Police have asked the public to be on the lookout for a London Ambulance Service response cycle after one was stolen from the City of London. Cycle responders operate in busy areas which are difficult to travel through in a car or ambulance.
City of London Police’s PC Stuart Ford last night tweeted:
Please look out for an London Ambulance Service response cycle being ridden by public – one was stolen today from the City! @LAS_CycleTeam
— PC Stuart Ford (@Citycyclecop) June 23, 2016
London Ambulance Service cycle responders use custom-built Specialized Rockhopper mountain bikes fitted with blue lights and a siren. The lightweight bikes feature a strengthened back wheel and stronger spokes, puncture-proof tyres, lights, pannier bags and water bottles.
Cycle responders are deployed for emergency calls in particularly congested areas of the capital as they are able to reach patients quickly and begin life-saving treatment while an ambulance is on the way.
They attend approximately 16,000 calls a year with an average response time of six minutes and resolve around 50 per cent of all incidents at the scene.
4 thoughts on “Paramedic bike stolen in City of London”
Can’t believe I’m reading
Can’t believe I’m reading this. People are scum.
That would be a cool job.
That would be a cool job. Cycling fast through traffic and saving lives.
No one told me such a job existed when I was young!
They must have been racing to
They must have been racing to get to a polling station to vote ‘Leave’ before the polls closed
There are no depths so deep,
There are no depths so deep, no crime so despicable that some idle, selfish berk won’t give it a go.