To the car rammed full of teenagers who had to wait for a couple of minutes behind one of our paramedic cars that had been forced to stop in the road to attend a 999 call.

I'm sorry you felt you had to ask what we were doing blocking the road off when it was the narrowest road on the Longley estate with no parking spaces.

I'm sorry it wasn't obvious we were attending to a poorly individual.

I'm sorry we weren't able to leave the patient to move our car right down to the far end of the street to let you past then reverse all the way back again.

I'm sorry we delayed you from:
"Going to pick your son up"
"Going to your sister, who's in labour"
or the several other reasons you gave.

I'm sorry we didn't have time to discuss it with you more fully and to listen to any other reasons you could come up with.

I'm sorry for the wear and tear to your car horn caused by you repeatedly beeping while we were in the house trying to assess the patient.

I'm sorry if all the shouting you were doing caused your throat to become at all sore.

I'm sorry that you weren't aware that listening to beeping and shouting could only be detrimental to the wellbeing of our patient.

Once again, our most sincere and heartfelt apologies for the 5 minute delay to your journey.

Lots of love,
The Ambulance Service

classic apology

And when they crash and overturn their car next week just be sure stop for a cuppa and a read of the newspaper on your way to them



(which being the honest hardworking and under valued people you are, you would never do)

Sums up society today in a nutshell :(

StarSparkle

Im sorry that you left the handbrake on and didn't let it roll into them.

I'm sorry that our Ambulance Service has to put up with this verbal abuse which both directly and indirectly prevents them getting on with doing their job.

It disgusts me.

I'm sorry that out of a release of over 100,000 spermotazoa these snivelling chavs were the fastest

Slightly different point but you know when you are in traffic and a blue light comes up behind, I often find there is confusion amongst drivers about what to do. Some people pull over one way, some to the other, some try to drive ahead to make space, some just panic and freeze.

On the A630 link road near J33 on the Rotherham side; last week both lanes were stationary and an ambulance came up behind. Although the lanes are wide, because some went left, some right and others kind of dawdled in the middle, the ambulance was stuck for several minutes with no one able to go anywhere...

Should there be a rule of thumb about what to do in such situation? It's particularly difficult of you can't see the emergency vehicle but can only hear it.:huh:

Any advice from the ambulance drivers on here?

I'm sorry that out of a release of over 100,000 spermotazoa these snivelling chavs were the fastest

But Don, you know it's societies fault...

I'm sorry that our Ambulance Service has to put up with this verbal abuse which both directly and indirectly prevents them getting on with doing their job.

It disgusts me.
Me too. Its just unfortunate that these oiks are unlikely or unable to read this, so probably still think they were in the right. Morons.

Any advice from the ambulance drivers on here?

Yes - don't panic!

The majority of delays we get going to a job are caused by people panicking and doing something daft, or freezing up and doing nothing.

Take a second, look around, and think how you can aid our progress.

Stopping dead rarely helps.

If the car in front of you slows and pulls into the left side for no apparent reason, have a glance in your mirrors before you pull out to go around them.

Pulling into the mouth of a junction to stop can cause problems because we might want to go down that road.

On a motorway or dual carriageway, please please please try to pull into the left hand lane so we can pass on the right - slaloming through cars stopped on both sides is rarely safe or comfortable to the patient that may be in the back.

There is loads of other advice but this covers the most common difficulties we get.

Yes - don't panic!

The majority of delays we get going to a job are caused by people panicking and doing something daft, or freezing up and doing nothing.

Take a second, look around, and think how you can aid our progress.

Stopping dead rarely helps.

If the car in front of you slows and pulls into the left side for no apparent reason, have a glance in your mirrors before you pull out to go around them.

Pulling into the mouth of a junction to stop can cause problems because we might want to go down that road.

On a motorway or dual carriageway, please please please try to pull into the left hand lane so we can pass on the right - slaloming through cars stopped on both sides is rarely safe or comfortable to the patient that may be in the back.

There is loads of other advice but this covers the most common difficulties we get.

Sound advice. Thanks.

I'm sorry that the police weren't there to give them a ticket for sounding their horn in a built up area ...

I don't know how you keep your patience sometimes, really I don't ... but a big thank you to all of you from the rest of us that might need your help one day.

i honestly cant believe what goes through the head of these people! they'd be the first to complain and get ££££ in compo if you were 10 secs late and as a result they walk with a fake limp. There should be a cattle prod attached to every ambulance to give a gentle reminder :D

And when they crash and overturn their car next week just be sure stop for a cuppa and a read of the newspaper on your way to them



(which being the honest hardworking and under valued people you are, you would never do)

Absolutely, taxman.

On a motorway or dual carriageway, please please please try to pull into the left hand lane so we can pass on the right - slaloming through cars stopped on both sides is rarely safe or comfortable to the patient that may be in the back.
Unless you're stationary, in which case pull over left if you're in the left lane, and right if you're in the right lane? ;)

Actually, I've had some right entertaining journeys... trying to attract the attention of the car behind when they clearly have no intention to use a rearview. When you're nose to tail on the A14, there's no point in pulling in and letting the car behind fill your space if they're stupid.

It took about 8 goes at indicating and hazzarding without actually pulling in before I could persuade the daft bint that there was something more important than laughing with her mate going on :roll:

The ambulance was still trying to bully it's way past another 5 cars at this point - and i'd seen it about 15 cars back

I do so hope that these twits need you next week.
Take great care to stick to the speed limit and park in a correct manner before you attend to them just in case anyone needs to get past you.

i'm sorry that the Ambulance Service can not have bull bars fitted to all there fleet to ram cars that refuse to get out of there way....they do a realy hard job as it is with out haveing cars full of foul mouthed scumbags stoping them save life's they will need Ambulance Service one day & maybe the numnuts that did this will think again...........

To the car rammed full of teenagers who had to wait for a couple of minutes behind one of our paramedic cars that had been forced to stop in the road to attend a 999 call.

I'm sorry you felt you had to ask what we were doing blocking the road off when it was the narrowest road on the Longley estate with no parking spaces.

I'm sorry it wasn't obvious we were attending to a poorly individual.

I'm sorry we weren't able to leave the patient to move our car right down to the far end of the street to let you past then reverse all the way back again.

I'm sorry we delayed you from:
"Going to pick your son up"
"Going to your sister, who's in labour"
or the several other reasons you gave.

I'm sorry we didn't have time to discuss it with you more fully and to listen to any other reasons you could come up with.

I'm sorry for the wear and tear to your car horn caused by you repeatedly beeping while we were in the house trying to assess the patient.

I'm sorry if all the shouting you were doing caused your throat to become at all sore.

I'm sorry that you weren't aware that listening to beeping and shouting could only be detrimental to the wellbeing of our patient.

Once again, our most sincere and heartfelt apologies for the 5 minute delay to your journey.

Lots of love,
The Ambulance Service

If it wouldn't affect your, or your colleagues' position at work, I'd get that in the mainstream media as quickly as possible.

Heartily endorsed sentiments, my friend. Nearly all of us appreciate the (nearly) thankless tasks you carry out.

Dan , shame there is not an easy way to record the car number . I believe the fine is quite high for sounding a horn unnecessarily in a built up area.

I don't know how you keep your patience sometimes, really I don't ... but a big thank you to all of you from the rest of us that might need your help one day.[/QUO
Couldn't have put it better myself !