Whilst surfing you tube I also spotted these Cycling Paramedics, was it a bit of publicity or are they still in business??
Cycling Paramedics
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Twenty Inch
Guru
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- Behind a desk
There was one on last Friday's CM. They're very effective in London.
walker
New Member
- Location
- Bromley, Kent
see them all the time in London. Good for close by call outs, anything over 8 miles and there not that great
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Saw at least a couple in Manchester in the summer, not sure if they're still deployed or not.
Arch
Married to Night Train
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- Salford, UK
Carwash said:
Yes they are. It was a cycle paramedic first on the scene when I last had to call for an ambulance. He was with me within 2 minutes, the van turning up after about 5. Sadly, too late already, but somehow the bike connection was a tiny, tiny comfort and distraction.
johnr
Über Member
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- Grand depart 2014 county (east)
I think the St John's Ambulance have their own cycle crew who worked their magic during the London bit of the TdF.
Dayvo
just passin' through
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- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Alcdrew said:
Surely that's a good thing!
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
They are often to be seen patrolling the centre of York. I saw one once, looking embarrassed, because the rain had got into his two-tone and shorted it, and it was making all sorts of odd whines and funny noises...
There is, or was (I haven't seen any recently,) a couple in Leeds. Apparently very fast at getting to incidents in heavy traffic, though that isn't really surprising.
The bikes were equipped with a fairly loud ambulance-sounding siren and a totally ineffective flashing blue LED lamp. I once observed a paramedic trying to ride through a junction against a red light whilst on 'blues and twos.' It appeared that drivers could hear the siren and were being a little cautious, but as they could not see an emergency vehicle were proceeding anyway (as would be their right, as they had the green light) and treating the hi-viz cyclist as any other RLJer.
The bikes were equipped with a fairly loud ambulance-sounding siren and a totally ineffective flashing blue LED lamp. I once observed a paramedic trying to ride through a junction against a red light whilst on 'blues and twos.' It appeared that drivers could hear the siren and were being a little cautious, but as they could not see an emergency vehicle were proceeding anyway (as would be their right, as they had the green light) and treating the hi-viz cyclist as any other RLJer.
