Please vote for Scottish Emergency Rider Volunteer Service

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Some friends of mine have recently founded the Scottish Emergency Rider Volunteer Service http://www.scotservs.org.uk/index.html and have applied to the RBS CommunityForce project for £6,000 funding to buy another bike and train more volunteers and essentially double the capacity that they presently offer. It would also help in buying uniforms and boxes to carry the products to and from locations.

Would appreciate it if anyone could spare a few minutes to register with the RBS Community project http://communityforce.rbs.co.uk/ and then use one of their votes to vote for the Scottish Emergency Rider Volunteer Service at http://communityforce.rbs.co.uk/project/1043

Many thanks Iain
 
I cannot think of a single circumstance in which I would want to rely on the sort of people who go in for this crap.
 
skyenet said:
Some friends of mine have recently founded the Scottish Emergency Rider Volunteer Service http://www.scotservs.org.uk/index.html and have applied to the RBS CommunityForce project for £6,000 funding to buy another bike and train more volunteers and essentially double the capacity that they presently offer. It would also help in buying uniforms and boxes to carry the products to and from locations.

Would appreciate it if anyone could spare a few minutes to register with the RBS Community project http://communityforce.rbs.co.uk/ and then use one of their votes to vote for the Scottish Emergency Rider Volunteer Service at http://communityforce.rbs.co.uk/project/1043

Many thanks Iain
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all done mate:thumb2
 
I sadly have to back gerarddwatts - there are no doubt well intentioned folk but it attracts wannabe freaks that get off on looking official.
There's a guy around here needing a talking to - rides a T-reg ex Plod 1100 Pan with stickers everywhere, 'instructor' on the windscreen and basically looks like a Police rider.
Made a rather ill-planned and dodgy overtake past me prior to a bend (I'm in a driving school car...and I used to teach M/Cs) and missed the side of an oncoming vehicle. Just.

Guys like will him will be the first to sign up for such schemes. They should be left to trained professionals.
 
Exactly...nothing more than an ego trip for wannabees...of no use to the rest of us at all.

Happy to be a cock....still a Police Class 1 cock, cars and bikes, unlike the sad bunnies in these silly schemes.
 
ghiribizzo said:
I sadly have to back gerarddwatts - there are no doubt well intentioned folk but it attracts wannabe freaks that get off on looking official.
There's a guy around here needing a talking to - rides a T-reg ex Plod 1100 Pan with stickers everywhere, 'instructor' on the windscreen and basically looks like a Police rider.
Made a rather ill-planned and dodgy overtake past me prior to a bend (I'm in a driving school car...and I used to teach M/Cs) and missed the side of an oncoming vehicle. Just.

Guys like will him will be the first to sign up for such schemes. They should be left to trained professionals.
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Is this the man you mean? Can't recall his name now but he used to be a TayFM DJ as well as an IAM Instructor. Check out his "bulled" police dispatch rider boots :D

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I think he failed to get into the polis due to being 4'10". Didn't stop him having an ex polis bike as well as a white flip-up visored helmet which he'd even had the blue chequered band painted on :blast

Edit: Dave Price. My memory isn't as bad as I'd thought
 
A bit dangerous to generalise chaps. I understand the concern about organisations like this attracting people with certain unfortunate personality traits.....and yes, I have been fortunate enough to meet that guy on the liveried Pan.

However, the organisation is clearly well intended and not everyone in these things is a sad numpty. I believe, in fact, that our very own AdamA, moderator of this parish, paramedic squaddie, demon-fast rider and generally all-round good bloke is/was involved in something similar.
 
gerarddwatts said:
Exactly...nothing more than an ego trip for wannabees...of no use to the rest of us at all.

Happy to be a cock....still a Police Class 1 cock, cars and bikes, unlike the sad bunnies in these silly schemes.
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Since the qualifications of those involved dont appear to be on the wbsite how do you know that they arent qualified more than you.

Just because you are a class one police driver doesnt mean you have any common sense (generalising dont mean you personally). I know one that had to ask how to start an artic as he didnt know if it was in gear or not.

Out of curiosity were you trained in Scotland or England.

I agree with the ego trip part though
 
Seem to be getting a lot of feathers ruffled here!!

Yes...I have seen Prices bike also...despite what it says on it he is an observer with the IAM...not an instructor...no such thing. Still a wannabee though.

I also am an observer with the same group and am happy to pass on some of my (English) training to those who are keen to improve their motorcycling...apart from the Ninewells bit!! Don't need to pretend to be something I'm not to do it though.

Another geezer I know has a white RT, and thinks his membership of something called the peddlybike escort group..or something..means he can put blue lights in his topbbox and administer what we used to call 'moving cautions'

All these fellows may be frightfully well intentioned. What ARE their intentions? What can they do in an 'emergency'??? Fack all. They can't exceed the speed limit, push through traffic, anything in fact, that going on the bus couldn't achieve. So why bother, might as well join the specials if you want to help society..at least they do something useful.

I re-state my original point, cock or not; I cannot think of a single circumstance where I would rely on their services. I would rather rely on a professional...it takes more than a white bike and a yellow coat. You might get AdamA...you might get one of the wannabees.

I don't really understand what point is being made about my or anybody else's qualifications...I haven't questioned anybody's qualifications and it's irrelevant really..even if I were to join such an organisation, I wouldn't be able to do anything I couldn't do by going in a cab...apart from blagging a bike and a yellow coat it would seem.

As for for the argument about common-sense I don't recall questioning the common-sense of anyone---It's motives I am questioning. I think you make the point far better than I ever could. If you don't know something is it not common-sense to ask rather than blundering on?
No further questions.
 
In light of the posts subsequent to mine, and realising that I would rather walk to the hospital holding a severed arm than accept help from a St John Ambulance person, I humbly withdraw my cock comment and apologise.:beerjug:
 
And for what its worth, now no longer a cock, trained when they could afford to do it properly; 3 week initial course to drive pandas, 3 week intermediate course to drive area cars, 4 week advanced course to drive anything, 3 week heavyweight m/c course to drive traffic bikes,2 week refresher course, bi-annually, alternating. on cars and bikes. Now feck off. What are you're qualifications? When do I get my yellow coat? And free bike?
 
gerarddwatts said:
trained when they could afford to do it properly; 3 week initial course to drive pandas, 3 week intermediate course to drive area cars, 4 week advanced course to drive anything, 3 week heavyweight m/c course to drive traffic bikes,2 week refresher course, bi-annually, alternating. on cars and bikes. Now feck off. What are you're qualifications? When do I get my yellow coat? And free bike?
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I remember those days :rob , which is a bit of a worry!..... :D
 
gerarddwatts said:
I cannot think of a single circumstance in which I would want to rely on the sort of people who go in for this crap.
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I can't understand why you are so against what is, essentially, a simple blood runners service. I'm not sure about all NHS trusts but I believe many, who don't have such a voluntary service in their area, rely on contracts with local minicab or taxi firms to deliver blood products. So if you are in hospital awaiting blood for a life saving transfusion I take it you'd be happy to receive blood delivered by a minicab driver, but not by a volunteer on a motorcycle?

At least the SERV groups are helping to save the cash strapped NHS some money.

Regarding the fully liveried bikes with, I believe, green flashing lights; these may attract some police wannabees, but as you say they can't break speed limits, or any other traffic regulations for that matter, so what is the point?
Well I can see some advantages. I'm sure we've all been in positions where when carrying out a perfect legitimate manoeuvre, such as filtering, someone in a car has tried to block us. With a liveried bike, especially with flashing light, I'm sure this is less likely to happen, therefore making delivery of blood products (and organs?) potentially much quicker.
Also, a fully liveried bike would also raise the profile of the charity helping to raise donation income to keep the charity running.

Yes, there may be some Emergency rider wannabees in the SERV (and equivalent) groups, but on the whole I believe most of the volunteers are well meaning and want to contribute to society in some way. What better way than to do something you enjoy, riding bikes?

By the way, I'm not involved with any blood running group.

Bob
 
Is the "Volunteer Emergency Service" (VES) still active - I thought it was a nation-wide organisation doing this type of activity. :nenau

Must do a Google search.

Bob.
 
trebor said:
So if you are in hospital awaiting blood for a life saving transfusion I take it you'd be happy to receive blood delivered by a minicab driver, but not by a volunteer on a motorcycle?
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I'd say that if I were in hospital awaiting a life saving transfusion I wouldn't be giving a flying continental fuck who was delivering it.

Or am I missing something here? :nenau
 
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