Was He Blind?

[Bush Tucker Man]

Following on slightly from my 'First Numpty Of The Season' thread, we had an interesting one last night.
Without too much detail.


Young lad, in car, with girlfriend.
Drives into the back of a parked Ambulance :shock:

Now thankfully the crew were still in the house with the patient they'd been called to
(if they'd been loading, or stood up in the rear......)

Given the facts that it was presumably a residential area;
1. It was probably subject to a 30 - 40MPH limit
2. The vehicle would have been parked in side-lights at least (ours tend to have LED lighting as well)
3. The amount of retro-reflective tape on the rear of them

How did he not see it???


Oh, & according to a relative who came with him; he never speeds, always wears a seatbelt, is careful..... etc.....

Yet the crews (& our Doctors) who are obviously used to dealing with RTA victims can (roughly) tell by the state of the car how fast it was travelling.

The consensus of opinion amongst the Ambulance crews was that there's probably going to be a charge of 'Dangerous Driving' proposed.

I left before the Police arrived, but it'll be interesting to follow this one up.

[strapping young lad]

and also an ambulance has a quite distinctive shape and colour so its not something that isnt noticed easily :)

numpty indeed

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

Unforunately this is quite common. I've seen a patrol car get totalled at the side of a road, even though it had all lights going at the time. Some people have no vision beyond their own little world inside their car.

[thermidorthelobster]

I watched police on the M4 one night waving flourescent batons to move motorists out of the inside lane.  Half the drivers didn't even notice they were there.  It amazes me how unaware some drivers are.

[Evilgoat]

Pulled up in a garage to fill up one day. Just reaching for the door and BANG!. Ambulance rocks and a BMW goes tearing off the forecourt. Got out and the rubber bump strip and most of the paint had gone in a long line down the side. At the front theres a BMW wing-mirror on the deck.

Jump back in, manged to stop the woman and she gets out.

'I didnt see you'

Its about 9 foot high, florescent oorange and yellow, more lights than an xmas tree etc. Told her to look at the side of her car, which came off a lot worse. At which point she broke down, saying it was hubbies car and she's not insured to drive it. In the end told her to stay put and called the police.

[thermidorthelobster]

At which point she broke down, saying it was hubbies car and she's not insured to drive it.

Ah, a heartwarming ending :)

[Bishops Finger]

Couple of years ago someone managed to drive into a tracked AFV in Telford...they are rather large and noisy to say the least....

[Bush Tucker Man]

Heard that the Ambulance is undergoing a very thorough inspection.

But no news on any prosecutions (or sight tests :lol: )

[Bush Tucker Man]

Heard that the Ambulance is undergoing a very thorough inspection.

But no news on any prosecutions (or sight tests :lol: )

[Boggert]

I watched police on the M4 one night waving flourescent batons to move motorists out of the inside lane.  Half the drivers didn't even notice they were there.  It amazes me how unaware some drivers are.

Most dangerous part of our job, more likely to be killed directing traffic than at any time in our job.
What bugs me is when you close a road or exit on a roundabout, people still pull up to ask "whats going on?"
Their nuts! :shock:

[Mudlark]

What bugs me is when you close a road or exit on a roundabout, people still pull up to ask "whats going on?"
Their nuts! :shock:

Probably because they want to know what's going on :roll:

Believe it or not closing off a route can be a serious inconvenience to some people who need to access it.

After all If I came in your house and turned your power off without telling you why you'd get very upset I would think :lol:

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

What about the numpties, who stop beside you when something has happened on the road and start to ask stupid questions, like:

1)" Ooh, has there been an accident then?", when the road is blocked with wrecked vehicles and the signs say accident.
The answer: No Sir/Madam, I have just personally set all this up as a joke to annoy all you rush hour motorists, because I couldn't find any murderers, rapists or terrorists to catch.
2)"Can I still get through?", when there is a large tree or other non movable object in the road, that can be seen by the motorist.
The answer: Of course you can, if you happen to have a troop of Canadian lumberjacks / Skycrane heavy lift helicopter in the boot of your car.
3)"Are you going to be long closing the road, as I have an urgent doctors appointment", just up from the scene of a fatal on the A3.
The answer: "I'll just go and ask the morticians to hurry up with the mop and bucket, I'm sure they'll understand.

 Some people don't understand what was going and threatened to make complaints if the road wasn't opened, that they would have my job (they are welcome to it) and that they paid my wages, to which the usual response would be, after a quick rummage for loose change and handing them 50p "Thats you contribution to my wages, with a bit more to go and phone someone who actually gives a f**k.

I am so glad that I am now a 'desk jockey'.
All those in the Emergency Services and Public Sector workers that have to deal with the idiots, no-brains, arrogant and jumped up members of society, have my deepest respect.

[Evilgoat]

What about the numpties, who stop beside you when something has happened on the road and start to ask stupid questions, like:

1)" Ooh, has there been an accident then?", when the road is blocked with wrecked vehicles and the signs say accident.
The answer: No Sir/Madam, I have just personally set all this up as a joke to annoy all you rush hour motorists, because I couldn't find any murderers, rapists or terrorists to catch.
2)"Can I still get through?", when there is a large tree or other non movable object in the road, that can be seen by the motorist.
The answer: Of course you can, if you happen to have a troop of Canadian lumberjacks / Skycrane heavy lift helicopter in the boot of your car.
3)"Are you going to be long closing the road, as I have an urgent doctors appointment", just up from the scene of a fatal on the A3.
The answer: "I'll just go and ask the morticians to hurry up with the mop and bucket, I'm sure they'll understand.

 Some people don't understand what was going and threatened to make complaints if the road wasn't opened, that they would have my job (they are welcome to it) and that they paid my wages, to which the usual response would be, after a quick rummage for loose change and handing them 50p "Thats you contribution to my wages, with a bit more to go and phone someone who actually gives a f**k.

I am so glad that I am now a 'desk jockey'.
All those in the Emergency Services and Public Sector workers that have to deal with the idiots, no-brains, arrogant and jumped up members of society, have my deepest respect.

Err I'll put my hand up to asking the officer what had happened on Fri. Then again he had just pulled me over to point out to me that my rear light cluster had turned to taffee and was running out of the bumper  :shock: Just as we finished chatting asked him why the Portsdown hill road was closed. Made a big drama about informing me that a tanker had thrown oil of some kind down the road and told me another route round. Then went on to share his iopinions of tanker drivers, the public in general and took a mud-club flier :)

[Skibum346]

...and took a mud-club flier :)

We've got flyers...?!   :shock:

Where can I get some?!   :D

[Evilgoat]

...and took a mud-club flier :)

We've got flyers...?!   :shock:

Where can I get some?!   :D

I have a wad in each of the 3 cars we drive. Err, I got mine from Datalas, pretty sure he had them printed.