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Man moves ambulance as it was in his way
« on: January 10, 2017, 05:49:32 PM »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-38568000

The mind boggles, even before one reads the full story!!
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Re: Man moves ambulance as it was in his way
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2017, 06:02:38 PM »
He actually got in and drove it?  I suppose he did unless he's Superman.

The keys shouldn't have been left in the ignition.  Paramedics everywhere, learn from this!

It seems like a selfish thing to do yet if the back doors were closed, he wouldn't have seen anyone being treated.  Probably thought it was just parked for a while.

I can't help admiring him a bit!  Hope he's not caught.

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Re: Man moves ambulance as it was in his way
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2017, 06:05:34 PM »
I hope he is caught! >:(
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Re: Man moves ambulance as it was in his way
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2017, 06:16:35 PM »
Quote from: Brownie on January 10, 2017, 06:02:38 PM
He actually got in and drove it?  I suppose he did unless he's Superman.

The keys shouldn't have been left in the ignition.  Paramedics everywhere, learn from this!

It seems like a selfish thing to do yet if the back doors were closed, he wouldn't have seen anyone being treated.  Probably thought it was just parked for a while.

I can't help admiring him a bit!  Hope he's not caught.
Brownie, the ignition may have been on, or at least the keys in the ignition in order to have certain equipment charging.  As for the back doors being closed, this would probably have been for the benefit (privacy) of the patient.  Assuming that an ambulance is 'just parked' out in public suggests a lack of acuity.
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Re: Man moves ambulance as it was in his way
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2017, 06:31:29 PM »
Which is what I think he had at the time, Hope  ;D (I hope so anyway).
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Re: Man moves ambulance as it was in his way
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2017, 06:44:55 PM »
Quote from: Floo on January 10, 2017, 06:05:34 PM
I hope he is caught! >:(
What are you hoping for if he does?
Life?
Hanging?
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Re: Man moves ambulance as it was in his way
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2017, 06:55:32 PM »
Community service, I would think.  Maybe helping to take sick people to hospital appointments in his mini?  He might get a blue badge out of that.

'Thinking' is what the man was not doing at the time but it's not a hanging offence.  I doubt he'll do it again, especially if he reads about himself in the local paper.  He'll have a lightbulb moment.
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Re: Man moves ambulance as it was in his way
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2017, 12:14:50 AM »
Quote from: Brownie on January 10, 2017, 06:02:38 PM
He actually got in and drove it?  I suppose he did unless he's Superman.

The keys shouldn't have been left in the ignition.  Paramedics everywhere, learn from this!

It seems like a selfish thing to do yet if the back doors were closed, he wouldn't have seen anyone being treated.  Probably thought it was just parked for a while.

I can't help admiring him a bit!  Hope he's not caught.
The article says he released the hand brake. So he might have done that and then rolled it out of the way.
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Re: Man moves ambulance as it was in his way
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2017, 09:14:26 AM »
Very likely but he wasn't supposed to do that;  still, no harm done.
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Re: Man moves ambulance as it was in his way
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2017, 09:20:23 AM »
Quote from: Sebastian Toe on January 10, 2017, 06:44:55 PM
What are you hoping for if he does?
Life?
Hanging?
 ::)

A large fine at the very least for doing what he did, the person being treated in the ambulance was very ill. I don't understand how anyone could defend his action?
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Re: Man moves ambulance as it was in his way
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2017, 10:28:13 AM »
Quote from: Brownie on January 11, 2017, 09:14:26 AM
Very likely but he wasn't supposed to do that;  still, no harm done.
I'm not arguing that just releasing the hand brake and rolling the ambulance away is OK, only that he didn't necessarily need access to the ignition key.

In fact, it is much more dangerous to move a vehicle without the engine running than with. If the steering lock is on, you can't control the direction. If it's not on, the power steering won't be functioning and the brake servo assist won't be working, so the steering will be extremely heavy and the brakes will barely seem to work.
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Re: Man moves ambulance as it was in his way
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2017, 11:02:46 AM »
Quote from: Sebastian Toe on January 10, 2017, 06:44:55 PM
What are you hoping for if he does?
Life?
Hanging?
 ::)

How about having an unnecessary part (appendix?) removed whilst circling on the M25? Just for fun  ;D
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