3:51 That's the sort of thing I'm trying to teach my rather unobservant daughter to look out for, reflections in windows, between gaps, always being aware of what is around her. It's a work in progress 😁
This viewpoint gives a greater understanding on how to decide what is the best way to approach the ever changing situation that you are coming at speed on trying to get to your destination as quickly and safely as possible.
"Spotted through gap under van" or "Spideysense"? 😀 Amazing as always. And to the black SUV on the Hitchin Library roundabout: Have a word with yourself...
Seeing that oncoming Car beneath the Van showed great awareness on your part Chris, damn exceptional driving, keep up the great work you do, as always, Drive Safe, Stay Safe.
Hi Chris. Another great video which I find fascinating and informative. It shows how not to panic when an emergency vehicle is behind you and how to keep moving and not stop in dangerous blind spots as did the Volvo driver. His/her only excuse could be the low visibility of your new car! Admittedly it had strobes and wailers going but in rear view mirror close up, is it possible they didn't realise it was your car with sirens blazing? Would be interested to know if you encounter more incidents like this since changing vehicle? Keep up the excellent work. We all appreciate what you do and all emergency staff do 👍🚑🚓🚒
I have been retired for 15years plus but haven driven on blues and twos very many times, it is the same problem other road users simply freeze when they hear or see an emergency vehicle approaching. The answer is straightforward be aware of emergency vehicle signal to the left and pull over when road conditions allow. Perfect example was the dark Volvo that dithered and Chris held his hands in the air! Great video Chris regards Crawford
I’m always in awe of the skill and professionalism of the driving. I honestly don’t know how you deal with some of the conditions like direct sunlight and all the myriad elements involved.
Great footage to see, I have so much respect for anyone who can drive in that manner and not let frustration with motorists get in the way. Some of the illogical places people pull over when they know emergency traffic is coming through really does boggle the mind.
Some nasty narrow open road stuff there in the nationals. Excellent spot under the van. Really frustrating when traffic is so heavy you don't even get to a speed where you have to consider limit points. Great video as always, sir.
Holding back until it's safe and you have a path 👍 I love under vehicle views. Wondering what's the most useful trick afayc ? Ouchy... light, dark, light, dark through the trees. Feckin Summer 😉 The siren radio mute worked well.
It always makes me wonder why some stop in the corner. Especially with large vehicle you don't see around it is the worst place ever to get over. Why not stop after the bend instead. I liked the speedometer in view. It always gives a perspective of what kind of speed you're driving at.
Blue Light emergency response driving teaches you that there are two sorts of drivers out there firstly the one's who when they see or hear you will do everything they can to make your progress easier and then there are the driver's who do the opposite and stop in stupid places but the DTU train you for this
Is it purely a coincidence that most of your videos start with the same route? It gives the impression you'd be better off stationed 4 miles up the road.
Heiliger Bimbam. Bei euch möchte ich auch kein Blaulichtfahrer sein!! Da fahren ja alle auf der falschen Straßenseite!!!! 😉🤣🤣😂🤣 Schönes Video. Danke dafür.
Great angle and much improvec two-tone switching without the 'blip horn' on every change. How did you mount the camera? Might use that for the Masters if its doable in my wheels.
Some people's reaction on first noticing an emergency vehicle is to simply hit the brakes and/or stop without thinking for some reason. The worst ones those who pull out of a junction in front of an emergency vehicle they really should have seen and then panic stop in front of it when they belatedly notice... To be fair I had a similar vehicle, unmarked probably police grey Skoda Superb with just the small blue lights tucked in the grill and wing mirrors and in this instance not using its siren, come up behind me a few days ago and in bright sunlight it took me a moment to notice it was an emergency vehicle.
@@Rroff2 I agree that you need to have that instant recognition of an emergency vehicle and that lime and green battenberg sends a strong message. If you have a non-car shape such as an Ambulance or Fire Appliance it also has a different profile, so much easier to instictively react to.
@@Rroff2 "Some people's reaction on first noticing an emergency vehicle is to simply hit the brakes and/or stop without thinking for some reason". Those people need to hand in their licenses cause their the dangerous ones on the road. People without functional brains.
A lot of modern cars still use the airbag as the horn, but have smaller and smaller airbags, such as this Audi. Pretty much requires you to take a hand off the wheel to actuate it. The idea being that the stalk is generally easier to reach without taking your hands off the wheel.
@@SourceHades The button reacts fine, 1 tap changes the tone & 2 taps turns it off. What might be confusing is that the audio on the video has at times been changed to dub out some confidential radio traffic (there was a note in the bottom left hand of the video every time it was done) so when he hits the button nothing seems to happen to the siren but I am sure it did on the original audio.
We have a stalk on my car and it certainly takes some getting used to…. Generally you get used to it but sometimes you need a big red button to hit rather than a grasp around the area to find it. Also have a bull horn on the lighting controller that is a pain in the ass to find
Hi Chris, I am a regular viewer of your stuff. I have a question relating to when I did my blue light training some 12 years ago (South Wales police). Then we did not have exemptions to cross solid white lines and when came to a stretch of nearside solid lines or double solids we turned off the blues and twos to keep the traffic ahead from "panicking" and doing something stupid. At the end of that section of road we then turned on the required emergency equipment and continued making progress. At around the 2:30 point, you come up against what I described but I'm not sure if your equipment was on as you had a caption 'sirens edit to protect...' so my question is, have the exemption rules been changed in England to allow crossing solid lines?
Good spot an yes, in some of my other videos i discuss/demonstrate exactly that, turning off sirens and holding back when in a dbl white line sections. The siren edit on this didn't really help as i just overlaid siren noise to as the radio was discussing the incident. Good spot though, thanks.
Chris are you using NMA lite yet via a mobile phone ?. There is a rumour that you should be able to put a full nma tablet in the car in a dock and for it to just work with navigation etc
I´ve always wondered how emergency drivers deal with automatic brake assist. Most blue light drivers I´ve talked to turn it off when responding so it doesn´t freak out on close manouvers. Are you leaving it on or is it regulation? Or it doesn´t bother you at all?
0:45 Automatic Emergency Braking I presume. How intrusive do you find it on jobs? I know there have been a lot of complaints about it on the newer Volvos.
Why has the siren function button been moved to the PTT stalk for the radio? thats such a bad place to put it; they should have fitted the steering wheel with a button near the paddles, or they should have left it with the horn like normal. Look at how many time's Chris misses the button
Not related, but I almost got run down by a Lexus SUV coming out of a roundabout on Sunday. Thank God for Automatic Braking or I would be in hospital. The new highway code guidelines on giving way to pedestrians are something I cannot take for granted. I was allowed to cross by one driver, but almost became a victim of the second. Not all drivers are the same person, nor follow the same behaviour.
I always admire your professionalism and safe driving skills, but at 0:47 I have the impression that you're going to fast around the corner resulting in a close maneuver behind the silver and the red vehicle.
Why do people panic when they see an emergency services vehicle? Read the road and don’t just stop. The oncoming vehicle at 4:00 slowed down and actually blocked the road
I do wonder whether some of the less helpful drivers you encounter have poor observation and planning skills whenever they're driving, or only when they're in a siren-induced panic.
@@ChrisMartinEMS I watched your tour of the car after I posted this comment as I had to find out! Very impressive car.. thought originally it was a sports Audi as can see yours has paddle shifters and also the "S" logo on the bottom of the steering wheel. Appreciate your response
@@jackpanter7941 Nah Audi puts S logos on S line trim and above cars (Black edition, Vorsprung). Literally can't differentiate them between a proper S cars nowadays.
One downside of the siren edit is that you give the impression that you're using the siren at times when you wouldn't. There was one sequence for example when you were in double white lines and nowhere for the car in front of you to go. It looks like you were being aggressive and I know you weren't. If I'm really truthful I prefer it when you just mute radio traffic.
Some very poor driving from the other drivers. Why would you pull in to the side of the road to let Chris pass when there's someone coming the other way? You end up costing Chris time, not saving it. A special mention to the Volvo driver for the worst driving. Nothing to do with emergency vehicles, but I was on my bike following a car. It went past a junction on the left, then suddenly braked and went into reverse. It had moved a few inches when the driver noticed there was someone (me) behind them. They then continued on, went back around the next roundabout and back towards the junction they'd missed. Some people have very little awareness of what's happening beyond the confines of their vehicle.
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I like that viewpoint a lot! It's like you're the driver and it offers a unique perspective to the video.
3:51 That's the sort of thing I'm trying to teach my rather unobservant daughter to look out for, reflections in windows, between gaps, always being aware of what is around her. It's a work in progress 😁
She'll get there 💪
I feel like I am in the backseat looking over your shoulder. This... THis is a fantastic view. LOVED IT!
I also hope all concerned were ok.
I love that you use siren footage and engine sound to mask the radio chatter (instead of just muting audio or bleeping) :)
I prefer muting or bleeping: I find it strange to have engine sounds that don't match the video. But not a big deal ;-)
Agree with @jules_3903, although pretty well edited in this instance, I would rather have silence/fade during the radio chatter :)
Interesting, I'd prefer silence.
@@jules_3903same, I skipped the edited part because it felt weird
Maybe he can use some kind of camera or microfone to record the sounds outside of the car, that way he will have the engine sound and the siren .
This viewpoint gives a greater understanding on how to decide what is the best way to approach the ever changing situation that you are coming at speed on trying to get to your destination as quickly and safely as possible.
"Spotted through gap under van" or "Spideysense"? 😀 Amazing as always. And to the black SUV on the Hitchin Library roundabout: Have a word with yourself...
I think they know though.
Seeing that oncoming Car beneath the Van showed great awareness on your part Chris, damn exceptional driving, keep up the great work you do, as always, Drive Safe, Stay Safe.
Very dynamic and immersive perspective when you can see the wheel. Did have a laugh when you were held back. 🙂
Just FYI, when your aircon stops working... It will... Trust me, its the flap motor in the passenger footwell... You're welcome lol
AC in the UK 😂
@@ilikechickensausages2075in cars yes 😂
@@ilikechickensausages2075it’s 29C on his dashboard 😉
@@Mercer18472 29°C Warm
@@techheck3358 For like one week of the year 😲
Hi Chris. Another great video which I find fascinating and informative. It shows how not to panic when an emergency vehicle is behind you and how to keep moving and not stop in dangerous blind spots as did the Volvo driver. His/her only excuse could be the low visibility of your new car! Admittedly it had strobes and wailers going but in rear view mirror close up, is it possible they didn't realise it was your car with sirens blazing? Would be interested to know if you encounter more incidents like this since changing vehicle? Keep up the excellent work. We all appreciate what you do and all emergency staff do 👍🚑🚓🚒
It is really nice, that you added sirens to the parts others would just beep or cut the sound off completely. Thanks for that.
As always great video, love watching the response videos you produce. Hope everything went as well as possible at the scene.
Never ceases to amaze me how many people just stop; not in a clear or sensible place, jus stop on hearing sirens.
Did my standard+ course in may. Your videos really helped get me through the course!!
Fantastic video, great perspective. Interesting to see Hitchin from that point of view
Another great video Chris - thank you. Stay safe.
Thank you for doing what you do.
Real world superhero.
I have been retired for 15years plus but haven driven on blues and twos very many times, it is the same problem other road users simply freeze when they hear or see an emergency vehicle approaching. The answer is straightforward be aware of emergency vehicle signal to the left and pull over when road conditions allow. Perfect example was the dark Volvo that dithered and Chris held his hands in the air! Great video Chris regards Crawford
I’m always in awe of the skill and professionalism of the driving. I honestly don’t know how you deal with some of the conditions like direct sunlight and all the myriad elements involved.
Great video as always!
Fantastic driving, shows how much concentration is involved in driving through traffic at speed, nicely done!
Really enjoyed this POV!
Great footage to see, I have so much respect for anyone who can drive in that manner and not let frustration with motorists get in the way. Some of the illogical places people pull over when they know emergency traffic is coming through really does boggle the mind.
Love the POV camera angle! Feels much more direct.
Some nasty narrow open road stuff there in the nationals. Excellent spot under the van. Really frustrating when traffic is so heavy you don't even get to a speed where you have to consider limit points. Great video as always, sir.
You know Chris drives hard when the Collision warning system triggers (see this on most videos). Great drive again Chris!
Holding back until it's safe and you have a path 👍
I love under vehicle views. Wondering what's the most useful trick afayc ?
Ouchy... light, dark, light, dark through the trees. Feckin Summer 😉
The siren radio mute worked well.
Glad to learn something from this. Thanks for the edits
These videos are awesome man!
Great video as always,
Great video thank you
Great viewpoint ! Also amazing driving skills btw !
Thank you Chris, I try to learn from you how I should behave when necessary. In my past I hope I have acted appropriately but I’m never sure.
I loved how you added the sirens to those parts instead of muting.
Great, as always!
Nice video,thanks,have a safe drive
It always makes me wonder why some stop in the corner. Especially with large vehicle you don't see around it is the worst place ever to get over. Why not stop after the bend instead.
I liked the speedometer in view. It always gives a perspective of what kind of speed you're driving at.
1:30 What on earth were they thinking?!
Amazing video chris
Blue Light emergency response driving teaches you that there are two sorts of drivers out there firstly the one's who when they see or hear you will do everything they can to make your progress easier and then there are the driver's who do the opposite and stop in stupid places but the DTU train you for this
Most of us are the former, there are a few though..
@@monteceitomoocher good news as some don't get the importance of making way just for a few minutes
I'm about to start out of Basildon station and I've been binging all your videos to try and get as much theory before I start with my CERAD
Good luck with the course.
Is it purely a coincidence that most of your videos start with the same route? It gives the impression you'd be better off stationed 4 miles up the road.
Heiliger Bimbam. Bei euch möchte ich auch kein Blaulichtfahrer sein!! Da fahren ja alle auf der falschen Straßenseite!!!! 😉🤣🤣😂🤣 Schönes Video. Danke dafür.
That was some great driving 👍
great video
great POV
Great angle and much improvec two-tone switching without the 'blip horn' on every change. How did you mount the camera? Might use that for the Masters if its doable in my wheels.
Great video
Didnt think I'd see you here my man!
Would you ever consider Carbon Ceramic Brakes? Likely suit your style of driving more, although a more pricey option
Love the POV, Would like if it was possible to change the field of view so its a bit further back so we can see more but overall love the POV.
1:29
What was the Volvo expecting to achieve stopping there? :D
Maybe he didn't realise that there weren't any cars coming that way
Some people's reaction on first noticing an emergency vehicle is to simply hit the brakes and/or stop without thinking for some reason. The worst ones those who pull out of a junction in front of an emergency vehicle they really should have seen and then panic stop in front of it when they belatedly notice...
To be fair I had a similar vehicle, unmarked probably police grey Skoda Superb with just the small blue lights tucked in the grill and wing mirrors and in this instance not using its siren, come up behind me a few days ago and in bright sunlight it took me a moment to notice it was an emergency vehicle.
@@Rroff2 I agree that you need to have that instant recognition of an emergency vehicle and that lime and green battenberg sends a strong message. If you have a non-car shape such as an Ambulance or Fire Appliance it also has a different profile, so much easier to instictively react to.
@@Rroff2 "Some people's reaction on first noticing an emergency vehicle is to simply hit the brakes and/or stop without thinking for some reason". Those people need to hand in their licenses cause their the dangerous ones on the road. People without functional brains.
The new button for tone change looks like a bit of a faff?
I prefer that to having to hit the centre horn.
A lot of modern cars still use the airbag as the horn, but have smaller and smaller airbags, such as this Audi. Pretty much requires you to take a hand off the wheel to actuate it. The idea being that the stalk is generally easier to reach without taking your hands off the wheel.
@@mcgherkinstudios Yeah but the way the stalk is operated seems like a faff, it moves around too much and doesn't seem to react fast
@@SourceHades The button reacts fine, 1 tap changes the tone & 2 taps turns it off. What might be confusing is that the audio on the video has at times been changed to dub out some confidential radio traffic (there was a note in the bottom left hand of the video every time it was done) so when he hits the button nothing seems to happen to the siren but I am sure it did on the original audio.
We have a stalk on my car and it certainly takes some getting used to…. Generally you get used to it but sometimes you need a big red button to hit rather than a grasp around the area to find it. Also have a bull horn on the lighting controller that is a pain in the ass to find
I thought you were pulling the + Flappy Paddle for the gearbox to change siren but is there a stalk to the right??
You really need to get a rumbler and bullhorns fitted to that thing.
Smooth
Was the bit at 1:31 because you changed the radio tones?
Great car
A rare showing of frustration. Deservedly so, ridiculous on the part of the black suv driver.
Now if only all Audi drivers had these skill levels😊
Why does your radio PTT change the siren tones?
I thought I knew this stretch of road; I was wrong!
interesting to see how many people naturally park it on blind corners thinking it's helpful to you. I'm sure we can all learn a bit from this
This will be what racing games will be like in 100 years time!
Hi Chris, I am a regular viewer of your stuff. I have a question relating to when I did my blue light training some 12 years ago (South Wales police). Then we did not have exemptions to cross solid white lines and when came to a stretch of nearside solid lines or double solids we turned off the blues and twos to keep the traffic ahead from "panicking" and doing something stupid. At the end of that section of road we then turned on the required emergency equipment and continued making progress. At around the 2:30 point, you come up against what I described but I'm not sure if your equipment was on as you had a caption 'sirens edit to protect...' so my question is, have the exemption rules been changed in England to allow crossing solid lines?
Good spot an yes, in some of my other videos i discuss/demonstrate exactly that, turning off sirens and holding back when in a dbl white line sections. The siren edit on this didn't really help as i just overlaid siren noise to as the radio was discussing the incident. Good spot though, thanks.
What's your yellow button doing at 3:01
Chris are you using NMA lite yet via a mobile phone ?. There is a rumour that you should be able to put a full nma tablet in the car in a dock and for it to just work with navigation etc
Not yet, just standard sat Nav but hopefully one day soon when they roll out further
I´ve always wondered how emergency drivers deal with automatic brake assist. Most blue light drivers I´ve talked to turn it off when responding so it doesn´t freak out on close manouvers. Are you leaving it on or is it regulation? Or it doesn´t bother you at all?
I've adjusted the pre-alert to its lowest setting on the Audi as it reminds but very rarely intervenes. If it does it too much i'll turn it off.
0:09, why the extra swerve into the other lane? Cool video though!
Love this PoV! I put my police helmet on and go nyawwwm while pretending to drive
what it like switching siren with the button behind the wheel rather than the horn?
Much easier and easier reach so really liking it.
0:45 Automatic Emergency Braking I presume. How intrusive do you find it on jobs? I know there have been a lot of complaints about it on the newer Volvos.
Good spot
Why has the siren function button been moved to the PTT stalk for the radio? thats such a bad place to put it; they should have fitted the steering wheel with a button near the paddles, or they should have left it with the horn like normal. Look at how many time's Chris misses the button
Not related, but I almost got run down by a Lexus SUV coming out of a roundabout on Sunday. Thank God for Automatic Braking or I would be in hospital. The new highway code guidelines on giving way to pedestrians are something I cannot take for granted. I was allowed to cross by one driver, but almost became a victim of the second. Not all drivers are the same person, nor follow the same behaviour.
Breached your 20mph legal limit, clever driving skills
Hitchin?
His Back.
I always admire your professionalism and safe driving skills, but at 0:47 I have the impression that you're going to fast around the corner resulting in a close maneuver behind the silver and the red vehicle.
Fantastic view, would love to see this become the primary camera with the dashcam front/rear on the corners.
May well give that a go for a future edit, thanks for the suggestion.
if you've got the sirens on the PTT, how do you use the radio? I thought the siren cycle would be on the horn.
It used to be on the horn but was way too aggressive so had the yellow button fitted instead. The PTT is on a different switch near the gear shifter.
@@ChrisMartinEMS How does the PTT work? I'm assuming you don't hold it down whilst talking as you would with one on the column.
hope all concerned were ok
Why do people panic when they see an emergency services vehicle? Read the road and don’t just stop. The oncoming vehicle at 4:00 slowed down and actually blocked the road
The Volvo driver! At the roundabout! Parked in the worst place possible! Seems like they just can't cope if there's no snow.
I am wondering. Is the speed measured in kph or mph?
Mph
I do wonder whether some of the less helpful drivers you encounter have poor observation and planning skills whenever they're driving, or only when they're in a siren-induced panic.
Is that an Audi S6 your rocking? Love it
I wish.... its an A4 Black ed. 2.0tdi 204ps quattro
@@ChrisMartinEMS I watched your tour of the car after I posted this comment as I had to find out! Very impressive car.. thought originally it was a sports Audi as can see yours has paddle shifters and also the "S" logo on the bottom of the steering wheel. Appreciate your response
@@jackpanter7941 Nah Audi puts S logos on S line trim and above cars (Black edition, Vorsprung). Literally can't differentiate them between a proper S cars nowadays.
was this a reupload?
No, new run for this one but may do the standard version as well.
Vorsprung durch Technik
Can i try
Kim ty jesteś bo nie wiem w sumie pierwsze widzie takie służby?(Polish)😊
He is a long serving paramedic. He uses an unmarked car as it is also his personal vehicle when not on duty.
Unusually high number of poor public responses there, I felt.
I wanted to hit like but the like count sat on exactly 999, that was to perfect to ruin!
What kind of unit are you? Why are you driving an unmarked ems vehicle?
He is a long serving paramedic and clinical lead (manager). He uses an unmarked car as it is also his personal vehicle when not on duty.
One downside of the siren edit is that you give the impression that you're using the siren at times when you wouldn't. There was one sequence for example when you were in double white lines and nowhere for the car in front of you to go. It looks like you were being aggressive and I know you weren't.
If I'm really truthful I prefer it when you just mute radio traffic.
Thanks for the tip and that makes sense, and will try that next time with just muting it again, appreciated.
I'm not sure I'm a fan of the fake audio, just mute if you really have to for privacy reasons.
Thanks for this and a few others have said this so will do that next time, thanks
1:30 honestly, why do people do that?
They panic
The stupidity of “drivers” never ceases to amaze me on these videos……
Some very poor driving from the other drivers. Why would you pull in to the side of the road to let Chris pass when there's someone coming the other way? You end up costing Chris time, not saving it.
A special mention to the Volvo driver for the worst driving.
Nothing to do with emergency vehicles, but I was on my bike following a car. It went past a junction on the left, then suddenly braked and went into reverse. It had moved a few inches when the driver noticed there was someone (me) behind them. They then continued on, went back around the next roundabout and back towards the junction they'd missed. Some people have very little awareness of what's happening beyond the confines of their vehicle.
1:30 Bad driving from the Volvo
I reckon I could do better, make me a traffic cop
40 MPH in a 30 MPH zone, laughs out loud. Hold my beer I can do better, in fact sod holding my beer, I might as well drink it on the way.
Typical Audi driver.