tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post8000006056112905121..comments2023-09-26T12:58:21.651+00:00Comments on The Paramedic's Diary: Another day on the FROOXfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-4417083154741133632011-07-23T13:43:08.932+00:002011-07-23T13:43:08.932+00:00Anonymous
Fair comment. Although it's almost ...Anonymous<br /><br />Fair comment. Although it's almost impossible to make one sentence mean less than one thing to so many people, I guess I should have phrased it differently... whilst cycling on the inside, it is not advisable to do so at the side of a moving vehicle that may, at any time, decide to pull in to park, or have an emergency situation in front of him, that you could not possibly see, that causes him to swerve across you.<br /><br />Without furtherence and not to appear pedantic, it would seem none too clever to cycle anywhere except where the driver can see you in his mirrors. So riding alongside and close to the car is NOT smart. <br /><br />If the cyclist was not too close and was not riding at the same speed on the inside of the vehicle, why then, unless he was not paying attention, did he not have time to brake and stop himself hitting the vehicle and flying over the bonnet?<br /><br />Unless you disagree. I may not have thought through the mechanisms properly. But I should point out that it was a remark and nothing more... it was not a lecture, nor condemnation of a cyclist. In fact, to my mind, the driver was in the wrong... he also behaved likehe didn't care about this poor man's injury. My concern is that cyclists (and I've seen a LOT of them) put themselves in harm's way unnecessarily.Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-17818189169708816962011-07-22T22:04:03.546+00:002011-07-22T22:04:03.546+00:00I'm not commenting on the incident as I wasn&#...I'm not commenting on the incident as I wasn't there - All I'm commenting on was your statement "Now, arguably, the cyclist should not have been on the inside... because that is just asking for trouble."<br /><br />Cycling on the inside is not asking for trouble, it's where you are supposed to cycle, and that's where the cycle lanes are. And what is wrong with cycling up the inside of<br />moving cars? It's perfectly lawfulassnd with London traffic being as it is, even the safest and slowest cyclists (as I class myself) find themselves cycling up the inside of notorius london-traffic 70% of the time. .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-67326583208215152772011-07-22T17:07:03.898+00:002011-07-22T17:07:03.898+00:00Hi Stuart!
Just to say I appreciate your blogging!...Hi Stuart!<br />Just to say I appreciate your blogging! Been reading your stuff for a long time now. Please keep it coming :DHannahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-67417869252671016782011-07-22T15:22:09.863+00:002011-07-22T15:22:09.863+00:00Annie
Glad to have been of service! :-)Annie<br /><br />Glad to have been of service! :-)Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-51010048895778337612011-07-22T15:21:17.940+00:002011-07-22T15:21:17.940+00:00Anonymous
Not riding up the inside of a moving ve...Anonymous<br /><br />Not riding up the inside of a moving vehicle; not advisable is it? And if you'd care to read back, you'll see that I mention the cyclist riding alongside the car. AND the word allegedly is used, as well as 'arguably' in order that you might not be confused about this being a judgment but an observation.Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-17353690629792780232011-07-22T13:45:54.583+00:002011-07-22T13:45:54.583+00:00Bicycles should not be on the inside?? Where shoul...Bicycles should not be on the inside?? Where should they be then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-21272154567292846582011-07-21T20:55:40.158+00:002011-07-21T20:55:40.158+00:00I don't know how you define your task and I do...I don't know how you define your task and I don't know how serious the girl's problems are. <br /><br />But I for myself prefer such "emotional calls" before suicides. So I don't think it is a waste of time. Why not talking if that means not to run for some abuse of sleeping drugs or someone on a railroad later? <br />Of course that does not apply if the girl was far away from suicide. <br /><br />Also I can't blame that tourist for calling an ambulance. It is better than not calling one if one is needed. There was an experiment with a crashed car on a road. It took about half an hour, before another car stopped. Most people just look at their rear mirror and if they see someone, they drive on thinking the car behind them will stop and look after the accident. Problem is, the people in the car behind them think "He does not stop, so why should I?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-52039386640029589882011-07-21T19:12:46.235+00:002011-07-21T19:12:46.235+00:00I never knew that! Useful thing to know (I'm a...I never knew that! Useful thing to know (I'm a FA) :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-67984553334334304802011-07-21T07:46:32.934+00:002011-07-21T07:46:32.934+00:00Annie
You simply run your finger gently along the...Annie<br /><br />You simply run your finger gently along the person's eyelash. If it flickers, they are conscious. It's called eyelash reflex and it generally confirms consciousness; it's very difficult... almost impossible in fact, for people not to react, even when they know it's coming.<br /><br />It's a pianless, unobtrusive way of confirming a level of consciousness. In many people, O don't even have to do it because their eyelids are flickering away before I get near them.Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-45403306073141803232011-07-21T07:26:14.110+00:002011-07-21T07:26:14.110+00:00Fiz
I have seriously considered it you know!Fiz<br /><br />I have seriously considered it you know!Xfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189044083128101123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-85494958510337605812011-07-20T22:26:15.309+00:002011-07-20T22:26:15.309+00:00You know what,Stuart? You'd be more appreciate...You know what,Stuart? You'd be more appreciated by people in Herts and Essex than by the thoughtless London lot. Why don't you try them instead of LAS?Fiznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498194182629204271.post-33976134764342396062011-07-20T20:07:37.698+00:002011-07-20T20:07:37.698+00:00What is this eye-lash trick?!What is this eye-lash trick?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com