’t inadvertently block the emergency vehicle. If you have nowhere to go, to get out the way completely, then just keep moving. I’d rather sit behind you at the posted limit and hold back until you have a safe place to move out the way. If an emergency vehicle is on the offside of the white centre line and you’re approaching an obstruction, such as a central traffic island, stop. There’s nothing worse than when people slow but continue creeping forward and close down the gap for the emergency vehicle to come back to the normal side of the road. One thing I’ve noticed a massive increase in, is people pulling offside toward oncoming traffic, DONT!!! Emergency drivers have legal exemption to contravene keep left signs and will go offside if they need to. Please don’t drive toward oncoming traffic in an effort to get out of the way. Not only will it essentially confuse the emergency driver and cause a whole load of extra planning for them but most importantly it’s incredibly unsafe for you

@fredrickwelch5678 3 жыл бұрын

Give them a path through, whether that means stopping hundreds of meters in advance or accelerate a little bit to create a gap behind you

@rhone81 3 жыл бұрын

I see @ 5:43 Network Rail staff are as competent on the road as they are with railways.

@jbcentral1545 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a driver of 3 years, people tell me I'm quite decent. I always do think, and have thought, of situations where I might cause a hindrance rather than being a help to an emergency vehicle - a classic example being me pulling over at the start of a bend, preventing good visibility for the EM driver. I'd never stop near a bend, to me it's an obvious one. A bollard being another example, or stopping next to a parked car if there is double parking on the road etc. One thing that I failed to think of though, is when at a red light. If the sirens are cancelled, I should wait behind the stop line. Not only is it dangerous for me to go through a red light, it's also illegal. I guess my automatic reaction would have been to pass the stop line to allow an emergency vehicle to pass. Now I know that they do not expect me to do that, however I'd still try to make room if I could. This teaches me a lot about what emergency vehicles expect, as well as what course of action they are likely to take. Often, somebody immediately stopping (as soon as you spot them coming up behind you) to let them pass can slow EM drivers down much more than if drivers were to keep moving, find a sensible place to stop and THEN stop/crawl.

@VoxelLoop 3 жыл бұрын

I'd say the blind bend like with the BMW driver in this video is one that a lot of people would miss! The bollard is an obvious one but I feel like a lot would expect the emergency vehicle to pass on that bend, without actually thinking about the logistics of how that could happen. :) Also, I believe he explained in another video that EMS aren't allowed to push you through a red light, police are able to though.

@sb_dunk 3 жыл бұрын

I like to imagine that the people that don't hear you are singing full volume to Tina Turner or something similar

@mollyfilms 2 жыл бұрын

Would rather say Dire Straights, Tina isn’t my scene man.

@shamus1255 3 жыл бұрын

Love these videos bud, commenting really does make a difference, obviously just don’t do it if you never feel comfortable doing so! 10/10💪🏻

@RoundaboutASMR 3 жыл бұрын

I never really realised stopping the tone was to say "keep going for now"

@vizuk 3 жыл бұрын

The tones are designed to project a sense of urgency, in high risk situations they can often cause members of the public (who have no training or exemptions of course) to break traffic laws and/or put themselves and others at risk.

@MalcolmCrabbe 3 жыл бұрын

@@vizuk Or in the case of traffic light junctions commit an offence by making the car move through a red light.

@PKMartin 2 жыл бұрын

I never knew there was so much nuance in a siren! It's so useful to see what emergency drivers are signalling to you when they stop the siren and maintain distance behind you vs. engage it and close the gap

@devon896 3 жыл бұрын

This is really impressive. What I can't believe it people still tried to cross the road with the sirens going, I mean what the hell!

@bulman07 Жыл бұрын

I was once waiting to cross a road and there were at least 10 other people. An ambulance was approaching with sirens when the light turned green but half the people decided to cross anyway, then having seen the ambulance stop the other half decided to follow them, leaving me the only one waiting to let it pass...

@charlieclark2576 3 жыл бұрын

@Christ Martin EMS Could you have an onscreen speedometer or display the speed somehow while on a blue light please? I'd love to see the attention and work needed while at those speeds. I love the videos!

@mcgherkinstudios 3 жыл бұрын

I'd imagine the easiest way to do that would be via OBDII and being a fleet vehicle I would say that's probably a no-go, usually they will have trackers plugged into the OBD port. However if the camera has that function it would be nice, although far from accurate in terms of timing as GPS speed lags quite a bit.

@anoldfogeysfun 3 жыл бұрын

The service have some new set rules in place now to follow, Charlie, just to allow them to be able to do this on video. Seeing speed, where they are going and why, along with final destination are also a part of these new privacy rules. The less information shown and given out, the happier the service are about allowing it to continue . . .

@MalcolmCrabbe 3 жыл бұрын

Charlie, I think we can all assume he's traveling down that dual carriage way at well over a ton !! .... we can see the car is traveling at speed, and it would be nice to see the performance of the VRX. But we have to respect the privacy of the EMS staff in these circumstances and I'm sure that there are people out there who would use such videos to bring the services into disrepute, suggesting the speed may be excessive for the circumstances.

@drybones1689 3 жыл бұрын

It’s really cool to hear the commentary “if I do such and such then hopefully...” and then a few seconds later the vehicle in front moves accordingly. It just shows the tactics of advanced driving really work

@mikedinni6318 3 жыл бұрын

Love the videos. Keep them coming.

@dadamj 3 жыл бұрын

Love this so much, thank you for sharing. It's amazing to hear your thought process.

@hypergolic8468 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Absolutely lucky to live in a country where the health care will come to you at a point of crisis, and not a four day walk on someone's back. Also again a credit to fleet maintenance teams across the NHS Ambulance Trusts who make sure the machines do what they are meant to. Just fantastic. One thing I would add as well, and this has come form watching videos like yours, is, there are plenty of situations where you are "happy" to wait, we don't have to get instantly out the way on long corners where the vision is not going to assist you.

@BillHughes-wt5ud 2 ай бұрын

That was superb to watch, the police drivers certainly know their stuff. Driving and giving commentary at 50 miles per hour is quite difficult but at the speeds these drivers were travelling at and the type of roads they were on was breath taking at times

@TemptedsX 3 жыл бұрын

The fact you have to think about all this while driving at these speeds and you can articulate your thoughts at the same time is just mind boggling. I assumed it was going to be post production commentary but this is just another level. Extremely useful and insightful video, look forward to the next one!

@richardbrookman6415 Жыл бұрын

When I did my advanced motorcycle test, the examiner (Police class 1 instructor) said he wanted to see a ride that was safe, smooth and quick - in that order! Congratulations to the driver here. Safety was never compromised, the drive was smooth (excellent lines through roundabouts) and I’ve got to say very quick. And you dealt with the muppets very well. Silencing the siren when you needed to was clever. Thanks for a great video, showing us all how it should be done.

@dan_mills__791 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic to hear your thought process and why blue light drivers do certain things, very interesting.

@SLC2283 2 жыл бұрын

It's encouraging to see how many drivers become aware of the vehicle and then make sensible decisions in getting out of your way. Rarely perfect but generally with good intent. It's quite stark the impact of the vehicles that don't move over... quite a momentum killer that. The poor white van (5.12 to 5.46)... somewhat embarrassing that he or she took 30 seconds to clue into there being an emergency vehicle with lights flashing and maximum noise to get his or her attention.

@jager1176 3 жыл бұрын

We had an EMS come through the drive thru so I swiped him a free meal, they deserve it (^^)

@catchcarpcarter 3 жыл бұрын

Well I just learnt why there is a change in siren tone now I get it and just WOW your driving skill car identification and commentary whilst driving with such skill is incredible and thank you for your service

@TheByard 2 жыл бұрын

As a 76 year old Brit living in Vietnam friends travelling with me are sometimes concerned, with me driving at my age. I put them at ease with using the commentary technic and their amazed at what I'm noticing ahead and to the rear. OK sometimes I go a little over the top. It's also a very good way of keeping your mind on the road, should it start to stray. Thanks for posting and stay safe.

@robc4913 3 жыл бұрын

Saying you were out of practice with commentary driving in previous remarks, that was very well done. Succinct and clear flow. Great drive.

@melle9155 3 жыл бұрын

Extremely well commentated, enjoyed and learned a lot!

@PhilJennings 2 жыл бұрын

3:25 Ford Mondeo parked facing oncoming traffic blocking most the lane, very strange. Was also parked there on the night run video.

@EthanD2452 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed watching this. The commentary does allow to watcher the get in your head a bit which is fun! Keep up the good work

@JonWickham 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. You did a good job of manging to narrate all the hazards as you were driving. Do you think a future video could include the different types of siren and why you change between them whilst responding?

@wearygood1559 3 жыл бұрын

If in a situation like at 2:30 where you know that the only real way for the emergency services to progress is just to maintain your speed (like if they had sirens on and just turned them off and you can see a blind bend or no where to overtake because of bollards etc) is there anyway to acknowledge that you've seen the emergency services but also say that you can see that the best thing to do is just to maintain speed until the sirens come back on where then you should pull to the side and let them pass

@Leviathan_2460 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe just one blink of the left indicator to acknowledge? Even that might send a mixed message...

@Joshie120 3 жыл бұрын

@@Leviathan_2460 flash hazards twice while maintaining ur speed

@Joshie120 3 жыл бұрын

or blink left blink right twice

@GROHD 11 ай бұрын

Superb, super impressive. Also, Stevenage has a shed load of roundabouts.

@isaacscott8771 2 жыл бұрын

Came here fully expecting a commentary put in post production. Commentating on the fly, at such quality, blew me away!!!

@HG44527 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing skill...just sitting here trying to focus on that gave me a headache...hahaha... blown away!

@AM2K2 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers great video, any chance you can add the speed? Nice one.

@anoldfogeysfun 3 жыл бұрын

The service have some new set rules in place now to follow, A M, just to allow them to be able to do this on video. Seeing speed, where they are going and why, along with final destination are also a part of these new privacy rules. The less information shown and given out, the happier the service are about allowing it to continue . . .

@Bartimayus 3 жыл бұрын

@@anoldfogeysfun How is speed related to privacy rules?

@anoldfogeysfun 3 жыл бұрын

@@Bartimayus - The speed part is mainly personal for any drivers of ESV's - the police notwithstanding, as they can use their relative video speed to highlight how fast those they were after were doing illegally.to escape being caught in a court later . . . but as for the other services, fire, ambulance, doctors, etc - no matter what they do, there are always trolls or people (untrained) who will forever complain that they were going too fast on their emergency run/shout - which may even affect their working credibility, so it's now just better for them not to show it to viewers at all . . . But this is only my opinion.

@mikehindson-evans159 Жыл бұрын

Very useful education material for fellow motorists. One does miss the old "Public Information" films from the Central Office of Information. Neat driving, as well!

@jamie5dyt 3 жыл бұрын

As someone who's looking to eventually get out on the road (Currently a dispatcher) I really find these videos interesting and quite educational, especially with the commentary, A) to get an idea of what you guys think about when responding on lights to calls and B) to see the sort of thing that's looked at when completing a blue light course. Would love to see more of these videos, keep up the great work!

@Hightower600 3 жыл бұрын

Do you suffer from punctures much having to drive across hatch markings/patches of roads that collect the nasty stuff?

@robc4913 3 жыл бұрын

That’s always a risk, but it depends on the road and the maintenance performed. Motorway hash marks are significantly worse than sections in town/city areas.

@jesse291 3 жыл бұрын

Of course the tyre wear is high, i think these emergency vehicles are well maintained, else it would get very dangerous. But a puncture from just unlucky depris is probably kept to a minimum by the insane driving skills of there responders. Either they'd notice it or just have that feel and avoid it as well

@michaelgray8128 3 жыл бұрын

@@jesse291 they don't notice nails in the road... it's just about risk mitigation and having an understanding of where debris is most likely to build up.

@johnb8956 2 жыл бұрын

You’re usually taught in training to never use those areas, due to the fact they’re full of debris, although in the real world needs must… any blue light driver can tell you however how dangerous it can be in those areas.

@rastaman2525 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Really useful as a civilian to see how you think and how to respond appropriately. Thanks

@MattCantor21 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the upload, I’ve subscribed and can honestly say with your commentary as well as your great driving, I could watch this all day!

@philipshanahan4228 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid! There used to be a guy here called Ambuchannel112 he is a Dutch ambulance driver and used to upload the same kind of videos. Pity he had to remove them as they were very educational.

@anoldfogeysfun 3 жыл бұрын

The new privacy rules that came in scuppered Robin's videos, Philip. As on his he was showing too much - as in SatNav display, destination, what it was for, and speed. Here the service also have some new set rules in place now to follow, just to allow them to be able to do this on video. Seeing speed, where they are going to and perhaps why, along with final destination are also a part of these new privacy rules. The less information shown and given out, the happier the service are about allowing it to continue right now . . .

@TheSpeedGodz 2 жыл бұрын

Excellant driving. Its frustration to see people slowing down when the response vehicle cant pass. Sometimes its better to accelerate then slow down.People need to be more aware of there surrounding and the situation that they are in.

@-Dragonfyr- 2 жыл бұрын

Not so long ago I was in the 'slow lane'? of a dual carriage way or a dual motorway. During the day, pretty sunny. I saw an ambulance fast approaching behind me, but I also noticed they had their left indicator on. So I indicated and pulled into the faster lane. As they drove past me I saw the driver waving thank you at me. They then pulled off into a left slip way. I thought that was pretty good for my driving, specially as being a new ish driver. Sorry if my terminology isn't spot on and thanks for another great video :)

@DavidSmith-oy4of 3 жыл бұрын

Really nice driving. That bend at Paynes Park...I once saw a driver lose it speeding round there and flip his car. Took out a good chunk of the railings that came flying passed my window.

@naddy37 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Commentary was so relaxed and calm. I can remember doing commentary while learning towards my RoSPA. It’s not an easy thing to do! Great work!

@Troy1399 3 жыл бұрын

Emergency run with commentary and the real work only starte after 👏 👏

@probablygraham 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible how so many drivers decide to stop in exactly the wrong place, e.g. next to a traffic island, on the entry to a roundabout or alongside somebody who is stopped at a traffic light, effectively blocking the road. If you don't know what to do, do nothing at all, and leave the decision up to the cop rather than confusing him/her.

@Lucas-zg1vz 3 жыл бұрын

Really interesting. As a volunteer fire fighter I've never received any formal training on blue-light runs. Here, the only training I had was "use common sense"... works great most of the time but there are situations where I'd appreciate to learn tactics that have proven to be save and effective.

@markhambridge8251 3 жыл бұрын

Your commentary reminds me of instructions from my driving instructor, a retired City of Manchester Police instructor, except he wanted a commentary on what was also going on behind and beside the car. That was in the days when police cars were Wolsely saloons, had a bell on the front, and a sign written backwards in front of the radiator that said Police Stop. Of course, most of our driving at age 17 was under 30 mph. The principle remains sound, even though where I live now has the steering wheel on the other side of the car and we drive (mostly...) on the other side of the road. Practice defensive driving!

@jamiebristow2290 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, really enjoying the videos. I have just got a quick question. Ambulance Services seem to vary their 'authorised speeds' for example SCAS have the Speed and a half rule. What rules does your ambulance service use?

@ChrisMartinEMS 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jamie, our policy is similar but currently its speed limit +20 as a guide.

@jonah406 3 жыл бұрын

Think for police, it's posted speed limit +30 mph

@waifuracer6516 3 жыл бұрын

@@jonah406 Yeah and probably only 5% of the officers actually follow that rule... Thankfully. Imagine you are getting stabbed to death and police cant hurry because some dumbass sitting in a chair all day never have actually been out in the job decided its safer if they only go 30 over... Nonsense. Cars, especially the vrs's and bimmers the police use can stop in seconds and are very stable at high speeds, on top of that officers receive advanced driver training. Makes no sense to introduce stupid limits if they are capable of understanding how fast they can go in current conditions. 🤷‍♂️

@jonah406 3 жыл бұрын

@@waifuracer6516 emergency services on blue lights in the UK are not above the law, yes there are occasions where they may go over the +30, but if they cause an accident themselves and excess speed was a factor, then yes they could be liable to prosecution

@waifuracer6516 3 жыл бұрын

@@jonah406 dont cause an accident then 🤷‍♂️ you see, this is the reason why in the uk at least where i live takes AGES for the ambulance and police to get to location. Interestingly where Im from (Hungary) emergency services are always priority and the laws are made around that and people are in the mindset that blue lights are priority. You dont see the nonsense you see in the uk where a blue light vehicle is sitting behind trafic, because everyone pulls to the side and goes through the redlight to let them go, and the emergency vehicle accident rate is not higher than in the UK, so if everyone else in europe can why cant the UK? Why there always need to be some stupid rule making everyones life harder. Let emergency workers do their job freely and MAYBE improve the piece of piss driving test and there would be less accidents and drivers would have more brain on the road. But thats just my take 🤷‍♂️

@harryday6749 2 жыл бұрын

please do more of these videos, love them

@stevenhadler9747 2 жыл бұрын

Very skilled response driver.... Great informative video..

@Richard_Barnes 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting to see you changing tones or turning off to prevent panic. 👍🏻 Just the one van completely oblivious to you on this run then! 🤷🏻‍♂️

@bendoy4555 3 жыл бұрын

And then the van broke the law for pulling through a red light haha

@SultanSaeed_99 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent driving Chris.

@benwalker257 3 жыл бұрын

This is a really great watch! Very interesting too!

@Torquayboy 3 жыл бұрын

Best video you have done yet. Well done, fantastic driving. Love the commentary

@aladeengbtv2186 3 жыл бұрын

Love a good commentary run 👍

@jay-uo2bi Жыл бұрын

The commentary makes this really impressive as it really shows how much observation you are constantly doing. I also find it really impressive to commentate and focus on driving at the same time. I don't think I could to both at the same time. Sad to see the pedestrians giving zero shit about you coming through at 1:46

@PedroConejo1939 3 жыл бұрын

I like the way you don't waste mental energy on those that do not see you for ages.

@Chrhau Жыл бұрын

Beautiful VRS growl ❤

@alexwade9797 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding driving! Well done love the commentary!

@decentdiy4215 3 жыл бұрын

Not as easy as it looks is it! Listening to that I'd have definitely believed you if you'd told me you'd done it before. It seemed to flow very well and complimented the drive. Great job, I enjoyed it :)

@ronniebrown6225 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent drive. Excellent commentary

@Yeorgey 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant driving and observations. A dream job for me

@johngladwaller2436 2 жыл бұрын

The driving I could do; the performing a medical procedure when you get to where you're going on the other hand. . .

@geordannik 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic siren control!! In my country i have an issue with sirens being too quiet to get into modern cabins..

@pl4819 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing commentary video, I thought with blue lights on u would push forward through traffic at anytime but u backed off reducing pressure on the traffic in front when u are unable to safely pass. Good educational video!

@samuelbarns118 3 жыл бұрын

Really interesting to watch with your commentary! Just a couple of suggestions: The audio mix is a little difficult to hear the commentary, but I'm not sure if you are doing it live... but either turning the voice track up if it's a separate recording or thinking about mic placement/vocal volume if it's live. The other thing, which I expect you are aware of already, is that t your front dashcam is focused on the dash rather than the road, so you might want to adjust that. Anyway, really enjoyed the video, just thought id let you know in case it's helpful for future episodes.

@ChrisMartinEMS 3 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate the feedback and going to try a different source for audio next time. The camera focus will improve now I've cleaned the windscreen a bit but going to try a wider frame and higher resolution to help improve it. Thanks for the feedback.

@blackiechan6049 3 жыл бұрын

Loving these videos Chris! Can’t wait to see more!!

@Fordnan 3 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic. Would you be able to do a post-run commentary, stopping the video to point out where vehicles could have done something better? It's often tricky in a split second to make the right move when blue lights approach from behind!

@anakinskywalker4113 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting to see how it’s done. As where I live they don’t turn the sirens off at all.

@ryanriddell9314 3 жыл бұрын

So weird seeing you driving up Martins way at the end my daily route home. Nice driving!

@Scyrixus 3 жыл бұрын

Omg I thought you were talking over the video! You're commentating as you drive! Impressive stuff mate

@ThermoMan 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice video. I like your driving style and your commentary is very clear (I’m watching on a phone).

@paullord911 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic skills and driving!

@spacerockerlightyears 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris. Well done, not easy is it! Very difficult to keep it up particularly at that speed. Unfortunately not being an emergency response driver I can’t have a go at that speed, It’s tasking enough in normal conditions. Did you do any practice in normal traffic beforehand to get the hang of it? When I’m doing it in normal traffic I include comments on mirrors before position, bit much to ask on your drive. Anyway well ✅

@adamslater8212 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for these videos, the commentary is really interesting! You mentioned changing the tone a few times. I've never thought about the driver deliberately changing the sound, could you explain please the different sirens you can use and what they mean for a pedestrian or other road users?

@benjiaj1963 3 жыл бұрын

It's that some sounds travel further than others to try get attention from more of a distance, someone in the know will comment more detail I'm sure but there's also something to do with fact that some siren sounds bounce off things more as well?

@HarryHazz 3 жыл бұрын

@@benjiaj1963 pretty much spot on. Long tones go further, this will be the main tone you hear. Short tones are used for approaching hazards, and then you have whatever is fitted as a 3rd, Which is just an extra tone to use. Driver decides on what tone to use, and when to switch.

@robbgosset674 3 жыл бұрын

A lot of the reason for changing tones is to just grab the attention of drivers that may have heard the siren from further back and tuned it out because they couldn't see the emergency vehicle. The harsh change from one tone to another may help inform a driver that there is actually an ambulance trying to pass them and they should pay attention to their surroundings.

@mrluwid172 2 жыл бұрын

Brooo when he said "cyclist on the left hand side" at 1:11 i was like, huh. where? then 6 seconds later i seen him lmao!

@KarlTremain 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the commentary, was fantastic to hear your thoughts as you went. However, i do note how difficult it must be to concentrate on the road whilst commentating, so please don't feel the need to make more of these (however much i'd love it if you did! :) )

@crazycurtis28 3 жыл бұрын

That van really didn’t use his mirrors at all. Wow

@Tarexant 3 жыл бұрын

The commentary was great. Thank you.

@threeinone6977 3 жыл бұрын

Chris @ 1:04, I’m not teaching you how to suck eggs.. I would say something like: :Coming off the Island. :Crossing clear. ( *_Actually you could see that before you overtook the BMW_* ) :Road surface good, dry & flat. ( *_4 small patches of tyre, need to know this_* ) :Mirrors - Right - Centre - Left or Mirrors *RCL* . ( *_Check All mirrors_* ) :Clear ( *_Safe from behind and side, no motorcyclists catching up etc.._* ) :Accelerate or progressing. ( *_All good - Go!_* ) :Waiting restrictions left ( *_Your lane should be free from stationary vehicles_* ) :Stationary vehicles right - narrows the road - observe. ( *_for exiting people_* ) :Cyclist left - beware! ( *_High danger, be prepared to give way_* ) :Opposing vehicles - narrows road. ( *_Along with right-hand stationary vehicles_* ) :Mirrors *RCL* ( *_MSM PSL_* ) :Clear ( *_To prepare to slow down for the cyclist_* ) :Easing off for the cyclist. ( *_They can do anything, hit the curb, turn right, wobble etc_* ) Keeping the words small gives you more time to think, bigger sentences often means you’ve reached and passed the hazard whilst warning about it. You said “no one crossing the traffic lights”, actually a Pedestrian Crossing, as you were leaving it and not before which is the object of a commentary. … just a thought mate.

@ChrisMartinEMS 3 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate the time to construct this and will give it a go next time.

@threeinone6977 3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisMartinEMS Thanks Chris, I enjoyed the video. I've slightly edited my comments for anyone who may find it helpful, I'm sure you're already aware of the reasoning behind the edited comments and they are not meant directly for you. Cheers and stay safe!

@artie2070 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic drive - love the commentary👍👍

@JordanNichollsYouTube 3 жыл бұрын

(chefs kiss) superb CM!

@joeharding5303 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know if it is now (it wasn't when I learned to drive around 25 years ago) but part of your training should be how to react to approaching emergency vehicles. So often you see people panic and not have a clue what to do.

@ConfusedRaccoon 3 ай бұрын

Do the different siren tones do anything different? Does one throw further than the others, or are there different ones so you can try changing to a different, loud and unusual sound to hopefully be noticed more easily?

@VasilliyBorodin 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, really enjoyed the video good commentary and quite informative. I was just wondering what your services policy is for red traffic signals with cars stopped so you cant get past them. I work in SWAST, and our policy is to turn al lights and sirens off if their is no gap, but in when i did my driver training in EMAS we were trained to adopt a hold back position and turn sirens off but keep lights on. Is that similar in your trust?

@ChrisMartinEMS 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Vasilly, yes similar in that to turn off sirens but leave lights on to show we are still under emergency conditions and may use exemptions and also so others may think twice about coming passed us whilst waiting. Also with lights still on it should be no surprise when we pull away again sharply when the traffic lights change. Hope all is good in SWAST.

@VasilliyBorodin 3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisMartinEMS We've been crazy busy in SWAST for ages now, but I imagine every service is currently busy. Hope all is well in your service!

@mcgherkinstudios 3 жыл бұрын

@@VasilliyBorodin Too right you guys have been mentally busy. Keep fighting the good fight, you folks are 100% appreciated.

@adamcieslicki 3 жыл бұрын

Felt extremely bizzare to see you driving on roads that I remember from when I lived back over in Stevenage.

@tattybanter1048 3 жыл бұрын

what do the little beeps mean at 7:48 ish? Great video and commentary!

@danielbrown2956 10 ай бұрын

Top Driver !!!

@Patient_Lion_BS 3 жыл бұрын

So that's why you guys let off the sirens!! That's so good to know

@celiaoffline 2 жыл бұрын

this is awesome

@billalnawaz 3 жыл бұрын

Great commentary! Good driving keep it up!

@threeinone6977 3 жыл бұрын

A sample of a commentary from the book HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVING - Tom Wisdom. c.1966 “Still third and there’s a white Mark Ten (Jaguar) ahead doing about 90 mph, I suppose. Give him a flash and he’s pulled over for us. Mirror. Still clear behind. Passing the Jaguar now just coming up to 105mph in third. Into top and still accelerating. Absolutely nothing in front, Jaguar falling away behind, no junctions. Speed now just coming up to 140 mph in top. Mirror. Nothing behind. Looking well ahead road curves away to the left, still clear. It’s not a bend, just a sweep and can see well across it. Holding my speed round the sweep. Way ahead there’s a roundabout. Mirror. Nothing behind. Bringing my speed down now for the roundabout. Down to 80, 70 into third. Mirror. Still braking. Going straight on so no need to signal. Bit of traffic on the roundabout and going round it at 20 mph. Still dual carriageway ahead. Road surface still good. Mirror. Nothing following us. Couple of cars in left-hand lane in front and a few more a long way ahead. Building up speed in second gear. Now in third doing 80 mph, coming up to 90 mph. Mirror"….etc. De-restricted roads if you think he’s breaking the speed limit. The driver is in an Aston Martin DB5. It was part of a fleet of high performance vehicles for the course, for members of the PUBLIC...Lucky!

@DJ-Daz 3 жыл бұрын

And that ladies and gentlemen, is how the emergency services collect their butties. ;) Joking aside, my humanity bucket is a little fuller after seeing the risks you take trying to get to a poorly person.

@omardude39 3 жыл бұрын

I've held a driving licence for a car almost a decade, a PSV for half that and a motorcycle licence for two years. I was also an SC for the Police for 2 years. Many blue light runs from standard response trained officers. HOW and WHY did I never learn at any point that if a blue light vehicle switches off the siren, they wish you to continue rather than yield? This information MUST be on the Theory test, it is important! How can people know what you want them to do if nobody is taught?

@decentdiy4215 3 жыл бұрын

The trouble with that is whilst it's something taught among all emergency services, it's not a "written rule" that turning sirens off means carry on. We do it to ease the pressure on the drivers and "keep them going" until we think there's a suitable place to "ask" (by turning the siren back on) them to stop. However, there are other times when siren use isn't necessary (at night especially, when blue lights become more visible) for other reasons. Making it a rule that if the siren is off you should just carry on going could cause other issues.

@SteveSearle 2 жыл бұрын

I noticed on some other of your videos that you have full control of the siren from the steering wheel controls. My question is do you have protocols for the differing siren options?

@Dents6679 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid, Being able to see your speed would be amazing :)

@HarryNinetyFour 3 жыл бұрын

A lot of people panic when at red lights and an emergency vehicle is behind them, and end up going over the line a bit like in this video. Can you get fined doing this? If there was a red light camera for example or another police car saw you

@user-kx4zz8hd8w 3 жыл бұрын

@HarryNinetyFour yes you can be fined, this is why all emergency vehicles on a shout should turn off sirens at red ATS, so as not to pressure drivers forwards. Thought that being said, I think it's only cameras that will fine you plus points etc.

@arthurerb7605 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-kx4zz8hd8w Adding on to what you said. At least here in the U.S. if you go to a judge to contest the ticket 99% of them will throw the ticket out.

@user-kx4zz8hd8w 3 жыл бұрын

@@arthurerb7605 If only in the UK! I think if it was a police officer and you were allowing an emergency vehicle to get through they would not prosecute or tell you off, but the DVLA have no such compassion! 😬😬

@enemyofthestatewearein7945 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-kx4zz8hd8w I got flashed by a camera in this very situation, pulled in front of the car in the adjacent lane where there was a space in front of the lights that did not conflict with the crossing traffic, never got sent a ticket. I think it's one of those things that technically it's illegal but there exists in law a defense that you were acting reasonably as the emergency vehicle could be traveling to a situation that is a mater of life or death. The main thing is to be sure you don't put anyone else at risk in doing so e.g. by pulling out into crossing traffic.