Glad you enjoyed it!

If I was the Volvo saloon driver, I’d have indicated left and dived into the bus stop. I know it’s not a bus, but it’ll allow the ambulance to continue at pace

You are very welcome Dominic I'm glad it all ended well for you. Good luck in your new career as an emergency response ambulance driver

Thanks Alan, I agree I can't see how it can be justified.

That would be an illegal use of exemption. Private ambulance providers must have CQC registration and authorisation from the relevant regional NHS ambulance trust to run on blues, use of exemption must be justified, such as being assigned a CAD through EOC, or undertaking an HDU transfer with a time-critical patient. Using visible and audible warnings to get to an event booking is thoughroughly illegal and several companies have been prosecuted for unlawful use of exemption. There are a lot of cowboy companies providing 'event medical services' which are not CQC regulated ambulance services nor have trust authorisation, making their use of RRV's and ambulances completely illegal, but currently it goes unenforced unless they get caught out for inappropriate exemption use which happens from time to time. This may change soon with the Sect.19 update and manchester bombing enquiry outcomes. In my opinion it cant come soon enough, its a sector in dire need of regulation.

That's true

Hi James, it doesn't sound like you was doing anything wrong by your description. If you couldn't find a place for him to pass then what else could you do. As a trainer I would teach restraint in this situation it's not easy for both parties but you can only do what you can do.

@@sorrentoism Alright thanks.

@@sorrentoism Do you train paramedics what to do if you come across an agricultural vehicle with a trailer / implement on the back - as it can be quite scary as a driver when an emergency vehicle is behind you and you’re limited on where you can go?

Yes James we do, we teach them to read the situation and hold back, switch the sirens off too if there is no way through, we can only ask you to move after we can't force anyone, of course it's a lot easier in a RRV than a van. Every situation is different though but know one should be forced over.

@@sorrentoism thanks!

Yeh just one year ago 😭

No problem good lucky with the course Ben

My pleasure good luck with the course

Thanks Sydra

You are welcome

@@sorrentoism any tips for someone who is coming from driving larger vehicles, i am currently a bus driver but have done PTS in the past as SWAST asked if I have a cat d on my license? Just intrigued if we use larger vehicles aswell and if the same principles would apply as to driving a sprinter or RRV. TIA 😊

Hi, the course is designed around the Police System of car control regardless of what type of vehicle size. If you have experience driving bigger vehicles that's always a positive I believe swast use Cat c1 vehicles like most trusts. There are new pathways to getting the CERAD qualification which will be going live soon . I'm sure most of the trust's will stick with the c1 pathway. Most private ambulance services use cat b vans. Rrv will be a seperate pathway.

Hi Adele that's fantastic , what book was it and where are you doing the CERAD ? Oh and good luck 😀

Thanks Ruben

Big day today Ben first day on blues

Hi Mike I've been off sick for 7 months and just started back again I will do some more

@@sorrentoism can't wait. Just an observation though, sometimes you approach things so slowly that you actually confuse other motorists. Or you sit so far back from them when trying to overtake, I think it confuses some people. Is this just for training, or do you teach that approach as a permanent thing?

Hi Walker, I think it depends greatly on the situation at the time. I teach my students to use the tones intelligently and to only turn them off if it's justifiable. Ive seen a lot of ambulances going through hazards with no sirens even red traffic lights in London a few days ago. If it goes wrong they will have to justify non use of the audible warning equipment in a court of law.

Thanks for your nice comment Wendy

You are welcome Tim good luck with the course it's a great course.

No problem Tim, who are you doing the course with and where, may I ask.

@@sorrentoism hi Keith, I’m currently on clinical training in Bristol and will be on driver training at st Leonard’s from Monday all with SWAST

Thanks for the comment where are you doing the course and who with ?

@@sorrentoism It would be SCAS, though i don't know where beyond that yet, waiting for my provisional to come back before i apply

Good luck , I know a few instructors at SCAS you will be in good hands enjoy the course.

Hello Peter, interesting to see you are writing a novel, thanks for watching the video. Regarding the hazard awareness the key thing is to look further ahead. Most people don't look far enough ahead and so pick up the hazards too late. Good luck with the novel.

Yes I am or Facebook Keith woody Woodward or you can ask on here if it helps, it might help someone else too

@@sorrentoism what theory do I need to get in my head in order to gain a pass... your practical vids are amazing. Just need what elements are on the theory...

Hi Marcus are you doing the CERAD ?

@@sorrentoism yes I Will be.

You need to have these 3 books Roadcraft The highway code DTAG ambulance drivers manual The general knowledge exam is 60 questions a mixture of multiple choice or true and force You need to know all of the exemptions emergency response and PTS You should have a good knowledge of the highway code Road marking solid white lines weather conditions Road signs for the road sign exam are mostly in the highway code you should get copies of the signs before the course starts Roadcraft this is the driving Bible for emergency response drivers you need to have s good knowledge of Roadcraft especially System.of car control Cornering Braking Steering Overtaking Night driving Multi lane carriage way Hazard awareness Personal stressors fatigue etc DTAG a good knowledge of this book is essential Vehicle inspections Pre drive checks Laws relating to ambulance driving Responding to incidents Skid avoidance I've not done a course for several months due to illness so things may change Hope it helps

Hi Colum thanks for asking. A responsive gear is just simply a gear that gives you power. Lane of least resistance is the clearest route through a situation like a roundabout or traffic light system. Hope that helps.

Hi, you are right the use of mirrors is shocking and it's so obvious in emergency response driving that people are unaware of blue light vehicles and then add to that distraction from the wide spread use of mobile phones and you can see it's a big problem. Commentary is good for bringing up your awareness and keeping yourself on top of your own driving so well done .

Hi these videos are all in an ambulance

@@sorrentoism Many thanks for your feed back:)

Thank you

Thank you

You should get out of the way waiting 4 hours for an ambulance because they sit at red lights now in case they scare people, what a load of bollox, if you can't move your car out the way you shouldn't be driving and if you refuse to move they should have the book thrown at them plus a good fucking kicking. Snowflakes medics should just get taxis to calls because they don't drive any faster than the road limit anyway.

@@quliux6986 sitting a red lights when in traffic is spot on. Its illegal for any other driver to pass a red light even by 1 yard. The courts take a dim view of drivers who pass any red lights without the police making the road safe first

@@davidhumphreys4516 SNOWFLAKE BRITAIN THE ONLY COUNTRY WHO DOSE THIS everywhere else people are trained to drive.. Years people pulled across the line and got out the way it worked, but they can make money by this, so why not. NHS is a joke anyway, you need to order an ambulance 2 weeks in advance. I won't move out your way from now on, thanks for clearing that up

@@quliux6986 Roadcraft: EMS Drivers Handbook - "Drivers (EMS) must show restraint and courtesy and the spirit of tolerance and consideration for others underlying the provisions of the Highway Code" "They (the EMS driver), will always be in the right place on the road, travelling at the right speed with the right gear engaged (manual)." "Concentrating all the time, planning ahead and driving systematically" "The essential ingredient to safe driving - TIME TO REACT" I'm glad you don't drive an emergency vehicle or I hope you don't. These principles go back 50 years and not just now. The reason why they're taking so long now is because of something called COVID.

@@davidhumphreys4516 Absolutely!