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gkoutlis wrote:

written_ficton wrote: I've actually seen them doing it a few times in the old mercs, one must have been in a real hurry mouting the curb at such as speed it bounced three or four times on the wrong side of the road, causing sparks to fly everywhere

That's abit over exagerated there, I doubt it very much that they'd be driving like that.

G

As i said G, I've seen them mount the curbs but my above post I've only seen once. But once you come down from the high curbs, the suspension takes the weight, hence the 'bouncing'

No over exagerated

written_ficton wrote:

gkoutlis wrote:

written_ficton wrote: I've actually seen them doing it a few times in the old mercs, one must have been in a real hurry mouting the curb at such as speed it bounced three or four times on the wrong side of the road, causing sparks to fly everywhere

That's abit over exagerated there, I doubt it very much that they'd be driving like that.

G

As i said G, I've seen them mount the curbs but my above post I've only seen once. But once you come down from the high curbs, the suspension takes the weight, hence the 'bouncing'

No over exagerated

Sparks to fly everywhere

Seriously...
G

Come on Mr G -

I ripped the back step off a merc ambulance a few years back, going over a kerb in St Georges Terrace. Misjudged the height of the kerb.

Learnt from that one.......

AcesAP wrote:I ripped the back step off a merc ambulance a few years back, going over a kerb in St Georges Terrace. Misjudged the height of the kerb.

Learnt from that one.......

Less weight on the back...would have let the van go faster?? Look for the positives

Tyranus wrote:Less weight on the back...would have let the van go faster?? Look for the positives

Even more embarrassing was having to stop, put the step into the back of the ambulance and continue on the priority 1....

AcesAP wrote:

Tyranus wrote:Less weight on the back...would have let the van go faster?? Look for the positives

Even more embarrassing was having to stop, put the step into the back of the ambulance and continue on the priority 1....

Very embaressing indeed.

G

AcesAP wrote:

Tyranus wrote:Less weight on the back...would have let the van go faster?? Look for the positives

Even more embarrassing was having to stop, put the step into the back of the ambulance and continue on the priority 1....

Or put the patient back into the amulance

Not SJA unfortunately, but I saw a NSW Ambulance motorbike riding down the fleet steps near the Opera house once. The suspension was coping a real workout.

haha ambulance officers on motorbikes...hmmm that could be interesting! going down the steps in front of the opera house...I wish I could have seen that when I was over there.

Tyranus wrote:haha ambulance officers on motorbikes...hmmm that could be interesting! going down the steps in front of the opera house...I wish I could have seen that when I was over there.

I've only seen them right in the CBD. I think the idea is they can get there early by taking a shortcut through the park or down into one of the underground stations and start treating the patient before the transport arrives.

Tyranus wrote:haha ambulance officers on motorbikes...hmmm that could be interesting!

Snapped a pic of one on my recent hols. Will post eventually, along with others

I spotted an old old sja dodge ambulance while travelling to bunbury yesterday wish i had my camera on me looks like its been fully refurbished as an ambulance for a museum or for show.

How low and infuriating is this!!!!

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 61,00.html

G

gkoutlis wrote:How low and infuriating is this!!!!

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0 ... 61,00.html

G

Paramedics arrived at the Summerton Rd house after receiving an emergency call from a woman whose child was choking.

They arrived to find the child weak and unresponsive, despite his mother getting resuscitation instructions over the phone.

The vandals struck in the next 40 minutes while the paramedics treated the boy.

Your right Gkoultis very infuriating and if the above excerpt is correct then its infuriating on 2 counts. 40 minutes on scene with an unresponsive child ?????? 10 mins to the nearest hospital.