999 response - Co-pilot stand down

[@darkmann12]

hah, the seemingly chilled-out conversation is quite a stark contrast to the intense driving!

[@DavidMcCoyII]

That's how you maintain intense driving. If you start getting nervous, you start overthinking and making mistakes. I'll often sing while driving rush hour traffic, makes it so much easier to focus

[@alfiehawes2412]

That’s often how you can tell a good driver from someone who just drives fast. A really good driver will always have time to say thank you (like Chris does), for example, and will pretty much always appear to make very slow movements inside the cockpit. You’re right though, it doesn’t look like the two videos should match up 😂

[@ryanyoung7170]

As soon as he took over the tones that was 1 less thing to think about and you nailed it lol

[@chrispop99]

Great responses from other road users on this one.

[@peterichardson3196]

Nice to see you're recovering well. Best wishes, drive safely.

[@Jonas-kr3on]

@@peterichardson3196 If you don't mind me asking, what is he recovering from? I watched all his responses, but I never knew he was recovering.

[@markgr1nyer]

Love the more stable camera on this on

[@nigels.6051]

Yes, considerably better than the last video, especially on the roundabouts. I do find this camera makes things look a lot faster with tighter gaps than the dashcams did though, probably a bit misleading, it would be good to have a speed display on it again.

[@David_Crayford]

There are two types of drivers in this world. Those who put their lights on, and those who don't. Great to have a friend here in the cab. 🙂

[@ImSkully]

Brilliant drive as always, thanks for sharing Chris.

[@bramelsheretan]

Merry Christmas and have a safe and happy New Year

[@JordanNichollsYouTube]

Love that Dave found an excuse to come play 😉

[@savagegaming4133]

alot of people that see this kind of stuff an then see the sirens and lights cut out seem to assume that they are just avoiding traffic, not realising that dispatch will dispatch multiple units to the same scene an stand down the ones that arrive after other ones

[@noaaah112]

Excelent driving! But I was wondering if you could make a "tips and tricks" type of emergency vehicle driving video? I'm soon going to be finishing my paramedic's degree and I want to be an ambulance driver-paramedic, so any advice from you, who I think are an amazing first responder driver, would be much appreciated!

[@ChrisMartinEMS]

Sure thing, I'll give that a go.

[@capnsparkle]

Didn't catch any of the 3 Letchworth speed cameras flashing you

[@mrgrumpy9077]

Great to have you back 👍🚑

[@BucksBlueLightVids]

Great video as always!

[@Fireservicespotter_999]

Amazing Video aa always Chris!!

[@DJSPYROOF]

🔥

[@burdett3]

The ability of British drivers to get out of the way is highly impressive 😊

[@Paws4thot]

Nice deviations by the van drivers. It's like they realise someone's life could be on the line here.

[@thatcarladmatt]

Nice video Chris

[@jackvines3853]

Does that mean you got taken off the call or something?

[@robw4633]

Yes, means they're not needed for a variety of reasons.

[@dubious6718]

In Norway they often send 2 ambulances to the same call, just in case..

[@David_Crayford]

@@dubious6718 Having seen an ambulance lying on it's side near King Charles Bridge in Surbiton, I can understand why.

[@turnbull321]

@@dubious6718 - you are lucky in the UK if you get one

[@davemaryon8286]

the camera foreshortening makes some of those overtakes look a bit dodgy, but 'it's all an illusion'. My dad was the station Sarge at Letchworth in the 70's and I did a few ride along's with some of the lads - probably wouldn't get away with that now!

[@Jason-ko2tb]

Is it difficult to switch back to regular legal driving that quickly after driving like that?

[@KevinHorrox]

As a normal road user, I'm just looking at you like, "using the sirens just to get through traffic must be illegal" :D

[@LesAnderson-n7d]

Yep he should have shut down immediately it was safe to do so.

[@rowanmckeever7347]

I think there’s a solid argument that cancelling any earlier, i.e. while approaching other traffic, would be likely to cause confusion and greater danger. Chris is absolutely not known for poor judgement.

[@alanss14]

Stand down stand down “ Voice accept” x4 😂

[@shaunt7175]

Do you ever get reported the reason for stand down? If so what is the most common reason?

[@findthebadger418]

Call not as given. Or dead on arrival.

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

2:20 I remember when I did an overtake like that once, the traffic officer didn't consider me being late for my appointment to be an emergency however

[@David_Crayford]

If you had driven just a little harder, you could have been the first person at the scene of an accident. 😉

[@marksapollo]

Not as meaty as your Audi. Sounds a bit rough at the low end. Glad to see your doing well Chris. Happy Christmas.

[@lee53_]

Great to see another video. Are you in an XC90?

[@ChrisMartinEMS]

Yes I am.

[@findthebadger418]

@@ChrisMartinEMSthough it was V90s that BHECC have?

[@DoctorFish10]

Is it helpful having someone else on the tunes Chris?

[@ItsBeenDanBefore]

Be interested in knowing if the org Chris works for allows modification of their response vehicles beyond OEM spec? Maybe not deep internals and going into boring the cylinders or turbo swaps, but maybe enhanced brake discs/pads, differing suspension or even a K&N air filter?

[@WouterHermans]

That's all marginal compared to getting an EV. The long windup of the 235ps diesel is tedious if you're used to a recent performant EV. Even the basic Tesla Model Y will easily pull away from this XC90 with room to spare.

[@mouldyrx8]

Most police/ambulance vehicles are “authorities spec” some will have upgraded brakes and suspension, but mainly the spec is having additional wiring looms for the emergency warning equipment added to the vehicle after leaving the factory. You can view the changes on most manufacturers website sites. I know Volvo are listed

[@Kie_97]

What satnav is it that you're using?

[@suiblade.]

Does a stand down mean they don’t need you anymore for that particular emergency? So they save you for the next one?

[@josyms7849]

Yes

[@stevesmith7530]

Could have pulled into the station on the abort :)

[@aidanjames8611]

is this a HEMS response car Chris? Your pants look similar to the HEMS flight suits which is swaying my judgement haha. Excellent driving

[@findthebadger418]

It’s a charity critical care scheme

[@AshlynnCairns]

It’s crazy how entertaining you can be while staying true to yourself.

[@cbooqwerty]

At 2:26 you’re overtaking approaching a hazard, (junction on the right), van reacts by braking, car in front reacts by braking, car in front has no reaction by the looks of it. Yes, they’re slightly positioned towards the near side, but not enough. You should have probably waited for confirmation that they weren’t going to turn right before committing to the overtake. A lack of indication by them wouldn’t be enough to assume they weren’t turning right. Just my thoughts.

[@rustydusty2992]

@cbooqwerty I think as it remained in position 1 in the lane then it was a reasonable assumption that the car opposite the junction was not going to turn right.

[@lovablesnowman]

Oh shut up lol.

[@Jonas-kr3on]

First! I love your vids man!

[@David_Crayford]

I think that makes you a First Responder. 👍

[@Jonas-kr3on]

@David_Crayford HAHAHAHA 😂 I love you man ^^

[@rustydusty2992]

@@David_Crayford No it doesn't loads on here responded to this video before they did, see what I did there.

[@LesAnderson-n7d]

Should have shut down lights and sirens when cancelled, not carried on in emergency mode. If he had hit someone or someone hit someone else trying to get out of the way it would all be down to him. Very unprofessional.

[@rowanmckeever7347]

I think there’s a solid argument that cancelling any earlier, i.e. while approaching other traffic, would be likely to cause confusion and greater danger. Chris is absolutely not known for poor judgement.