I'm an American and I spent 15 years driving ambulances. I applaud your driving skills and siren use. I spent a couple of weeks driving around your country as a tourist and had no problems adapting to the left-hand driving, but watching this made me realize there's absolutely no way I could drive an emergency vehicle in the UK. My reactions would be all wrong.

@RandomDroneAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

I would fully agree with you, Our ambulance service always seems slow, police or fire would be a bit more aggressive with the driving. Also the standard of driving in the UK is very low, it is shocking how many road users don't check mirrors, move out the way or even look around. you can see many times on this video that people are braindead.

@cemops8660

2 жыл бұрын

@@RandomDroneAdventures lets also remember that ambulances aren't the most agile of vehicles, and 50% of the time theres a seriously ill person in the back, so i wouldn't say they're slow for no reason

@RandomDroneAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

@@cemops8660 Here in Liverpool you often see them come out of their depot with blues on and maybe hit 25 in a 30. I do understand they could have a seriously injured person etc but not from the depot

@stevesmith7530

2 жыл бұрын

Turning the siren off is good practice on many grounds. No point having it on if it does not aid progress. Having it on uneccesarily means that sirens merely become background noise to the city, which is exactly why our very specialist escort bikers do not use them at all, but use whistles. Sirens also help enhance red mist in both the response driver and those around, not to mention the headaches.

@stevesmith7530

2 жыл бұрын

@@RandomDroneAdventures You know those are usually 4 1/2 tonne vans, with a lot of weight high up, stock engines and transmissions, the only "performance" modification being the air ride suspension at the rear only that is set for weight and smooth ride ride rather than doing a roundabout at 60. I have driven them, and getting above 40 with traffic is a pretty rare occurrence. Now the FRU/RRV estate cars can be a different proposition, being car based they are a lot more agile, a lot quicker to accelerate and brake, which is one of the reasons they exist. When you talk about police drivers, there are at least two different grades, basic response that get the astras and the like, and less training, then there are the high performance guys in the big volvos and bmws, who are trained to far higher standards, and rely far more on forward planning, and less on "aggression". Fire drivers, well they start off somewhere around 12 tonnes, with standard mechanicals, and all the poor performance that comes with, so "aggression" is mostly about keeping momentum. The priority is arrive alive, arrive at all next, and arrive quickly falls down that list.

That was scary, you rely so much on other road users not behaving unpredictably.

@dieselfan7406

2 жыл бұрын

In London, there are more professional drivers who are used to the heavy traffic amd give way accordingly. Here in the NW it's a totally different concept: "What's going on, what's all that noise. What do we do now?" Impervious!

@TS112Video

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Lost count how many have pulled out Infront of us the last few days 🤦

@Gonzie6

Жыл бұрын

There shouldn’t be unpredictable behaviour on the roads, there’s the highway code drivers need to stick to

My daughter is a Paramedic and trained to drive like this- I still offer to see her off my drive way in her car and ask her to phone me when she gets home safely........

These people are my hero's, travelled with them taking my wife to hospital through city in rush hour, we went through two lanes gridlocked traffic, I could just see everyone moving out the way as the ambulance kept going, much respect to them all.

Turning the siren off on the bridge kind of made sense to me, the traffic has nowhere to go, drivers who feel rushed might just panic and clog things up for good.

its hero's like you who dont get enough credit thank you for all you do to save lives

Great video. I’m amazed at how you guys do it in the UK. As here in Australia we are nowhere near as calm or polite as you guys. We never turn the sirens off. And we push through traffic we would never wait like you do.

@mortgagewizard40

2 жыл бұрын

unfortunately our emergency vehicles cant force people through red traffic lights etc, so the procedure is to sit back and turn the two tones off so we dont force people to something silly, ie through roadworks where they have nowhere to go to . Better to wait a few seconds longer and get there in one piece. But it differs in every country

@anakinskywalker4113

2 жыл бұрын

@@mortgagewizard40 very true it is different across the globe. Our laws in Australia force drivers to give way to emergency vehicles even if you would contravene any other traffic rules. An emergency vehicle trumps everything and you must go through regardless. You can even be prosecuted for failing to move for an emergency vehicle.

@Noverian_

2 жыл бұрын

@@anakinskywalker4113 you can only go threw red lights or other law if you are instructed by a police officer but in Wales ambulances push there way threw the traffic they ain't hanging around and if not they use the other side of the road and or the pavement.

@YelpBullhorn

2 жыл бұрын

Also, curiously, in the UK, drivers ARE NOT legally required to give way to an emergency vehicle. Crazy, but true.

@Noverian_

2 жыл бұрын

@@YelpBullhorn yeah it is crazy on how we have the choice not to give way

Since my hart attack in December. I have a lot of love and respect for North Wales ambulance. And the nurses and doctors. At chester hospital. I was all most gone..the way they got me to hospital..was very quick. I will never forget what you did for me am getting better now.

Can you imagine making that drive then getting out and being chilled AF when dealing with a patient!? Amazing people

That was brilliant work. Where I thought the driver excelled was from the coned-off single lane roadworks around to getting past the bus. Great discipline and skills.

Kew Gardens to Alperton in under 10 mins, impressive

@paulcollyer801

2 жыл бұрын

Would notmally take me 30+ in the artic lol

Man...I'm yelling at the cars to move the f--k over. I though my gf was going to throw a coffee up at me.

Awesome first ride in the front of the ambulance 🚑🎥😁👍

Yessss! Love this video mate!

London van drivers seem pretty switched on in this video. They made some good judgements, keeping the ambulance moving. Not all van drivers are the same it seems 👍.

Great thanks i love ride alongs :)

5:33 126.9 petrol. Those were the days...

@danielleforder

2 жыл бұрын

And this was only filmed in February 2021

Great video.

I've watched several videos of the Beijing emergency vehicles and, compared to this UK example, they are a disgrace! Like the drivers' in places like Germany and Poland, they know how to behave when they hear sirens and see blue lights! We don't have many thing to be proud of these days in The UK, but this is one of them!!! Heroes!!!!

Don’t know what these guys get paid but they’re worth every penny.👍👍

@bristolmod

3 ай бұрын

they don't get paid enough- BUT they do the job because they want to.

Amazing!

Amazing run.

Nice video!

Kew garden, Kew bridge A406….driven on blue lights many times on that route

That's one swift race to the scene

If that's the Fiat, the siren noise in the cab far exceeds it's external range if the ones in East of England are anything to go by. The don't seem to carry into cars. I often only hear them when they are passing me and my radio is on very low by most standards. Also EEAT don't have the bull horn anymore. I just have to constantly scan for blue lights.

LAS crews must be the most patient people in the country. It's bad enough up in the North East with traffic sometimes, but nothing like the density you lot face!

@paulcollyer801

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve travelled that route myself on several occasions, lemme tell you, traffic was light compared to when I’ve done it. That said, you gotta wonder why the sound is muted a few times

@stevesmith7530

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulcollyer801 muted for radio transmissions regarding the job probably. Patient confidentiality.

@paulcollyer801

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevesmith7530, dunno about LAS, (must ask my bro), but SECAMB are very mindful of transmitting stuff that could breach GDPR.

I don't miss that traffic. And it's not even rush hour!

Nice!

Nice video

great video btw guys when it mutes for a second its muting the satnav don't worry

@tinglydingle

2 жыл бұрын

Probably updates over the radio that contain patient information actually.

I’m amazed at how you guys do it in the UK. As here in Australia we are nowhere near as calm or polite as you guys. We never turn the sirens off. And we push through traffic we would never wait like you do.

@Matty27

Жыл бұрын

Deffo not a bot copy/pasting the top comment

im an NHS WORKER for south Yorkshire ambulance thank you

@TheWendable

2 жыл бұрын

You’re a paramedic?

@preorappers1221

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWendable Yes!

@sebby324

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for what you do! legends

They had to go such a long way! I hope they get earmuffs, that siren was earslpitting

Is that a Fiat Ducato emergency ambulance? They’re more spacious than they seem to be up front in the cabin. Nice driving and smooth and efficient driving noice

It was good that you turned off the siren when behind the black car in the roadworks as he couldn't do anything but carry on as fast as he could,there was nowhere which enabled him to get out of the way.

I was pleasantly surprised at how well behaved and alert most of the traffic were. Bar the female in the Range Rover who was, and I quote, _"...clueless..."._ When ever I'm driving and hear sirens, I'm constantly doing a 360 check until I can pin point where the sirens are coming from or I can see the emergency vehicle. That being said, I'm always looking around to see what the other idiots are doing on the road ;-))...

@xswanny767

2 жыл бұрын

From 1 minute on? What do you expect her to do in that situation? Absolutely nothing she can do?

@thezanzibarbarian5729

2 жыл бұрын

@@xswanny767 I know that. But it seemed as she was indicating to turn right and as the emergency person said, that she didn't even know they were even behind her.

@timjoseman1643

2 жыл бұрын

@@thezanzibarbarian5729 Plenty of other cars he might have been referring to, mainly the peugeot that was right next to them holding up traffic while they were indicating to come out onto on coming traffic. You actually can tell the range rover sped up when they got behind it(we have no idea who is driving it so how do we know it's the woman he refers to). However, they were stuck in a line of traffic with absolutely nothing they could have done.

@stevesmith7530

2 жыл бұрын

Never mind the bus driver who pulled on out in front of them after the bridge.

Well, they've ruined the junctions over Kew bridge and into Chiswick. Hasn't helped response times has it ?! Nice to see the road to Ealing hasn't changed 😁

Nice 👍 one ☝️

Nice

Heck that seemed like a long trip for them - Full marks. I've been in the position of waiting for an ambulance. Having nosey people hang around gawking. It's very strange. And then we hear it speeding up in the distance. Then they arrive, like the Cavalry'

@scooby1992

Жыл бұрын

There are some pretty long runs these days . Even as far as 20 miles .

Thankfully most drivers are considerate enough to make an effort to get out of the way or to simply pause what it is they are doing to let the ambulance through. 👏🤝👍🥴

Was thinking, this looks familiar. Good old ealing

love these type of videos! how do you go about requesting to join on a ride along?

@TS112Video

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! In this case I was working :)

@jennaculshaw1603

2 жыл бұрын

A ride along was practically impossible before covid for a regular civilian. Now you'll have better luck finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

Delivering you to a hospital to wait 8 hours for an excuse.

You guys should see ambulace driving in kerala!

Do you watch Enlightened Audits re Ambulance

you may have footage of my ex ambulance in service somewhere

Excellent driving at high speed.

I live on a route to a busy hospital. I needed more sirens to listen to.

Kew to Hanger Lane is a long distance. Was it a training exercise?

@sebby324

2 жыл бұрын

Probably not the London ambulance service is one of the busiest in the world the nearer ambulances were most likely busy and that was the nearest available ambulance

My guess is that it's a FIAT that he's driving. The shape of the front windscreen is very similar to what Peugeot, Citroen, Vauxhall and Fiat now use. Of course they all come under the banner of Stellanitis (big US group). The growl of the diesel engine sounds more Fiat than either Citroen or Peugeot. Plus I know that a lot of local ambulance service fleets particularly in English counties and in the cities are FIAT.

@paulcollyer801

2 жыл бұрын

And we All know what FIAT stands for, ? It Again Tomorrow… now What was the F? I forget 😂😂😂

@matthewsmith2787

2 жыл бұрын

Fiats are unreliable, I wouldn’t like to risk breaking down on the way to hospital

Was he going to Wembley? That was a loooong ride-a-long. Hope the person was OK

perhaps if you had blue flashing lights on the front rear and side of the ambulance oh and sirens that can be heard above the radios that are at full blast in some folks cars .... oh why not try flashing headlights alternatively .Do you think that might help ...I dispair 😡😡😡🥃

Why the description shows that the ambulance siren is uploaded music?

@jbeamer11tv

2 жыл бұрын

Sound effect reasons? Not totally sure ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

It's typical that the only vehicle that didn't move over when the was the space was a Range Rover!!

im clapping for the NHS as we speak.........

2:10 bus driver on the left just didn't give a fuck

I know is an emergency but do you feel a little powerful driving like that?

@abbiepatterson3993

2 жыл бұрын

From my own experience driving to emergencies I would say a little perhaps, but your focus is on getting to the incident quickly and safely. If you have an accident, or cause one, then you are no good to the patient/s your are going to help therefore you have to stay totally focused.

Jesus thats nerve jangling

😎👍

At 62ringstaed road se62bs

Shitebag ducato, nice vid!

I would like a vehicle that that

Is that a Mercedes Benz Sprinter?

@TS112Video

Жыл бұрын

Fiat Ducato

Ther keep locking ther door pissing me off again wont stop it

I will be in a Fire Engine as a Firefighter someday

@williamfairchild7439

2 жыл бұрын

@Emergency Scotland 999 Well I will be in the emergency services

@williamfairchild7439

2 жыл бұрын

@Emergency Scotland 999 oh I see well I am not going to be a firefighter

@sebby324

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamfairchild7439 you might be good luck

@williamfairchild7439

2 жыл бұрын

@@sebby324 well thank you and I will be

@williamfairchild7439

2 жыл бұрын

@@sebby324 I will wear boots, pants, coat, breathing apparatus, hood and helmet when I'm a firefighter

Was this sent to you or did you get in the ambulance

@BucksBlueLightVids

2 жыл бұрын

He's a paramedic

@willking9763

2 жыл бұрын

@@BucksBlueLightVids no he's not

@BucksBlueLightVids

2 жыл бұрын

@@willking9763 I know him personally, he is a paramedic who works for LAS

@willking9763

2 жыл бұрын

@@BucksBlueLightVids I'm pretty sure he's a ACA or EAC, not a paramedic

@TS112Video

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not a Paramedic, I worked in LAS for a year and a bit where we also did the Critical Care Transfer Service as overtime, this video is from that. 🙂

My name is Daniel champion

You would have thought they would all be 6 cylinder autos…….

@stevesmith7530

2 жыл бұрын

Autos are normal now in many services, as for bigger engines, the cost does not match the benefit at all.

Are these ambulances automatic or manual?

@NathansTransportCommuntiy

2 жыл бұрын

always manual

@leonardochapman4736

2 жыл бұрын

@@NathansTransportCommuntiy what about police cars?

@NathansTransportCommuntiy

2 жыл бұрын

@@leonardochapman4736 same thing emergency vehicles are always manual however this may change in the future the reason is they have more control over the cars than an automatic it does not make sense to me so I hope you understand.

@leonardochapman4736

2 жыл бұрын

@@NathansTransportCommuntiy thanks

@kaspervestergaard2383

2 жыл бұрын

@@NathansTransportCommuntiy Pretty stupid yeah. Why give the driver more to think about.

1.000

lol north korean embassy 4:00

I am neer cat ford road

I'm a ambulance fan

@charliew6024

2 жыл бұрын

do you have hot Air, or just cold?

Over ther money

Even though your going as fast as possible, this looks painfully slow. Surely they could get some better engines or something instead of a basically fully stock van, considering the job they do.

Bed room 1

Hello

Still some Arseholes on the road wanting to beat the Ambulance

Ther acting vilot agents me

And then they deliver the patient right to the doors of the hospital where they brief the hospital and don't even get thanked. Us doctors should thank doctors more after they deliver a patient that is still alive

British 'drivers' showing some spacial awareness for once, or maybe that dude fitted some really loud née nars

@user-jt5vm3mi1w

2 жыл бұрын

racist

@charliew6024

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-jt5vm3mi1w i dont know whats more funny, the fact you think british is a race, or the fact that you see any type of racism here lmao

@user-jt5vm3mi1w

2 жыл бұрын

@@charliew6024 got u lel

Send police for ther staff kicking off over rube samcking popple in ther face with ruth and puher

@charliew6024

2 жыл бұрын

pretty sure you should have called 999, not commented on a youtube video

Why would you stop the siren? People would think the emergency is over. Just leave the siren on.

@mackcmack

2 жыл бұрын

the siren is used to alert other drivers to give way, in a standstill situation with no possible movement or on clear roads with no traffic to alert, the siren is temporarily turned off, the flashing lights are enough, the siren sound may also be turned off if it would cause distress to the patient

@paulcollyer801

2 жыл бұрын

What Mack says, plus you don’t want to bully someone into running a red light & subsequently having a crash in front of you.

It stupid to switch off siren

Why the periods of silence? So distracting. Seriously, I don't need to be nannied. I'm not a baby.

@CymruEmergencyResponder

2 жыл бұрын

Radio communications are confidential, as are conversations about the call.

This is clearly fake bc if that was a real emergency they would not be driving slowly clearly the driver not even going fast to get to where there going bc most ambulances would be speeding along the road to get to a patient who ill or sick I do like who careful the driver being but not fast enough I think its fake using sirens so they can skip lights not wait like everyone else

@charliew6024

2 жыл бұрын

what you have just said proves you have zero experience in the field and you dont have a clue

Bloody long way to go for an emg

0:40 lol those stupid cyclists don't even bother moving over to the pavement, just shows you the lack of consideration these people have for traffic, seriously