Evening ash, each service and Trust will have a driving policy with a cap, it varies but is loosely either speed limit + 20 or SL+50%. There is some flexibility for those having done advanced courses and can justify a bit more speed based on conditions, vehicle, traffic conditions etc but there is a limit.

@@ChrisMartinEMS I made it just under 120MPH on the almost clear motorway so a tad over SL+50%.

@@ChrisMartinEMS - when you say "advanced courses", what are the levels - as such - for medical blue light drivers? I know the police have "basic" which can't use many of the exemptions their "standard response" or "advanced" graded drivers can, including blue lights to aid in making progress, but how does it work in your field?

i was wondering the same

You have not seen him medicate

@@lewiskelly14 I guess not but it's fair to assume he's highly trained..

​@@lewiskelly14he's critical care, highly trained

@@pbart9821his a consultant paramedic so even more advanced than cc para

A pathetic and immature comment from you. Grow up.

Thanks for the feedback. If people are liking this style of commentary I can always use a separate mic to ensure good voice capture and then use closed captions, maybe?

@@ChrisMartinEMS Honestly just closed captions would really help, I have hearing loss and struggle with normal volume sometimes anyway, and sirens will still be picked up with a different mic, and probably would be a faf to deal with. Thanks for checking this, pleasantly suprised!

I think because he is critical care, there are less of them about so they travel longer distances to get to incidents

I think these guys tend to go to the 'stay and play' incidents where things are too critical to move the patient before the Dr can help stabilise them (just my assumption as otherwise they are long runs)

Seemed to me like he simply didn't really need or want to manoeuvre around the traffic before the roundabout to move all the way across onto the slip road, rather than preferring the roundabout itself

Sounds like driver training to me.

Many blue light agencies have periodic assessments to keep their response certifications.

Some drivers do this. Saw it this morning, I pulled to the left for an ambulance to go past but the car in front seemed to freeze and just stop in their lane. Ambulance had to undertake when all it would have taken was for the car in front to love over to on the left.

I think they saw the ambulance too late. Therefore they assumed the ambulance would just zoom past on the inside. I might have done the same in a panic, I don't know but it shows the importance of constantly checking all your mirrors.

The cut at 5 minutes in. He's in the lane to join the M1 going north, after the cut they're on the road to enter going south. They could have cut across two lanes of traffic but the video cuts, so I'm wondering if they did go wrong.

Yes exactly that, still illegal to cross the line on a red light + the added danger of pushing them into oncoming traffic.

Driving in any way which would normally be contrary to the Highway Code, even with Emergency Services behind you, is illegal in the UK.

A human police officer who saw you in context might forgive you. But an automatic camera might mean you have to attend court to explain what you did.

​@@robholloway6829- I'm compelled to reply to you with a slight correction - contravening the Highway Code or flat out not following some parts of it doesn't immediately make your driving conduct illegal - hence why there's teminology such as "should not" in their and "must not", with the latter being linked to some legislation. So if it's a "must not" rule, then contravening it is an offence. Despite saying this, its quite possible that somebody's conduct could amount to careless driving, or driving without due care and attention, which indeed would see FPN/points on license/etc.

the horn toggles the sirens

collision warning

The only additional training HART receive is multi vehicle driving techniques

@@findthebadger418 Not in all areas some receive specialist Advanced Intervention Driving courses?

I made it just under 6 lane marks per second on the almost empty motorway so just under 120MPH.

@@andyalder7910 I went longer scale - from 5:39 (Bridge under Bucknalls Lane) to 6:11 (tarmac changes to concrete) is about 1.58km (ish) on Google Maps, giving me an average of 110mph, so 120 peak looks right on the mark

I’d say Chris was driving and the observer was observing.

@nathanlynch8262 the reason why i asked it sounded like they were both offering advice at one point.. no harm in asking...

i belive the observer picking Chris his brain to why@@davewhite768

not sure, but my thinking is these are live comments picked up by the cameras as apposed to most of Chris' comments are dubbed in