I'm about to do my final blue light week week for the ambulance service, and it's just nice to watch another person do a blue light run to get some points and hints on positioning of the vehicle, and what to do in different traffic situations. Thank you for sharing this.
some nice driving and sound instruction..... you da man! my instructor wasn't as explanitory or as talkative, he just barked orders and i found it hard to relax with him in my left ear like a drill sergeant the whole time
bloody good video. Sound knowledge of the instructor,especialy when he mentions the dip on the roundabout..its no wonder that emergency vehicle drivers have very few accidents,that are actualy their fault..many years ago, although not as regular as your goodself,i used to teach blue light driving,one thing i always said to my guys,"the blue light isnt a right ,its a privelege" and always acknowledge anyone making room,if safe to do so ,of course,But absolutely awesome videsos,
@fweed1. When I did my blue light course, we waited until there was nobody around for us to switch the lights off. If we were in a built up place, we would turn off onto a side road. It was a great course to do.
@geko7844 Just means you cannot tell which direction the sirens are coming from. Good example of unidirectional is a fog horn, you'll look towards the sound even with your eyes closed or in fog!
speedfreak9 yes it’s a pain in the ass as the horn beeps some times cars in front think your beeping them to move ,there have been knocks with the cars pulling in to traffic, when I did my driving course in Germany it was the volume switch to change the noise .
Sounds like a random question, but where do you drive to when you're doing a training blue light run? Do you drive towards a pre-designated location, or is it random every time?
RobSven 8 years on bud ,it depends the instructor wants you to drive different routs, motorways town centres country lanes and others so you can get a feel of what to expect.
Not that I am in anyway trained at this driving but I feel that the route he took at 9:56 was too extreme due to the massively reduced visibilty for cars that were turning right (coming from his left)
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I'm about to do my final blue light week week for the ambulance service, and it's just nice to watch another person do a blue light run to get some points and hints on positioning of the vehicle, and what to do in different traffic situations. Thank you for sharing this.
some nice driving and sound instruction..... you da man!
my instructor wasn't as explanitory or as talkative, he just barked orders and i found it hard to relax with him in my left ear like a drill sergeant the whole time
bloody good video. Sound knowledge of the instructor,especialy when he mentions the dip on the roundabout..its no wonder that emergency vehicle drivers have very few accidents,that are actualy their fault..many years ago, although not as regular as your goodself,i used to teach blue light driving,one thing i always said to my guys,"the blue light isnt a right ,its a privelege" and always acknowledge anyone making room,if safe to do so ,of course,But absolutely awesome videsos,
Excellent video, really enjoyed that.
Cheers
He said that you should never fully stop, always keep it rolling even if its a very slow speed
+kittypewpew Thx this was most useful, the sound of the siren and the accent made the commentary difficult to distinguish
@fweed1. When I did my blue light course, we waited until there was nobody around for us to switch the lights off. If we were in a built up place, we would turn off onto a side road. It was a great course to do.
Sounds like a Staffs Police car... One of the old dog focuses to be exact!
It's an Ambulance Service Ford Focus RRV
Joel Whitaker Community First Responder vehicle. They are a volunteer service working within the Health Authority - Ambulance Service
First Responders are allowed to response drive? I thought that was a big no no throughout the country?
***** I'm a yorkshire CFR and blue light trained... wish i could use my training for my role!
@@joelwhitaker8784 Staffordshire is an exception
I had no idea you train the police as well. Good stuff :)
Very good work but why would you avoid speed cameras if this is a training run?
Good use of tones, not using when not required
@advancedbiker Very good videos, very useful, good learning tools. Do you still offer this training though, I need a refresher!
@geko7844 Just means you cannot tell which direction the sirens are coming from. Good example of unidirectional is a fog horn, you'll look towards the sound even with your eyes closed or in fog!
How and when do you end these training runs? Surely you can't just switch them off or the public would find that suspicious?
is the siren activated by the horn?
Yes it is pal, still used today as it's very easy to change the tone whilst driving quickly
speedfreak9 yes it’s a pain in the ass as the horn beeps some times cars in front think your beeping them to move ,there have been knocks with the cars pulling in to traffic, when I did my driving course in Germany it was the volume switch to change the noise .
Does the signal oscilation change due to speed or gear engaged, or is it time programmed only?
Do you ever warn trainees that the two tones are omnidirectional?
02:36 . 09:57 Its so sweet , always smile when I see that :))
Difficult to hear the commentaries over the sound of the siren..should have a text accompanying this would be useful.
@Kinc34 im thick, wot does omnidirectional mean exactly??
Can this be offered to anybody or do you have to have a placement ready in the emergency services?
Sounds like a random question, but where do you drive to when you're doing a training blue light run? Do you drive towards a pre-designated location, or is it random every time?
RobSven 8 years on bud ,it depends the instructor wants you to drive different routs, motorways town centres country lanes and others so you can get a feel of what to expect.
Not that I am in anyway trained at this driving but I feel that the route he took at 9:56 was too extreme due to the massively reduced visibilty for cars that were turning right (coming from his left)
Wasn't his indicator on all the time?
That's the main beam relay clicking in and out for the headlamp flash, it's an old system of emergency warning gear on this car!
'They never ever stop normally there'
O right cheers for that!=]
@Kinc34 Thx, another one to add to my dictionary. Omnidirectional.
@advancedbiker Makes sense!
At 6:08 do you know what he said about stopping? all I can make out is ....never ever stop...
How does this work? Are you part of a police service or is this all done of your own back?