Noise polution
From:
Steve Thwaites
Date:
May 13 06:15 UTC
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I think you have hit the nail on the head. This is an emotive issue because
we all respect the work of the emergency services and I agree that a quick
response is very important. However, do we have to accept the intrusion that
these vehicles make without any discussion ?
The illustration you give where a driver overtakes you is my point exactly;
the noise which deafens pedestrians is often ignored by car drivers! So, how
effective are these sirens, and are there more effective ways to speed
ambulances through Headington without making our streets so unbearable at
times?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rosemary Belton" <rosemary.belton@ntlworld.com>
To: "Headington & Marston Neighbourhood Forum"
<oxford-hm@forums.e-democracy.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 5:24 AM
Subject: Re: [HMNF] Noise polution
> I'm surprised by what you say - in my own experience I've often observed
> that drivers only seem to notice(and suddenly move out of the way of) this
> large vehicle with blue flashing lights all over it when either the siren
> is turned on or the tone of it suddenly changes!
>
> Saturday I pulled over to the side of the road because I'd seen an
> ambulance coming only to be overtaken by an idiot nearly straight into the
> path of the emergency vehicle.
>
> I apreciate you say you don't want harm to result but even small amounts
> of time can make a difference
>
> to quote a couple of bits from the british heart foundation website
> "
> The most important factor determining survival after a cardiac arrest is
> the time from collapse of the casualty to defibrillation –
>
>
> Why is a heart attack an emergency?
> ....
> 1. It increases the risk of having a life threatening irregular heart
> beat. Sadly, three out of every ten people who have a heart attack will
> die before they reach hospital because of an irregular heart beat. It
> causes their heart to stop and without emergency resuscitation they will
> die. That's why it's important to call 999 immediately and why the British
> Heart Foundation has trained people in the community how to respond
> appropriately to emergencies."
> R
>
>
> Rosemary Belton
> headington
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