Will you be cycling during ambulance strikes??

[Jameshow]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64037376

Yes / no?

 

[iluvmybike]

Seems a really silly nanny-state comment to me! Better not get in a car then - or stay at home as most accidents are at home. People are killed every year getting out of bed, or falling down stairs, or tripping over the dog/cat, or using machinery - and even Xmas trees can kill - think those nice shiny lights! Dearie me...

 

[presta]

They don't define what is and isn't a risky activity until after you've dialled 999.

 

[a.twiddler]

Yes. I think you may have a problem of perception here.

 

[Oldhippy]

Really! 🤣 Of course, why wouldn't I?

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

No ambulance strikes in Scotland so if you live close to the border……. 😂

 

[ianrauk]

Of course yes.

 

[I like Skol]

Here we go again!

We had this debate done to death during the COVID pandemic when hospitals were stretched to the limit and filled beyond capacity due to the double whammy of patient levels and illness amongst staff.
It was also hotly debated last week in the thread about riding your bike in the cold/snow.

I think both sides of the argument have been thoroughly covered so no need to rake it all up yet again?

 

[cougie uk]

I think I'm at as much risk of an accident in the house. Stairs can be killers. And if I go out walking the dog - I have to cross roads.
I'll make sure to do my Green Cross Code.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

WTF?

I mean, seriously WTAF?

 

[roubaixtuesday]

even Xmas trees can kill - think those nice shiny lights! Dearie me...

In all seriousness, I think DIY is one of the major causes of accidents in the UK, so not putting up Christmas decorations should be top of any such list of dangerous stuff.

 

[a.twiddler]

Just ride normally and take all usual/sensible precautions. Also, just carry out your own risk assessment. What is the actual likelihood of needing an ambulance based on your riding history? How many of your trips have involved a ride in an ambulance? I think some of us might just need to get a grip, get real and man (or woman) up and grow some.

 

[vickster]

Just ride normally and take all usual/sensible precautions. Also, just carry out your own risk assessment. What is the actual likelihood of needing an ambulance based on your riding history? How many of your trips have involved a ride in an ambulance?

More than I would like!
But I’m off out on the bike shortly as the sun is shining

 

[Alex321]

Just ride normally and take all usual/sensible precautions. Also, just carry out your own risk assessment. What is the actual likelihood of needing an ambulance based on your riding history? How many of your trips have involved a ride in an ambulance? I think some of us might just need to get a grip, get real and man (or woman) up and grow some.

Exactly.

I have never had a ride in an ambulance other than when I had appendicitis when I was aged 7.

If I had been further from home or my wife had not been available, I might have wanted one after my crash in March, but that is the only time I have had an accident (bike related or not) requiring an urgent trip to hospital, and my wife took me rather than calling an ambulance.

I suspect the majority here have fairly similar numbers.

 

[a.twiddler]

@vickster, you are an example to us all!