Recent content by JumboBeef

Whoa! Huge! Sorry....

I couldn't add this to my last post, as I needed 5 posts, which I now have. Typically our ambulances look like this: Van conversion: Box:

Maybe this is more down to the sort of ambulances in The USA? Would you agree that American motors are....softer sprung.... than European motors? I have driven both, and that is how it feels to me. Our ambulances are not sports cars, but the ride is firm. Chuck them into a corner, and they...

This must be a difference between The UK and The USA. Here (as long as conditions allow), you are pretty much expected to hit 90+ (mph) otherwise you are not making good progress. Why do you consider 90mph unsafe? (On an open, clear road?)

I'm in The UK, and this thread has interested me. Are you talking about speeds on the open highway, as opposed to around town? Our normal speed limit for Ambulances on a motorway (your freeway) is 70, so 90-95 on an emergency run (in good weather conditions etc) is normal (and you'd be...

No one want to say hello? :blink: Maybe this forum's not for me.....

Hi. I'm a Paramedic in Scotland. Just thought I'd drop in and say howdy. Anyone know what a UK Paramedic is equivalent to in The USA? JB.