Overtaking an Ambulance

[Old Steve]

judging already completed

The Western Bay of Plenty judge gives a 5.5 for degree of difficulty and a 9.2 for execution. Total score 7.6

[tigertim20]

if you are passing them youre gonna be travelling at a higher speed than them, so you wont be holding them up, so I can see the problem.
Id bet though that if you passed them riding like a cunt, theyd be quick to pass your bike details onto the local cops

[Mad-V2]

if you are passing them youre gonna be travelling at a higher speed than them, so you wont be holding them up, so I can see the problem.
Id bet though that if you passed them riding like a cunt, theyd be quick to pass your bike details onto the local cops

Na they don't......They have more important stuff to worry about than dickheads like me passing them.

[Captain_Salty]

pass them safely then pull over to let them pass. repeat

[Brett]

Don't see any issues with passing them if they are going slower than you. Courtesy would insist that you didn't pass them 'up on one' or at 200,000rpm with a race can fitted (might be a bit off putting while caring for someone injured...). Overtaken a few ambo's, cops, fire trucks in the past, never had any issues. Share the story, who cares about this judgemental flock of sheep. Edit * most are keyboard warriors, not much more.

[Berries]

I figured they had patients onboard so might be taking it easy while someone worked in the back. I also knew I didn't have far to go before the speed limit dropped to 80 where I would probably have had to let them go past, then a few more miles before they turned off to the hospital. If it was way out in the boonies I would have eventually got bored and passed them. As I sat behind them I was just thinking how I have heard that St Johns staff see motorcycle riders as mobile donors so overtaking them in the shitty weather conditions may have been frowned upon.

Oh well, next time I know to give them a wave as I go past.

Oh no, a waving thread.

[Griffin]

As a Paramedic myself, I can state with confidence that the only ordinary reason an Ambulance would be travelling slowly with its beacons operating is due to having a Patient in the rear and fellow Paramedics doing what they need to do for that Patient, therefore requiring a stable platform in order to accomplish that. In these circumstances, the beacons are operated as a warning to other road users to be aware of the Ambulances presence and to give it fair berth so that the driver doesnt have to take any evasive or sudden actions (like cars pulling out suddenly or pedestrians at crossings popping out quickly as they often do). The sudden need for emergency braking or swerving compromises all persons in the back who may be in vulnerable positions due to the nature of the work they are undertaking.

Overtaking an Ambulance in this scenario is not illegal (as long as it is performed within the law of course) However the Paramedics on board - especially the one driving, would probably appreciate it if the manouvre was carried out with due care, attention and consideration. Over revving, tooting your horn and yelling obsceneties followed by cutting sharply in front of the Ambulance would probly be followed up with a visit from mr plod for a quiet word as you would have endangered the lives of not only the Paramedics on board but a potentially compromised Patient as well.

[Banditbandit]

The Western Bay of Plenty judge gives a 5.5 for degree of difficulty and a 9.2 for execution. Total score 7.6

I'm sorry but my Eastern Bay of Plenty calculations say that makes a total score of 7.35.