Ever see an ambulance with lights flashing, stuck in traffic?

I bet that person all busted up sure wishes there was some bike EMTs eh. I'd be all for that, and I don't care about the financing... public, private, or whatever. That would be a very good service. Especially in downtown PDX/downtown interstates.

Perhaps a bike riding EMT could get there first with some immediate care, but wouldn't one have to wait for a vehicle to transport someone to a care facility? I guess a bikin' EMT would be able to respond quickly to a lot of situations and easily carry 60 pounds of stuff. A motorcycle could to.

Exactly the point made in the audio piece.

Motorcycle... now theres another idea.

Needless to say, that's a grand idea. Kinda like CHIPs but with EMTs. :o

Bike paramedics got a bit of a laugh at a London Town Council meeting a couple years ago. That happened at the same meeting where the London Ambiance service was explaining that speed bumps kill sick people through delaying emergency services.

And don't forget bike firemen.

PS: One study says congestion kills over 60,000 people annually due to delayed medical care.

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JK

"Ever see an ambulance with lights flashing, stuck in traffic?"

Plenty of times. And it is the law to get out of the way when you so much as hear a siren.