I think I have become more aware as a 'normal' driver thanks to your perspective. Two days ago, I saw two emergency vehicles coming up far behind me on the Autobahn. I knew there were roadworks with only one lane 500m ahead, so I switched on the warning lights and pulled to the hard shoulder. Everyone behind me did the same and they could maintain their speed. So, thanks for showing how I can make the life a bit easier for you guys.
Question: When you put on your hazard lights and pulled on the hard shoulder, wouldn't it be better to slow earlier and make a gap for said emergency vehicle without using the shoulder?
Same here, I live in the US, heard an ambulance coming from behind as I got to a red light and managed to prevent myself from blocking an open lane at the last minute.
@@wumpty93 Moving right gives the emergency vehicles a lane and a half to two plus lanes of space to use, more space means they can safely carry more speed, when it's possible to give it safely. It is also a legal requirement in Germany to create an 'emergency corridor' when there's queueing traffic on dual carriageways, motorways/autobahns, something that requires all but the leftmost lane to move right as far as possible, (instead they move left as far as possible), so moving into the hard shoulder when an emergency vehicle is approaching wouldn't be cutting off an intended route for them. If you're slowing to below a certain speed in heavy traffic I imagine it's actually expected. It's a better way of doing it in my opinion. Traffic moving slowly using the hard shoulder means they can fit themselves around debris, bridge supports, etc that may interrupt consistent progress for an emergency vehicle using it, and as the vast majority of vehicles don't take up the full width of the lanes (only exception is oversized loads) everything going as far as possible to one side or the other leaves more than enough space for any size of emergency vehicle to carry more speed safely and unobstructed for longer with better view than anything would have even on a wide hard shoulder. You always get at least one and a half lanes width at a minimum if everyone is as far to the sides as possible (no vehicles sitting diagonally as a result of only moving to the side on hearing the sirens) even when there's only 2 lanes.
Watched this on my big screen with surround sound. The humm off the VRS engine is amazing. My 6 year old was curious and sat down to watch a few of your vids with me, he's hooked now as well :)
Don't want to spoil it, but these have "sound aktors", which is a system that pumps fake engine noise into the cabin, You're not hearing any real engine noise ;)
God. That sound. And not having to worry about a speeding ticket lol. Thanks for all the hard work you and other medical staff do under these challenging times. Deserved more than a clap that’s for sure, from a personal experience, paramedics/first responders have saved me on 2 occasions. Thank you 🙏
Love the double tone thanks at 6:18! Great video, as someone who is aspiring to become an emergency driver, these videos are very important to me. Stay safe and thanks for what you do, regards from Ireland
I think all new drivers should watch videos like yours to understand what to do when they see an emergency vehicles coming be it it from the rear or on coming, the amount of drivers That don’t see or hear emergency vehicles is amazing. Maybe we should be like America and it is law to yield . Keep up the good work and stay safe
I guess it was easier to see with your own eyes than through a camera at 0:06, but I must admit it took me a second to work out what that was. While I could see that there was something on the road on the right I didn't realise it was a horse until you got much closer. Great reaction killing the siren and slowing down to avoid spooking the horse. I'm always very nervous when I have to pass horse riders (if possible I stop and let them pass me, rather than me passing them, of course that only works when they're going the other direction) or cattle (I visit places in Scotland where cattle can be at or even on the road).
hi mate just some friendly advice. because your traveling at speed, it make the image slightly blurry. to fix this, try and increase you Mbps when editing the video. It'll then render at a higher quality. the higher the number the better. aim for 30Mbps. maybe more. just bear in mind that it will also increase the file size and thus upload time too. love watching your videos. be safe
@@ChrisMartinEMS In this case it is more the frame rate that would need to be increased to sharpen the image. UA-cam does support 60 fps so if your camera is able to shoot at that it should produce a sharper image.
2 takeaways, 1, it’s nice to see someone point out that traffic already on the roundabout has right of way, even if you are approaching from the right, bet that was an educational moment for a few, and love how you hung back on the lorry to remain clearly in the mirrors and get a better passing angle, I see so many people get up so close and then they can’t see, can’t slip by but need to almost right angle out and lorry can’t see them either. These are excellent videos and should be used as an education piece on the Theory Tests, after the test you should have to watch 20mins of these to get an idea of how to safely react and not panic when blue lights approach.
One of the most important points raised especially here, is to be aware of your vehicles’s direction/indication as well as your siren/blue light, thank you for sharing! Next time I’ll be much more aware when looking in my rear-view mirror 😌🙏👍 keep up the good work!
This is well handy for me as a learner driver. Undergoing my driving lessons before my second test and gives me a really good idea of how to make the job a lot easier for all of you. Also much better for my driving test, as it gives me better views as a driver as to who has right of way and when. And it, seeing it from your perspective, gives a way to improve my awareness as well when driving normally (that was a point of focus that i needed to work on). So, thanks for doing these videos, Chris.
I've watched three videos of this amazing driving skill and it's the first one where you make an audible comment. Just goes to show the mindset you must have when doing this.
These videos really are helpful to us ordinary motorists. I have always worried I might do the wrong thing and cause a delay but having watched a few of these I feel much better equipped now about how to react.
@@davidhumphreys4516 You really don't understand what's happening do you. He is trying to get to a patient who needs emergency care, as a road user you should make every (safe) effort to get out of the way.
Fascinating to see you do this on roads that I know really well. I find myself thinking "So, what would I do there if you were coming up behind me?". Your commentary is very helpful to give an insight to what you want to see. Thank you.
Brilliant thinking with the rider. Prevent a further incident through temporary downgrading. I wasn't sure whether I just wouldn't have thought of it or didn't see the horse due to the image until you gave away the plot but in case it was the former, solid thinking.
Hi Chris I have seen many vehicles pull over when they see emergency vehicles on blue lights coming up behind them and I think is is due to your videos being shown on you tube many thanks to you Chris.
Credit to the Emergency drivers . Only yesterday I'd moved over as far left as I could ( in a HGV ) on a double white line single carriageway in heavy traffic as I could see an ambulance approaching on my side of the road threading his way through. The car behind me decided to pull out and go around by going into the centre of the road created by traffic moving to the left on both sides. The ambulance driver slowed and still with blue lights and sirens motioned the car to go back calmly and professionally with no drama as the car did a rapid reverse back into lane .
There are many more regular ambulances which are scattered around everywhere. That's their job, to be first on scene! Chris here is specialist call-out.
Those constant pedestrian islands certainly impede your progress but you still manage to acknowledge when a driver has moved over etc to give you a path. That is what makes the likes of yourself highly skilled and hopefully the likes of myself and many others learn from your videos.
This is good, I never had much chance to learn how to position with emergency vehicles. But what I've learned is if there's an emergency vehicle behind, move out of an overtaking lane back into the normal lane to give them room. Or if that's not possible make room when it's safe to do so. And don't run lights to get out of the way.
Would be great if you could get a dash cam which measures speed as would be so interesting seeing the speeds to you take roundabouts at etc. keep up the great content!
I love that with the amount of hate horse riders get in their comments section for riding on the road from driver's who are just impatient and yet here an emergency vehicle going to an emergency can even respect a horse on the road. Also I've learned a lot from watching your videos about how obvious other drivers should be about their intention to pull aside, I think some assume you have right of way because of blues and twos and just think you'll find your own way through if they just continue driving. But seeing things from your perspective it's so much easier if people are obvious in what they intend to do, such as indicating, pulling far off to the side, or flashing you through instead of just waiting and expecting you to figure it out.
i've been driving since december 2021 even tho i passed my test in july 2021, in the theory test i got maximum points for the hazard awareness part and i passed my practical test with no faults, being aware of the surroundings while driving is second nature to me and i can see things unfold before it happens, i'm always checking my mirrors when driving and always looking out for any situations, i know i'm still a novice at driving but watching your blue light runs gives me more information on what to look for and be aware of.
I was leaving Stevenage that day to join at junction 7 southbound but was turned back due to this accident to join the A1M at junction 8 (where you joined) bad accident i understand thanks for up loading
Wail = wants to be heard from a distance Two tone = change of sound to make people aware who might have their music too loud or something, usually used when approaching a vehicle from behind that isn’t showing they have noticed you Rapid = again, a change of tone might make someone notice who hasn’t yet, but also usually used in high risk situations like entering and exiting a roundabout
I have so much love and respect for you guys now i dont need an ambulance but ever time i get a twitch ring drs all i get is call ambulance god you have enough to do ok i had a heart attack but its just an infection why waste your time this is not on love to all NHS staff
If I remember right in another video he says they usually go speed limit + 20mph when responding. This felt much quicker than that so I think you're right, definitely something very serious.
I see out air ambulance all the time when walking my dog, the airfield is just down the road. When attending local incidents usually they just drive there as it's quicker then getting the helicopter up and landing. I see them regularly along with paramedics at the local bike track, cause helmets and pads aren't cool apparently and parents don't force them to wear them.
You're quite right. It's very expensive to deploy the heli. If the doctors can reach the casualty quicker (or as fast) by road, they can then assess whether they need the heli for quick patient transport. Often it's still faster by road, but it's good to have the option and save some much needed coins by not needlessly flying.
@@ultra_vires Yeap, you can easily spot them as they have red jump suits on. I support them with clothes I don’t want and every purchase I make on Amazon pays to their charity. Cause you never know when you might need their services.
0:06 An excellent example of why horses should not be allowed on the road (along with no tax, insurance, licence, registration or testing of the road-worthiness of the transport).
Are any responders using electric vehicles? We have the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and not only is it good, it has a 250-ish mile range and is cheap to run, as well as having electric torque.
I've noticed that you use "long tones" at low risk, and medium and short tones as risk increases, eg red lights. But what is the underlying principle of those choices? Is there some psychology involved, or is it the change itself that increases awareness?
When I did my driving course I was taught that the long tone ("wail") gets quite far infront of the vehicle. The short tone ("yelp") helps when in closed spaces such as junctions as it bounces more sideways and the shortest tone ("phaser") informs a driver of the direction of approach. It's explained more in the DTAG Emergency Response Handbook too. As you said above, you're absolutely right in saying that changing the tones are very effective in getting drivers attention.
Hi Chris, great as always. Why are you guys using an unmarked cars as first responders? I would assume having an "ambulance" markings would greatly improve your visibility and also peoples' reactions? Is that because in England you're somehow using your private car to respond, or else why is it?
I am wondering, how is you recording affecting your performance or response time? I mean, I am sure you are not putting anyone in danger, but still, when in a rush, you still have time to turn cameras on, press recording button etc? Doesn't it affect your "alarm - of on the road" time?
The dashcam Chris uses is most likely hardwired to the car and is automatically activated with the ignition. My own does this, it starts recording as soon as I turn the ignition on. The rest of what Chris has done is all post edited on the computer before uploading to UA-cam for us to enjoy.
Your videos often start with the same route. Is that just a coincidence, or is it a case of you would be better stationed elsewhere (in a perfect world)? I can only imagine what difference the first 3-4 minutes would typically make.
@@ChrisMartinEMS ahhh. Here where I'm at its called medstar. We also got the RFDS (only real difference is ones aeroplane and is mostly outback stuff and the other is helicopter and more city stuff)
@@southaussiegarbo2054 Sadly our HEMS are rarely centrally funded. It's outrageous, but they're almost entirely funded by donations and local grants. It's only their fuel that gets tax subsidised by the Government.
Yet more poor driving on blue lights. Forcing other road user's to take avoiding action due to your poor choices. I would of ran you off the road of made you have an RTC for your dangerous overtakes.
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I think I have become more aware as a 'normal' driver thanks to your perspective. Two days ago, I saw two emergency vehicles coming up far behind me on the Autobahn. I knew there were roadworks with only one lane 500m ahead, so I switched on the warning lights and pulled to the hard shoulder. Everyone behind me did the same and they could maintain their speed. So, thanks for showing how I can make the life a bit easier for you guys.
Question: When you put on your hazard lights and pulled on the hard shoulder, wouldn't it be better to slow earlier and make a gap for said emergency vehicle without using the shoulder?
Same here, I live in the US, heard an ambulance coming from behind as I got to a red light and managed to prevent myself from blocking an open lane at the last minute.
Vielen lieben Dank dafür! Sowas macht das Leben wirklich einfacher!
@@wumpty93 I did both ;)
@@wumpty93 Moving right gives the emergency vehicles a lane and a half to two plus lanes of space to use, more space means they can safely carry more speed, when it's possible to give it safely. It is also a legal requirement in Germany to create an 'emergency corridor' when there's queueing traffic on dual carriageways, motorways/autobahns, something that requires all but the leftmost lane to move right as far as possible, (instead they move left as far as possible), so moving into the hard shoulder when an emergency vehicle is approaching wouldn't be cutting off an intended route for them. If you're slowing to below a certain speed in heavy traffic I imagine it's actually expected. It's a better way of doing it in my opinion. Traffic moving slowly using the hard shoulder means they can fit themselves around debris, bridge supports, etc that may interrupt consistent progress for an emergency vehicle using it, and as the vast majority of vehicles don't take up the full width of the lanes (only exception is oversized loads) everything going as far as possible to one side or the other leaves more than enough space for any size of emergency vehicle to carry more speed safely and unobstructed for longer with better view than anything would have even on a wide hard shoulder. You always get at least one and a half lanes width at a minimum if everyone is as far to the sides as possible (no vehicles sitting diagonally as a result of only moving to the side on hearing the sirens) even when there's only 2 lanes.
Watched this on my big screen with surround sound. The humm off the VRS engine is amazing. My 6 year old was curious and sat down to watch a few of your vids with me, he's hooked now as well :)
Don't want to spoil it, but these have "sound aktors", which is a system that pumps fake engine noise into the cabin, You're not hearing any real engine noise ;)
Won't be the same with an electric vehicle will it? No noise at all then, real or enhanced. 😔
@@TheRCBiker these specific engines don't sound too bad when the sound aktor is disabled, even new Golf R's have a sound aktor which makes me sad.
@@TheRCBiker what?? I feel cheated 😀
A VRS is slow and sound rubbish. This guy shows how you dont drive on blue lights
Fast, safe and thoughtful of other road users everytime. 👌👌👌👌👌
I love that you included how the scene looks too!
Thanks for being a life saver Chris.
God. That sound. And not having to worry about a speeding ticket lol.
Thanks for all the hard work you and other medical staff do under these challenging times. Deserved more than a clap that’s for sure, from a personal experience, paramedics/first responders have saved me on 2 occasions. Thank you 🙏
Love how you when possible show appreciation to other drivers actions.
Love the double tone thanks at 6:18! Great video, as someone who is aspiring to become an emergency driver, these videos are very important to me. Stay safe and thanks for what you do, regards from Ireland
I think all new drivers should watch videos like yours to understand what to do when they see an emergency vehicles coming be it it from the rear or on coming, the amount of drivers That don’t see or hear emergency vehicles is amazing. Maybe we should be like America and it is law to yield .
Keep up the good work and stay safe
I think EMS responders would make great car reviews. I'd imagine you have a lot of good things to say about the Octavia VRS.
EMS is an expression more common in America. In the U.K. they are more often called Paramedics
@@Thomashorsman EMS is a universal term meaning "Emergency Medical Services" hence the channel names, Chris Martin EMS
@@Thomashorsman It's literally part of the channel name.
@@Thomashorsman oops
@@Thomashorsman You're thinking of EMT's.
love these videos! also nice to know that I can come back to these videos and look for driving tips when I hopefully start in EMS next year!
I guess it was easier to see with your own eyes than through a camera at 0:06, but I must admit it took me a second to work out what that was. While I could see that there was something on the road on the right I didn't realise it was a horse until you got much closer. Great reaction killing the siren and slowing down to avoid spooking the horse. I'm always very nervous when I have to pass horse riders (if possible I stop and let them pass me, rather than me passing them, of course that only works when they're going the other direction) or cattle (I visit places in Scotland where cattle can be at or even on the road).
I live in the New Forest…we share the roads with ponies, cattle, deer, pigs… 😄
hi mate just some friendly advice. because your traveling at speed, it make the image slightly blurry. to fix this, try and increase you Mbps when editing the video. It'll then render at a higher quality. the higher the number the better. aim for 30Mbps. maybe more.
just bear in mind that it will also increase the file size and thus upload time too.
love watching your videos. be safe
Appreciate the tip, thanks, will give it a go.
Fancy seeing you here Luke, love your vids too!
I think you're after frame rate - Mbps is a measure of internet speed.
@@anuj3294 what? Mbps is a rate of data per second. Yes increasing the bit rate will increase the quality of the video
@@ChrisMartinEMS In this case it is more the frame rate that would need to be increased to sharpen the image. UA-cam does support 60 fps so if your camera is able to shoot at that it should produce a sharper image.
2 takeaways, 1, it’s nice to see someone point out that traffic already on the roundabout has right of way, even if you are approaching from the right, bet that was an educational moment for a few, and love how you hung back on the lorry to remain clearly in the mirrors and get a better passing angle, I see so many people get up so close and then they can’t see, can’t slip by but need to almost right angle out and lorry can’t see them either. These are excellent videos and should be used as an education piece on the Theory Tests, after the test you should have to watch 20mins of these to get an idea of how to safely react and not panic when blue lights approach.
One of the most important points raised especially here, is to be aware of your vehicles’s direction/indication as well as your siren/blue light, thank you for sharing! Next time I’ll be much more aware when looking in my rear-view mirror 😌🙏👍 keep up the good work!
This is well handy for me as a learner driver. Undergoing my driving lessons before my second test and gives me a really good idea of how to make the job a lot easier for all of you. Also much better for my driving test, as it gives me better views as a driver as to who has right of way and when. And it, seeing it from your perspective, gives a way to improve my awareness as well when driving normally (that was a point of focus that i needed to work on). So, thanks for doing these videos, Chris.
Hope you passed :)
Alert, calm, and patient driving as ever, Chris - always good to watch you at work . . . stay safe on the roads mate . . . !
Wow the way this dude reacts to the horse lol I wouldn't have even noticed it.
I've watched three videos of this amazing driving skill and it's the first one where you make an audible comment. Just goes to show the mindset you must have when doing this.
I love these videos. They show really well how difficult it is to be a ambu driver.
These videos really are helpful to us ordinary motorists. I have always worried I might do the wrong thing and cause a delay but having watched a few of these I feel much better equipped now about how to react.
This guys driving is dangerous. He forces other road user's to take avoiding action time and time again.
@@davidhumphreys4516 thats kinda part of the job?!
@@davidhumphreys4516 lmao
@@davidhumphreys4516 You really don't understand what's happening do you. He is trying to get to a patient who needs emergency care, as a road user you should make every (safe) effort to get out of the way.
Fascinating to see you do this on roads that I know really well. I find myself thinking "So, what would I do there if you were coming up behind me?". Your commentary is very helpful to give an insight to what you want to see. Thank you.
Brilliant thinking with the rider. Prevent a further incident through temporary downgrading. I wasn't sure whether I just wouldn't have thought of it or didn't see the horse due to the image until you gave away the plot but in case it was the former, solid thinking.
I started learning your whereabouts and routes you take from watching so many awesome videos keep up the great work both filming and your job
What on Earth was that little Mazda thinking?! Fantastic measured driving as always, Chris.
they were trying to initiate a drag race
Which one?
Exceptional response calmness and awareness of others - Great work!!!
Great driving. On this video, I saw lots a positive driver awareness to your urgent needs. Pls keep these videos going, massive thumbs up
It is so impressive to watch, that driving skills.. I love it.
Thanks for sharing and a huge thank you for what you are doing.
Hi Chris I have seen many vehicles pull over when they see emergency vehicles on blue lights coming up behind them and I think is is due to your videos being shown on you tube many thanks to you Chris.
The ground you cover in 7 minutes is phenomenal
Credit to the Emergency drivers . Only yesterday I'd moved over as far left as I could ( in a HGV ) on a double white line single carriageway in heavy traffic as I could see an ambulance approaching on my side of the road threading his way through. The car behind me decided to pull out and go around by going into the centre of the road created by traffic moving to the left on both sides. The ambulance driver slowed and still with blue lights and sirens motioned the car to go back calmly and professionally with no drama as the car did a rapid reverse back into lane .
I really enjoyed the annotation in this video; great work.
The big yellow ambulance beat you too the scene - been in the back of one once, can’t remember much about it only that it was quick and saved my life.
There are many more regular ambulances which are scattered around everywhere. That's their job, to be first on scene! Chris here is specialist call-out.
Love your videos as they're all local to me and I recognise most the routes.
Great driving as always Chris, immense level of skill and concentration - thanks for sharing!
Massive respect for what you do Chris!
Amazing driving as always.
Really brilliant driving,RESPECT.👍👍👍
Those constant pedestrian islands certainly impede your progress but you still manage to acknowledge when a driver has moved over etc to give you a path. That is what makes the likes of yourself highly skilled and hopefully the likes of myself and many others learn from your videos.
I love watching your videos so thank you and looking forward to seeing more
This is good, I never had much chance to learn how to position with emergency vehicles. But what I've learned is if there's an emergency vehicle behind, move out of an overtaking lane back into the normal lane to give them room. Or if that's not possible make room when it's safe to do so. And don't run lights to get out of the way.
good job as always chris!
Would be great if you could get a dash cam which measures speed as would be so interesting seeing the speeds to you take roundabouts at etc. keep up the great content!
I love that with the amount of hate horse riders get in their comments section for riding on the road from driver's who are just impatient and yet here an emergency vehicle going to an emergency can even respect a horse on the road.
Also I've learned a lot from watching your videos about how obvious other drivers should be about their intention to pull aside, I think some assume you have right of way because of blues and twos and just think you'll find your own way through if they just continue driving. But seeing things from your perspective it's so much easier if people are obvious in what they intend to do, such as indicating, pulling far off to the side, or flashing you through instead of just waiting and expecting you to figure it out.
i've been driving since december 2021 even tho i passed my test in july 2021, in the theory test i got maximum points for the hazard awareness part and i passed my practical test with no faults, being aware of the surroundings while driving is second nature to me and i can see things unfold before it happens, i'm always checking my mirrors when driving and always looking out for any situations, i know i'm still a novice at driving but watching your blue light runs gives me more information on what to look for and be aware of.
2:11 insert obligatory "bmw using his indicators and driving sensibly?!?!?" joke
ur video is my little pleasure of the day :) thx for the sharing
always the speed at the right places
You spotted that horse a lot quicker than me. I was watching the Range Rover.
I was leaving Stevenage that day to join at junction 7 southbound but was turned back due to this accident to join the A1M at junction 8 (where you joined) bad accident i understand thanks for up loading
Great video x
would you be able to do a video on what the different siren tones mean when you use them?
Wail = wants to be heard from a distance
Two tone = change of sound to make people aware who might have their music too loud or something, usually used when approaching a vehicle from behind that isn’t showing they have noticed you
Rapid = again, a change of tone might make someone notice who hasn’t yet, but also usually used in high risk situations like entering and exiting a roundabout
I have so much love and respect for you guys now i dont need an ambulance but ever time i get a twitch ring drs all i get is call ambulance god you have enough to do ok i had a heart attack but its just an infection why waste your time this is not on love to all NHS staff
Fantastic driving
Gotta say, impressive speed
This was obviously a more serious emergency as I think the accelerator took a bit of a pounding in this one. I hope involved are ok.
If I remember right in another video he says they usually go speed limit + 20mph when responding. This felt much quicker than that so I think you're right, definitely something very serious.
Nice one.
Was this for the poor gentleman on the A1 slip road in Stevenage the other week. He didn't make it unfortunately.
Fantastic
I see out air ambulance all the time when walking my dog, the airfield is just down the road. When attending local incidents usually they just drive there as it's quicker then getting the helicopter up and landing. I see them regularly along with paramedics at the local bike track, cause helmets and pads aren't cool apparently and parents don't force them to wear them.
The local school to me has 3 helipads.
2 on high school side one on primary side.
Been used a few times in my life.
You're quite right. It's very expensive to deploy the heli. If the doctors can reach the casualty quicker (or as fast) by road, they can then assess whether they need the heli for quick patient transport. Often it's still faster by road, but it's good to have the option and save some much needed coins by not needlessly flying.
@@ultra_vires Yeap, you can easily spot them as they have red jump suits on. I support them with clothes I don’t want and every purchase I make on Amazon pays to their charity. Cause you never know when you might need their services.
I'm a cool kid 😎😎 I don't wear any protective gear whilst cycling 😎😎. Nobody messes with me cause I'm too cool for school 💲💲😎😎
what happened to the overlay of speed travelling, was interesting to see
I remember this job well……
What vehicle is this? I love the seats. Great work Chris!
0:06 An excellent example of why horses should not be allowed on the road (along with no tax, insurance, licence, registration or testing of the road-worthiness of the transport).
Testing of the roadworthiness? Horses have been used as transport long before there were even any roads pal
Are any responders using electric vehicles? We have the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and not only is it good, it has a 250-ish mile range and is cheap to run, as well as having electric torque.
I've noticed that you use "long tones" at low risk, and medium and short tones as risk increases, eg red lights.
But what is the underlying principle of those choices? Is there some psychology involved, or is it the change itself that increases awareness?
To add to the above, it's also widely taught that it's the change in tone that gets the attention of other drivers
When I did my driving course I was taught that the long tone ("wail") gets quite far infront of the vehicle. The short tone ("yelp") helps when in closed spaces such as junctions as it bounces more sideways and the shortest tone ("phaser") informs a driver of the direction of approach.
It's explained more in the DTAG Emergency Response Handbook too.
As you said above, you're absolutely right in saying that changing the tones are very effective in getting drivers attention.
Hi Chris, great as always. Why are you guys using an unmarked cars as first responders? I would assume having an "ambulance" markings would greatly improve your visibility and also peoples' reactions? Is that because in England you're somehow using your private car to respond, or else why is it?
All drivers should be made to watch annotated response videos.
Awesome driving!
did you turn your sirens off for the horse at the start? or were you off anyway at that point. either way pretty cool
what kind of light bar is that you're using
Good move with the horse. Why do so many drivers not understand how to behave when a horse is in the road?
I think it was a lot of good behaviour in this video.
I am wondering, how is you recording affecting your performance or response time? I mean, I am sure you are not putting anyone in danger, but still, when in a rush, you still have time to turn cameras on, press recording button etc? Doesn't it affect your "alarm - of on the road" time?
Many of them run cameras full time. This would just be edited footage of a full day.
The dashcam Chris uses is most likely hardwired to the car and is automatically activated with the ignition. My own does this, it starts recording as soon as I turn the ignition on.
The rest of what Chris has done is all post edited on the computer before uploading to UA-cam for us to enjoy.
What car do you drive on these videos?
4:27 Was that the ABS kicking in?
1:35 that sound
The white van this week was replaced by a yellow helicopter
?hey mate what service are you
Wow! It was only march that fuel was 157 lol
What car are you in? Is it still the Mondeo?
00:44 say the exact same thing at every junction 😄
This must be an old video, 3:39 look at the price of fuel 😂. What car is that?
I remember seeing a tweet about you moving to the LAS, will you still be uploading vids in your new job?
Unknown but hoping so in some form or another
What's the LAS?
@@KendalSmithy London Ambulance Service.
Have you chosen a car yet?
EMS Roleplay 2.0
Your videos often start with the same route. Is that just a coincidence, or is it a case of you would be better stationed elsewhere (in a perfect world)? I can only imagine what difference the first 3-4 minutes would typically make.
The most unbelievable part of this whole clip is a bmw using turn signals…
pro nearly caused a crash between 2 trucks at 6:15, keep an eye on the red one
May I ask what vehicle you use?
It's a Skoda Octavia VRS estate, I believe.
He's got a walk-around video if you check his channel.
와 한국에서는 절대 볼 수 없는 시민의식이다
한국도 모의훈련을 통한 피양방법을 정확히 숙지시켜야 한다..
What's hems mean
Helicopter Emergency Medical Service
@@ChrisMartinEMS ahhh.
Here where I'm at its called medstar.
We also got the RFDS (only real difference is ones aeroplane and is mostly outback stuff and the other is helicopter and more city stuff)
@@southaussiegarbo2054 Sadly our HEMS are rarely centrally funded. It's outrageous, but they're almost entirely funded by donations and local grants. It's only their fuel that gets tax subsidised by the Government.
4:47 😳
Yet more poor driving on blue lights. Forcing other road user's to take avoiding action due to your poor choices. I would of ran you off the road of made you have an RTC for your dangerous overtakes.
So you are making threats to an emergency worker you can go to jail for that