999 response - Luton to Hemel M1
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2022
- Making my way down the M1 on an emergency response.
Keep a look out for the timer I added as it really did seem like a long time that this driver didn't notice me behind them...even when I ended up undertaking them for my exit.
Drive safe all.
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I don't know if it's people not having their mirrors adjusted properly, but on the motorway flashing blue lights catch my eyes long before I actually have to move out the way.
Same round town, I'm normally aware of an emergency vehicle before I have to get out the way.
I'm not perfect so occasionally I have been caught off guard, but I'd say it's pretty rare, I've definitely never done what that Kia did.
i usually flash the car in front before pulling to the left, then hold back so if the car in front doesn't use the gap it's there for the emergency vehicle. the best driver in the vid was probably the merc that pulled across the roundabout to stop traffic from the right.
@@allothernamesbutthis I've never thought to flash the car in front, but doesn't seem a bad idea at all.
Unfortunately, the drivers in the UK are crap!
@@Dave-dm7vt drivers over here in Germany aren't any better!
@@Dave-dm7vt they are! Driving home tonight on an A road, ambulance coming the other way, everyone moves over except two idiots following each other, probably wondering why everyone's moved over. First car eventually moves over, mega idiot behind starts passing the first idiot, before his brain clicked, swung left and nearly hit the first idiot!
Scary who we share the roads with!
Nice safe driving by you again, Chris - although, I'm still sad at the awareness of so many on the roads - especially when you're actually in a marked up one now with all of it's bling . . .
bro everyone moved over didn't u see?
@@washx2k755 apart from all the folk on the motorway
@@washx2k755 if you think everyone moved over maybe you need to re-sit a driving test!! If you even have a licence 🪪 lol.
They DID move over.... Some of them just more that 90 seconds later than they COULD have, had they used paid attention.....
I drove on the motorway for the second time since lockdown today. M4 has become "smart" since I last drove it. All the boards from at least a mile beforehand had showed that there was an incident in the nearside lane, so pull over. I can only imagine the carnage if HA weren't already there and had coned the lane off because the stream of traffic had no intention of merging over nor of the stationary vehicle in front of them Seemed to me that they didn't like the 40 mph limit showing on the other lanes and that somehow it wouldn't affect them.
Rumour has it they are still in that lane! Great job as always, the training must be great for you to remain so cool in such situations.
Freshly back from a trip in Europe and it really fustrates me the amount of people that sit in an "overtaking lane" in the UK as well as not checking their mirrors.
absolutely does my nut in. get out of the zoom zoom lane if your not going zoom zoom! I try not to undertake cause it's those oblivious people that don't check mirrors but after a while I drop a gear and disappear red lining my car to get their attention and staying as far left as an example that even though I am flying past you I am still left
It's annoying as hell. It's insane how many people think they are split into the 'slow lane (for trucks etc)' 'normal lane' and 'fast lane'.
Motorway driving needs to be a core part of driving lessons / tests.
Driving on French motorways and it was such a breath of fresh air hardly seeing any lane hoggers and people actually keeping away from lane 2 and 3 unless overtaking. I think we need to get Highways England to use every dot matrix sign that’s not being in use for an important message to display “keep left unless overtaking”
It's pretty horrendous here in the States. I have to do more undertaking than anyone should. Apparently mirrors are optional now?
The UK is paradise compared to the USA. Nobody cares here. People sit in the middle lane by default, and go wherever there is space.
Situations like 2:50 is why I wouldn't be a good emergency vehicle operator. I would tailgate the sh!t out of these people who are hogging the passing lane..
I love how people turn a 4 lane motorway into a dual carriageway
Definition of 'dual carriageway'?
The 'dual' bit doesn't mean '2 lanes'. A motorway, no matter how many lanes, is a dual carriageway. Traffic flowing in the opposite direction has a separate, second (where 'dual' comes in as '2'), one-way carriageway for driving along. An 'A' road with 2 lanes in one or both directions is not a dual carriageway unless it has a long uninterrupted divider between traffic flowing in opposite directions, be it grass/vegetation, raised kerbed pavement area or some form of barriers, wire type, concrete wall, etc. A single lane in each direction divided by a substantial length of barrier, etc is also a dual carriageway. A 4 lane 2-way single carriageway (2 in each direction) isn't, and so the national limit for such is 60mph, not 70mph.
You love how people can halve the number of operational lanes on a motorway.
@@markwright3161 we found the middle lane driver
I absolutely DETEST middle lane hoggers!!!!!! They should have their licences revoked. I frequently use motorways and dual carriageways and people stay in lane 2 or 3 and never move over, it’s so infuriating!!!
@@NaCxDaVe No, you haven't.
@@markwright3161 we definitely have
It’s good to watch things from your point of view, it can only help us to understand what you need from us and it must be very frustrating when some drivers just don’t see you due to their lack of attention
thing is alot them sort of drivers do seem them but dont move as they think they going as fast as the ambulance lol
@@Migman2020 true
I bet the majority of those who failed to notice you in time would swear blind that you "appeared from nowhere" lol
"Well he wasn't there a second ago when I last checked my mirrors darling" 🤣
@@C4sp3r123 LOOOOL I can hear it now!! 🤣🤣🤣
Hi Chris, a brilliant drive with a good few challenging bits - it amazes me how bad some people’s driving is. So ignorant - until they need your help that is then they’d soon learn. I used to work with the West Midlands Ambulances but 8 years ago my son had a fatal crash i I went to pot. I just lost it. I could not go into a hospital without being sick so had to chuck in the job I loved dearly. 8 years on and I’m still battling depression and other complications.
Since I found your channel a week or two ago I watch enthusiastically but I know I’ll never be able to do the job again.
Stay safe out there my friend.
It's a shame these videos can't be sent to the police to get drivers like the one driving the Merc done for driving without due care and attention.!!
Great video Chris...
i thought they could.
nothing stopping them being reported to police.
They can be, in fact there is a scheme called "operation snap", I've had 7 people get prosecuted for various things, passing me on my horse really dangerously, road rage etc.
I'm a belgian fire engineer in training, your videos taught me a lot. Big thanks Martin!
Hats off to you Sir, a great job. My cousin is a lives paramedic in Lincoln. You are quite literally a life saver!
Excellent video, the lack of situational awareness and mirror checks in some people is worrying. Thank you for sharing!
Never had the "birds eye view" that you've shown here, my utmost respect for you, and your skills...some drivers seem to sail along like they're the only ones on the road, or the most important, just oblivious...shocking really :/
Doing CERAD in August, all I can say is if i ever get to be a tenth of a driver that you are, I will be very happy in life.
Learned so much from these videos, positioning and not pressing and anticipating.
Its an education.
Good luck, I just passed my standard police response course today and it was the best driving experience I have had and a shocking eye-opener to those that walk among us. Be safe!
Yet another beautiful drive Chris, great work. Like the use of the timer to demonstrate mirror-check times. Sadly, so many drivers only use their mirrors when it suits them, and focus too much on their own little bit of the universe. Well done mate, keep the vids coming !!
Nice driving as always Chris. That Skoda looks quite powerful I must say.
Fantastic video and being able to watch it all in real time was brilliant. It is good to see so many people move overearly but a shame about those who just sit paying no attention to their surroundings. :)
Amazing how some drivers suddenly find there is actually a middle lane when a high visibility Emergency Vehicle 'Suddenly' appears behind them with flashing headlights and Blues
Nice driving. Congrats on the Platinum medal too 👍🏻👍🏻
Cracking drive - but I was really looking forward to how you were going to approach The Plough Roundabout at the end!
Watching this, really boils my blood. I see emergency services 8-10 cars behind me on most roads, and I'm the first to always pull over. Seeing others just daudle in their lanes because it's easy is frustrating to say the least. Hope that the lane hoggers aren't as common as we see here, but man, so many people holding you back from a life saving journey.
Lane hoggers are common place everywhere!!
And because you see emergency vehicles so early and pull into the next lane, the other oblivious cars just use that opportunity to overtake you too...
Chris do you guys have a way of reporting drivers who do not make way for an emergency vehicle such as lane hoggers? The reg and evidence is already to hand in some cases?
There is no law that says you have to give way to emergency vehicles. In fact, the Highway Code tells you not to and the emergency vehicle will make its way around you.
@@Thomashorsman The Highway Code states that you should 'consider the route of such a vehicle and take appropriate action to let it pass, while complying with all traffic signs'
@@Jackilichous yes you’re right, but it’s not a law unfortunately, unless a police officer deems it driving without due care and attention
@@Thomashorsman you mean to say, that someone that doesnt see/hear or react to an emergency vehicle. one that is marked as well, is driving with care and attention? lets face it, if they were paying attention they would have reacted in some way.
The highway code may not be a law, but it is backed up by traffic laws and regulations. When in court, your driving will be compared with the highway code to see if you complied with its direction.
I’ve often wondered how fast it’s possible to take that sweeping right off of the motorway at Hemel. Now I have my answer without ever needing to try it 😀
Your videos are like watching Grand Theft Auto if it was made in Luton.
Amazingly smooth driving as always in all your videos. Even at very high speed nothing ever seem to come up on you fast, if that makes sense, I think because of the way you anticipate the other drivers so we’ll. 👍🏻👍🏻
I love that bend! Used to go round that in my Supra many years ago 😄 GTA in Luton haha
Jeez sorry about those people Chris. Great driving despite it, as usual.
Very impressive - greetings from Germany! - Please go on with your content!
A true excellent example of road dominance without aggression! Using a twitch side to side to get side mirror attention from the vehicle in front and maintaining the 2 second gap and only getting into the overtaking position when you know the car in front can move over safely. Unfortunately, a skill sometimes forgotten by some CERAD qualified drivers. I love learning from your videos and how fluid your driving is. 👍
Due to pretty standard lane disciple nowadays Lane 2 of the motorway was virtually empty throughout most of the clip . great driving as usual chris
Never ceases to amaze me how much people don’t look behind, oblivious
Thanks for the videos.
I mean, usually when the sirens on, im in the back lol.
Yep, staring at the ceiling.😂
Keep safe buddy.
Honestly watching this video pissed me off 🤣 How do people not see sirens or hear them?
If I can’t pull in straight away I’ll try and pull in when Available… honestly annoying… Love the driving also ❤️
Just a few hours ago I was driving and saw blue lights in the mirror. Because of your video I was aware on how to behave and signaling I had seen them. Only thing I regret is I should have speed up until it was clear to pass.
I needed an ambulance in a hurry for a hart problem great bit of driving well done
Love the vids. Just wish we could see more of the start and end with u recieving the call and also arriving at the scene (minus any personal information of course)
The amount of people that have no awareness on the road is actually terrible, I've seen it so many times. So much for checking all 3 mirrors every 5 seconds to keep updated on what's around them.
Nice drive and some good progress! Totally un-important, but how do you prefer this siren compared to the old tones you had on the VRS? I prefer the sound of this personally and it's very common.
Great driving as always
awesome driving 👏👏👏🏴
I just can’t fathom it, I really can’t fathom how some f****g idiots hog the fast lane on the motorway when there is ample space to move over. Are they just listening to very loud music and ignoring their mirrors too ? Really pisses me off. I think your patience is so admiral. Thank you for your service.
Teasing us with the magic roundabout at the end…!
How many high speed runs like this would you say you average per day? That’s the thing I think about…how normal this HAS to be for you so it’s not a stressful experience each time.
Most crews, depending on locations will do 6-7 a day on average. Cars can do anywhere between 0-10 depending on the dispatch model etc!
@@findthebadger418 Thank you
Was thinking just that about the Magic Roundabout! Would love to have seen him negotiate that!
Your driving as quick as everyone else does in Luton haha
Great video as always 👍
That windscreen went from crystal clear, to bug splats everywhere!
Stopped just as it was getting to the good bit .... getting quickly around that roundabout!
Should definitely report the driver that held you up for careless driving.
Wow, that motorway run seemed to take longer than the town portion. Motorway drivers quite often appear to just go into some sort of deep standby mode. Great driving from you contrasted by quite a lot of bad awareness from others. Two ends of the driver spectrum.
Sans the slow couple you mentioned, there looked to be a lot of helpful and responsive drivers on that run and you made progress without stopping.
Would have liked to see you get around the magic roundabout at the end there, some people on there are clueless
Can we make this a thing?….. if you see blue lights coming behind, give the driver in front a flash of your headlights? Got to give these guys the best chance possible! Keep up the great work Chris 👍
Always amazing to see how people react or don't react to a Eme car dehind them. Just goes to show how often people check mirrors to see what's happening behind them 🤔
It always amazes me how many drivers fail to see what's going on around them. Question is what were they doing that prevented them from seeing you?
Possibly texting, but I find that there are a lot of people who are just stupid and totally oblivious to their surroundings - they'll hog the overtake lane going 55 and even if you tailgate them and flash your beams in an attempt to tell them to move over they'll be completely unaware.
just fixating on whats in front and not paying attention to the mirrors usually.
Loud, banging music probably doesn’t help awareness either.
They must be deaf too cause that siren is loud. They should be checking their mirrors every 10 seconds if they are that dumb. I check them every 5 sec but clearly 1 min is not enough for them
Only recently motorway training was brought into learning to drive. majority of drivers out there have taken no motorway training. i was lucky, my dad was an advanced driving instructor, so i been learning from age 10 how the roads work but most people only have the highway code and theory on how to use a motorway and think its ok to sit in outside lane.
Real contrast between some of the cars on the motorway not looking in their mirrors and the two trucks going into Hemel - they knew exactly what to do.
Morning. I'm an X Paramedic from London, and I lived in Luton for a good while. London Ambulace, who I worked for from 1988 to 2003 was a strange time in my life. Started with taking the Day patients to clinics , and then after a bit of time sat my exams at waterloo headquarters, to get on front line Ambulances. Worked at the Back station for awhile, and the one thing I remember was, for the first two years, where ever I was stationed. Mainly North west London, I was sh*t scared. i used all my adrenalin daily and nightly, going to jobs. Good drive on the M1. I covered junction 1 at the North circular up to Junction 5 Watford. Thanks
8:30 - As a rule myself. Whenever I start to approach traffic like that, i always position myself as far left or right, so when traffic is crawling and the emergency services approach, I'm already well ahead and moved over ready for them.
wow this skoda must be so nice to drive -
Good to see 99% of drivers react quickly and for that vehicle that didn’t hopefully the police will have a word with the driver (but I don’t hold much hope)
Just a few days ago, myself and another driver were flashing a lady (now now, keep it clean!) for nearly 2 miles because she'd forgotten to actually turn her lights on on her car, and was relying on the "automatic" setting - only putting some lights on at the front.
Even when I turned my lights off in front of her and behind her, and flashed the rear fog light on and off a few times, it DID NOT TRIGGER to her to check what was going on with her car.
A sincere but polite word with her at the next traffic lights and then she was telling me "its just passed the MOT recently too" - lots of modern cars don't have any rear end illumination unless you actually switch the lights on yourself.
Good lord. There are some incredibly dim people out there. They shouldn't have a licence.
I have use of a 2011 Audi 1.6TFSI here in S Africa and the Auto Light setting illuminates both front and rear lights.
Worst thing with vehicle lighting here is those that drive with no lights or drive with front and rear fog lights on all the time.
'auto' lights having nothing to do with the rear not being illuminated. This is caused by daytime running lights which even when the lights are switched off always (and only!) illuminate the front whenever the ignition is on. If the lights were actually set to auto then in the hours of darkness the rear would light up too. Likely the lights were switched off during her MOT and she is used to having them in auto.
Is there a difference in driver reaction time in a marked car than unmarked? What's your average run time depending on location.
You can see here there isnt much difference!
Transport for London did a study on this showing that reflective markings make little difference - the biggest thing is vehicle positioning. It showed that a poorly marked, but well placed vehicle is more noticeable than a well marked, poorly positioned vehicle.
The control to drive at those speeds is pretty amazing, considering the amount of muppet drivers around. Know that stretch of road very well. as I'm by J10 oft the M1. Random question but you may know my brother Jono who works as an Paramedic for East of England out of Hemel?
That Skoda Scout can fairly bop along !! 😏
the one that held you up for 60 seconds and still didnt move out of the way should get 6 points, undue care and attention and impeding an emergency vechicle.
not only are the cars not seeing you behind them but for most of the motorway run it is a 4 lane section and lanes 2 & 3 (especially 2) are pretty empty
i normally drive a ducato van so have no internal rear view mirror and the noise level is much higher than a car so videos like your's remind me to keep looking in the side mirrors!
Thank you.
I wonder if it's the safe distance being kept that gives some (eg the CL) the illusion they are not holding up an ER vehicle behind them
Interested to see a comparison paramedic Skoda Scout estate, and a Ambulance M Benz, Fiat. Just to see how the manoeuvring through the traffic is like. Has any RUclips done this split screen comparison. Good response time though.
One thing I’ve noticed driving on motorways in the south is that people tend to hold their lanes much longer than they do on motorways in the midlands.. I’m assuming it’s partly down to congestion/volume of cars, but my theory is less lane changes = fewer mirror checks.. still inexcusable to not have checked mirrors for over a minute
Does anyone know why emergency vehicles have 3/4 different siren sounds that they seem to toggle through when driving? Is there a different siren for different driving conditions or levels of traffic? Or is it just so they don’t get sick of listening to the same one? Just something I’ve always wondered.
Different tones work better in different scenarios. Some are designed to carry well (e.g. a fast section) vs being more penetrating and directional (e.g. when clearing a junction). Also different tones can be used to try and get the attention of people who haven't noticed. Sometimes a change will alert somebody who hasn't noticed.
Nice driving. Crazy how far you had to go. Do you have a sector/area you cover?
Is the scout used as a response vehicle due to having a better off-road ability and the 4 wheel drive in the winter?
Hey Chris, I would love for you to have an eyeball tracking setup in your car to augment the video. I wonder if that's possible?
It's surprising by how many people are oblivious to what's behind them, also surprising by the number of cars lane hogging
6:47 A beautiful classic Mercedes Benz W126 on the right side.
Seems like they are even worse than in my day - driving more and more like the average Australian. Good action by the two semi’s at 7:50, amazing the difference a couple of professionals make.
The fact that they realised straight away and that black KIA on the motorway didn't even notice and held them up for over a minute as wel
Isn't every response car fitted with a bullhorn? whole point in a bullhorn is that its louder than a siren and is a deep tone, vehicles that don't respond to wig wag (going side to side trying to grab mirror attention) i would blast the bullhorn and if that fails then undertake. Goes to show even in a marked car you can be missed and why response drivers shouldn't assume they've been noticed simply because they have blue lights and a siren.
Been saying it for ages, bullhorn and a HiLo siren works wonders.....really good tone that seems to grab more attention than a wail in my opinion and a bullhorn is good when up close and not noticed especially if you hold it down for a good few seconds it soon gets their attention!
normal car horn works most of the time pretty well, as long as it's not the horn of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter or similar.
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How many speed cameras do u set off on a blue light run like that?
I was wondering what lady was in the car with you, then I realised it was googlemaps lady's voice!! Hahaha!
Everyone should be hotting the like but for this epic and safe driving especially when most people aren't aware of there surroundings whilst driving and also not checking your mirrors 😑
I don't know if it's part of driver training but when I learnt to drive back in 1980 my instructor then told me that you should do a mirror check about every seven seconds when you are on high speed roads along with your forwards observations.
People are so oblivious when driving. How can you not notice bright flashing lights behind you when you have 3 rear facing mirrors? These drivers were most likely on their phones as always
Aw, I wanted to see you negociate the 'Magic Roundabout'
There was a merc at the end that cut across two lanes and ended up taking the wrong exit on the roundabout trying to get out of your way and if thats not me haha. I always end up making a wrong turn trying to get out of the way of emergency vehicles
Noooo, cut short before the magic roundabout. Would’ve been interesting to see how that was negotiated.
Lots of traffic there though yikes!
Rear View mirrors. Probably the Number One Driving Aid. Shame so many do not understand that basic fact. Tunnel vision is a killer.
1st light junction looked like it unsettled the car abit. Not ya normal sport skoda haha
Great vid. Generally good awareness I'd say on many of the minor roads and some great and well-times awareness and actions from lorries, vans and cars. Many too many people have shocking behaviour on 4 lane M-ways. I see this all too often and it seems that 'extra lanes' encourage extra-poor behaviour. Often two lanes good-(ish), three-lanes ok. Four lanes terrible. On sections of these (4-L) I see so many drivers pointlessly 'cruising' in Ls 3 & 4 while L2 is empty and lorries in L1. I can't work it out. Suggestions? Thanks for your content CM-EMS.
My suggestion would be to use progressively rougher road finishes on lanes 3 and 4, so that any second you spend there will be more uncomfortable and use more fuel than staying in lane 2. I always see the effect of this first hand whenever I'm on a German highway where they lorry-proofed the slow lane by using concrete. The constant expansion gap sounds seems to really discourage cars from using that lane; even more than the fact that it's the slow lane alone typically does.
The guy holding you up for a minute or so deserves to have the word “donkey” stamped on his forehead….
Does this vehicle have the new Terrafix? The one you can't control while the vehicle is in motion?
In the US, FTY (Failure To Yield) will usually get you a ticket in the mail (if the rig has dashcam and got yer plate).
Curious why this run was 10 minutes drive-time, and so many miles covered though.
We always cover many miles on most jobs - however this particular run is being carried out by an Advanced Paramedic Practitioner Critical Care, so carrying specialist equipment and knowledge to assist at scene, so will travel further distances as there are less of them!
@@findthebadger418 Makes sense, thanks. It just struck me as long since 10 minutes is the goal we have in the VFD I'm in, but that's from the moment we're toned out, get to the House, gear up, be out the door, then drive to incident.
So I was trying to figure out if the driver was ACLS or similar, or if it was mutual assistance to another district that was short on in-service rigs.
It was a good example of a run for a video, combination highway and surface street driving, threading a couple of needles. And it's always nice to see (most) people move out of the way :P
Now I just have to deal with the shock of seeing a Skoda that can shift it when needed :P
does the horn set off the sirens?
The bull horn may or may not be my favorite button for those cases, however it probably won't have had much effect tbh
Do you not have the ability to ref the car PNC onto the local force and get them to have a chat with the keeper, or even issue a ticket for careless driving?
Would you be allowed to flash your beams at someone hogging a lane?
I may be wrong but I am pretty sure from memory the cars have flashing alternate headlights when responding.
That's amazing, they let people who are blind drive in the UK? And deaf on top of that. All kidding aside, the things I see when I'm lanesplitting on my motorcycle. People make mistakes but some did get their license with a pack of cereal.
Ride safe. Lane split but have headlight on and wear a high vis.
Don't lane split
@@pb6198 that's normal in London. Try going to Italy and not Lane splitting. We all do it. Why otherwise have a bike.
@@BenRudd3 why otherwise?
Fuel consumption
Lower tax
Lower insurance
Don't need much parking space if any, at home
Cheaper to buy
Cheaper to fix
You don't just buy a bike to pass and weave like a dick, unless you are a dick already
Nice one
What speed are you allowed to go? Is it at your discretion or is there a limit to how fast you can go??
Looks to me like that white Nissan at 5:51 did a good job at moving over from 3rd to 2nd lane in thinking the car in the 4th lane would move over, which it did not in fact do
Give full beam that helps more than the blue light. I think drivers more triggered/aware by that. On the motorway it's always difficult because the cars in front do not hear the sirene until your are very close.
This is key. In this clip he could be a lot more proactive about getting in people's mirrors. You're actually more likely to catch someone's attention in their side mirrors than their centre one. Move left, move right, come right up close, drop back, lots of headlamp flashes...lots of proactive things you can do to get more visible. The 1+ minute section he was stuck behind the car in lane 3 just looked very passive. Otherwise nice and smooth as always though
Reminds me of “The Liver Run” in 1987 when the police in their Rover SD1s were making an urgent delivery to a hospital patient, and were held up by a lorry on the M11. Some drivers were useless even in the 80s!
Driving standards were no better then you know
Good job you weren’t going at 6am or 5pm, or I’m not sure there would be any work to do when you arrive