Blood Bikes Ridealong
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- During my recent trip to the UK I was given the wonderful opportunity to ride alongside one of the many Volunteer Blood Bikers that deliver vital medical supplies between NHS facilities across the UK and Ireland.
Hopefully this little video will give you an idea of what is involved and what the great men and women of the Blood Bikes do to make the service work.
For more information and to give your support:
www.bloodbikes....
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www.nottinghams...
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www.nwbb-lancs.org
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This is, of course, just a sample. Every region has it's own organisations. Find yours either through the first address here, or just search online for your region + 'Blood Bikes'.
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I was a courier rider over 30 years ago, I did a couple of blood deliveries for City Link. Set off with my white box with red crosses on it. Trying to be as quick as possible on the M5 when I was intercepted by two motorway Police patrol cars. They were great, holding the traffic back while I cut across 3 lanes onto the hard shoulder, then off we went, one car in front and the other behind, at a speed I wouldn't have wanted to do without them. Got to the hospital in record time. Great to see this service has expanded, and will be sending a donation. Great work!
That’s an awesome story! What an experience! 😍
As a BMS (blood scientist) I am for ever indebted to the work that these colleagues do. For my Trust, it's SERV that provide the service and deserve a massive shout out. Thank you for raising this and a big thanks for them, they really do save lives.
It's great to hear of the benefit from the other end of the scale. Thanks BB!
As has been said you don’t hear of the work these guys and girls do RESPECT
Such unsung heros. I second your respect!
I do that for living in London and I am being paid for that. 10Hrs every day across the country with pressure on at all times!
I didn't know that there were paid services too! That's great that the powers that be are starting to actually put money into the system!
I am working for eCourier but there is company called CityLink that also provides paid services to NHS in London and country wide.
God bless you mate!
I love the way you comment the videos. It's really awesome.
Thanks very much!!
im looking to join hopefully . this could be my calling in life . amazing work and dedication .
Very cool. Good luck and hope it works out! 👍🏻
Well done Ian you are an unsung hero. We thank you for all your personal time you give up
Cheers ian, and ian!
Please tell Ian he is a legend, and the work of himself and all who volunteer for our health service are absolute diamonds for the UK. If ever we cross paths I shall purchase him a cool refreshing beverage of his choice.
I certainly will! Though I think he'll be reading these comments himself!
Great video Andy. Also big respect to Ian and all the other volunteers throughout all the blood bike organisations. Currently training for my IAM Advanced qualification and the Leicestershire Blood Bikers is definitely something I want to get more involved with.
Thanks! It's commendable what these folks do out of the kindness of their hearts! I'd definitely be going the same route if I was still over there. Good luck with the training mate!
Well done to all the volunteers that ride the bikes.
Huzzah!
Thanks for a very enlightening video, I've been a bloodbiker for just over a year, the more videos that get out about bloodbikers the better cheers Andy and well done to your pops
My pleasure Ged and hats off to you for what you do!!
Thanks for the shout out to the Blood Bikers, Andy. I volunteer as a Controller and Rider for SERV Wessex (based in Southampton) and really enjoy it.
My pleasure Matthew, happy to help! Thanks so much for the time you give up mate!
Total respect to all involved in blood bikes, a selfless job by all. Enjoyed the video Andy 👍🏻
I totally agree. Legends. Cheers mate.
A friend of mine does it too,big thumbs up for giving up your time for others,well done all.👏👏👍🏻😎
Lot of legends out there!
Can't WAIT until lockdown allows me to carry out my IAM. Was going to go for it this year for this very purpose
Stay strong mate. Can’t be much longer.
@@AndyManCam Just re-watched.... I've got my annual re-assessment ride this weekend. And your video's show what it's like being an advanced pizza delivery boy/girl :p
Well hun to the blood bikes and thank you for all the work you are going
Agreed!!
Absolutely Remarkable. Thanks Sincerely
Cheers for watching Bharat. They do a great service!
Fantastic organization and service.
Totally agreed. A fine example that there really are good human beings out there.
wow I did not know they do this for free amazing work hats off to them all
Great video! What a great service they provide.
Yes they do! Cheers James!
Cracking video matey, without the Key service these guys provide, I’m sure of which helped with my beloved wifes treatment for AML, where Blood, Bone Marrow and Platelets were all key to her treatment, it would not of been as smooth or as positive as it has been.
Amazing people, and has given me the shove to contact the Nottinghamshire Blood Bike Service and I am in talks now of starting my advanced riding qualification so I can hopefully join there team.
Really pleased that a video has captured the amazing work the army of volunteers provide the public without which would be a drain on an already stretched incredible service the NHS gives to us.
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Thanks Marc, entirely my pleasure and probably the least I could do. Glad to hear that you've benefitted from their hard work and that you'Re joining in yourself! Good on you! Good luck!
Great video Andy! Much respect to Ian! Great to see that there are people out there doing this kind of helpful work. Please pass on my regards and thanks! :)
Thanks Christopher! I certainly will, cheers!
Great job guy's and massive respect to Ian
A great cause there AMC. We (relayridersuk.co.UK) recently raised £10k for bloodbikers during our annual charity ride. Its good to see some of the work they do .
Awesome stuff! Then huge thanks to you and your lot too! You make it a reality!
Very interesting indeed and hats off to them! What you can do Andy when your tyres wear out is purchase new ones, you don't have to buy a new bike hehe
Cheers matey. Yeah, yeah, I know!! But I wanted to be blarrrting around the countryside , not waiting for new shoes to be fitted at UK prices! ;p
I know it is 3 years now, but I work at Leighton and that caught me off guard, turning into there.
Better late than never eh! 😉
I never knew such thing exist! I must say what a great coz to ride and give back to the community. From now on it will make me feel so bad burning petrol without real cause except satisfying my own. Thanks for sharing such a great experience. Ride safe
Amazingly not many people do! Which is why I wanted to help a bit. Sadly I don't have the audience to make a huge difference... yet! ;D
Well done Ian and all the other guys 'n' gals that give up their free time for this service. Top job all round. Thanks for the small insight into the Blood Bikers life Andy.
Cheers OCP. T'was the very least I could do to try and help the folks that do the real work.
Thanks for this! Any publicity that raises awareness is welcome! Greetings from Blood Bikes Leinster💯🏍
My pleasure! Just helping where I can!
Great vid Andy and well done ian and all the other blood bikers out there you are all doing great work 👍
Cheers Matt!
Great work by those volunteers.
Agreed. They do our country a solid service!
Great video and you have educated me about something I knew nothing about. Donation on its way to my local organisation.
Thanks Ed! That was exactly what I was thinking. Not many people actually know that this goes on behind the scenes for our health service. Thanks for your donation mate.
What a great way to do critical volunteer work.
Totally agree!
Very informative video Andy, well done to the step dad for volunteering his services. Cant help but wonder if those people who complain about bikers have ever thought that one of them may have saved their life!!!
Cheers! Yeah, he has a good heart that one! Interesting angle you mention there. You'Re probably right. We could do with something like that in Germany too, to make people appreciate bikers more!!
Something to shove down someones throat when they whine about bikers..
Awesome stuff, good on him for volunteering his time.
He's got a good heart that one! Rubbish at parking other peoples bikes though...
Andy Man Cam haha, he was just adding a bit of uniqueness to your bike for you! :D
That's really cool! I wish we did somthing like that in the US. I'd donate my time doing that.
Cheers Danny. Yeah they do great work! Surprised there isn't something in most countries!
You should try and look for that on the internet m8, many countries have non-profit organizations that do exactly the same job as UK's Blood Bikers. If there isn't any you could always try to start your own.
Long day in the saddle for Ian but great respect for what they do :)
Iron arse extraordinaire! Which is weird because in Croatia all he did was moan about how sore his arse was!! :D
Thanks for the Video nice insight to what goes on !!
My pleasure! Cheers!
Nice video 👍 nicely done with all the camera angles etc.
just going through the IAM course now so that I’ve got the opportunity to do some blood biking.
Thanks Richard! Good luck with the IAMs!
.....well I did It. Passed my RoSPA. Now on waiting list for the blood bikes and looking to pass my IAM early next year so I can then work towards my Masters.
All the best. Ride safe.
great work the blood bikers are doing .. what is the camera on your lid ?
Agreed. Real life heros. It’s a Sony X3000. Link in the description somewhere.
Their website has been down for a few weeks!
That's annoying. Will be sadly costing them dearly.
That was almost a documentary!!! Think we've found your new calling!!
Haha! Who knows! Maybe the BBC will pick it up...
Great video full of energy very interesting from a fellow bloodbiker. 👍
Thanks Grant. That’s great to hear. Thanks for all that you do mate!
A great vid and a great service provided. Something i have been looking into for sometime however with current job role its not compatible as both require i drop everything at the ring of a phone. Maybe one day though.
Yeah sadly it's not something that everybody can do. You need a certain flexibility with work.
Andy Man Cam Yeah unfortunately being full time emergency serviceman doesnt offer that flexibility towards other ventures
One day in the not too distant future I hope to be a Devon Freewheeler, just the Devon name for Blood-bikers. Hats off to all of them, sterling work, and much needed. Damn good name too step-dad lol
Brilliant! Good luck Ian and a pre-emptive thanks!!
I keep forgetting to visit the blood bikes stand to ask if I can assist. If it weren't for the fact I struggle to turn my head for observations,I'd give either IAMs or RoSPA ticket a go as I've so much free time (once I get the handyman jobs done for family) I might as well do something useful.
I think they'd be very happy to accept your help in whatever capacity. Shame about the limitations on shoulder checks though.
Limitations on "lifesaver" is caused by spending 30 years as the local crash-test dummy(12 morons so far have crashed into me)I used to drive for a living until all these crashes where I was blameless left me with a knackered spine & needing psychological help before I could overcome my fear of driving.The 30 odd years of swallowing shedloads of meds has also left me with memory issues(hence why I keep forgetting to visit the stand)I regularly see blood bikes in the area as 90% of our hospital attendees are transported via ambulance the 35-40 miles up the road to Carlisle,despite our hospital being 80-90% complete after total refurb/new builds(£90+ million spent so far)as they just cannot get staff.Also,the air ambulance is frequently called upon due to the geography of our county.
Wow. I'm sorry to hear that mate. That's really bad luck / really bad drivers! The health service sounds like it's generally in about as much of a sh%t state as the roads over there at the moment.
Please don't get me started on the roads (lack of) condition,my CBR 600 fork seals "exploded" within days of the bike passing it's MOT when I hit a pothole(short distance from home is a huge hole that has been "repaired" frequently,only for the busses ripping the repair out & scattering gravel around the hole)This road through the estate has huge holes where the centre lines were burnt away for the new lines to be painted,I've tried to get this road on video but gave up when my PC decided to crash & reinstall of Win 10 removed my editing software/most of my recordings etc. Yup,I've no luck whatsoever lol
ChegsOn2Wheels sounds like you've got loads of luck mate. It's just all bad! 😱
Thanks Andy for the eloquently put ( as always) video , highlighting the great work the blood bikes do, I myself volunteer with Dumfries and Galloway Blood Bikes. Cheers again, have followed your vids for a while now, and I am over the moon with joy and tinklement and ..oops best stop now :-)
My pleasure Barry and thank YOU for what you do!
Great job done by those guys and all voluntary good on you chaps👍
An excellent video and great service provided by these guys. But should you of crossed the solid white line at 4.33? Just saying! Keep up the good work.
Thanks Steve. Not sure the question deserves an answer considering what I was saying as it happened. 😜
Or the fact the vehicle they overtook was stationary so as per the highway code, the solid white line can be crossed to overtake it. (rule 129 if you wish to look it up)
Interesting insight in to an essential service that rarely gets a mention. Apart from that this episode was the usual load of codswallop that we've come to expect...... err... keep it up. :D
Haha! Thanks Christian! I thought I'd take the chance to give this amazing service some publicity.
Andy, as always, a great video.
Very many thanks Steve.
These guys are amazing! I would love to volunteer one day :)
I agree! I was going to do it when I was still in the UK.
Did you ever get round to volunteering?
I ran into these guys a few weeks back at H cafe... nice guys :-)
I think you have to be wired a certain way (the right way) to do what they do!!
That would most likely be the SERV OBN group. facebook.com/SERVOBN/
Great stuff, I saw you guys at Leighton hos 😀
No way!! You should have said hi!!
legend Ian!!!! really want to do this once i have the right amount of time and courses under my belt :)
Good on you mate!
I noticed extra LEDs on the bike. Are those amber warning lights or do they get blue lights?
They are blue strobes. Very rarely, if ever, used though.
As John John said, they are blue lights but they're pretty much unused. In fact the service that Ian volunteers for prefers riders NOT to use them, so they're being removed on the next round of bikes.
Bloody awesome if you ask me.
Ta very much Frankie!
I see what u did there
Does that mean you've forgiven Ian for scratching your bike lol :)
Hat's off to Ian - a very worthy charity he's supporting :)
HELL no! That's never going away! Stupidest thing that man ever did! But he still deserves respect regardless!
Just to mention you missed servsc.org.uk/ Also some blood bikers do use their own bikes,
There were so many, I just took the first ones that showed up on a google search! Yeah I've heard a few cases now of own bikes being used. Further respect for those guys!
Hmmm....so its like Deliveroo...but for medical supplies and is intense....sounds fun I wanna do it
Pretty much! You can sign up and actually do it! You just have to have an advanced riding qualification and find a local service.
@@AndyManCam Yeah, i'll defo look into it when im older, am only 18 min age in ireland is 25 and you have to have a full A license, dont even have an A2 yet cause my funds are a bit dry 😄
You'll be an expert biker by then!
Fantastic 👌👏
Cheers Gary.
An FJR just like mine! :) you mentioned you had ridden your step dad's b4, have you ridden this one? I thought blood bikers didn't get supplied a bike? You had to pay for it and use your own bike?
no I think they are donated by dealers or others so it could be almost any make of 1000cc plus tourer style bike! such a FJRs or R1200RTs and so on! it has also to be fitted out in a similar way to police and paramedic bikes!
I was strictly forbidden from touching this bike. Not even allowed into the depot! (Actually a bit miffed by the attitude of this particular branch, they didn't even say thanks for the uninvited publicity!). It's different depending on the branch of blood bikers and how well funded they are. Just as toorest trikie says, they're often donated by dealerships (or at least very good deals are given). Otherwise some absolute superheros use and maintain their own bikes for this good work.
In Sussex we use our oen bikes and our own fuel for year, then we are allowed to use the fleet bikes if we want to . Some do, some don't. Our fleet bikes are either bought using money we raise, or some have been donated outright by other charities like Rotary or Masons
Fascinating 👍🏻
Absolutely. And a little bit brilliant that it exists!
Love you energy
Cheers! I just wish it wasn't so tiring! ;D
outstanding!
Thanks!
I do cadets at that station. Rugeley Community fire station
Small world!
Part of the video rugeley? ?
Yeah, I think we breezed quickly through Rugeley.
Just started my iam so I can apply for bloodbiker status\badge as my dads just recovered from fkin virus, don’t know how but, that’s my payback.
Whats with the helipad on the back of his bike ?
Landing blood helicopters, delivering pizza to the hospitals, carrying caged animals, the sky's the limit!
Andy Man Cam as an active blood biker the Fjr is the only bike officially approved for blood bike use by the National Blood Bike Service. Those carriers are specifically designed to suite the blood boxes as used by the National Blood Transfusion Service . They are quite large and need that space to support and secure them . Also we move Brest Milk around in similar sized containers .
Nice video. Time for Police ridealong?!
Thanks! I’d love to! I don’t think that’ll be quite so easy to Organise though! 😂
1:17 Those 7 seconds made my day!
That’s what ‚she‘ said!
@@AndyManCam 7 seconds, is that it? Oh dear!
Hey, that’s also what she said!!
Can blood bikers go above speed limits or run through red lights?
No. They have to follow all the same rules as the rest of us.
@@AndyManCam I read the same,but there are some videos on youtube and the blood biker run through red lights.That's why i was confused.
I was told that this is not allowed and strongly discouraged.
We also use our own bikes and cars not just the charity bikes
And hats off to you all the more for it!
Typical UK, evrything important all run on charity/volunteers. My mate is a bloodbiker. All weathers, all times of day and night.Carries blood, bone marrow, covid samples even breast milk!!. Thanks amillion guys and galls. Stay safe.
Do they have any special riding privileges while doing this?
Hey Hank, it's just as Sean Rima says. They have no priveleges at all and have to obey all the same traffic laws as the rest of us. The one astonishing difference is that with that livery on the bikes the traffic parts like the Red sea after Moses sneezes!
Wait a bit, Ian dropped the bike on the Stelvio, didn't he????? DIDN'T HE????? Just joking, an amazing service provided by great people and powered by tea and codswallop.
He did! Seems he has a bit of a knack for it!!
is that an xj6?
FZ1-N. Same dash as the XJ6 though.
Stoke on Trent ayyyy
Brrapp brrappp!
What an eye-opener! We appoint 'heroes' too readily these days. Overpaid primadonnas who kick footballs around are often called 'heroes'. For Pete's sake.....
In contrast, Ian and his kind actually save lives.... unpaid too. Nuff said.
Nice one, Andy and Ian.
Safe roads 👍
You're so very right. It's folks like this that actually make a difference who get no glory, yet continue to do it anyway.
Good video and good work for every biker involved but Andy for gods sake keep your hands on the handlebars mate. your left hand is flying all over the place as if your were conducting an orchestra!! If f you want to become an advanced biker you'r going to have to glue that hand down. te he lol.
Ps. Am I right in assuming that although these bikes are mainly used by civilians they can be ridden like police officers. I also know that some blood bikes have working flashing blue lights and police type sirens that can be used to inform or warn other road users of their presence. That they can exceed the speed limits and ride through lights etc just like a police officer can if they consider it urgent enough. Is that understanding correct?
Obviously, in the right situations, the hand is planted! But for straight line riding, you could take both hands off on a cobbled street and the bike will still find a way through on it's own!
You're absolutely right about the rules though. Blood bikers have to adhere to all the same rules as normal road users. The blue lights are more for show and use is restricted to when it's absolutely necessary to clear traffic.
@@AndyManCam So are you saying that under the right condition its ok to ride one handed and actually condoning one handed or no handed riding with a powerful motorcycle on a road as being ok.????? I don't think that many advanced rider would agree with that even if one can ride without hands on bars on the straights it's more of the bikes ability to do that and not exactly a a skill that one wants to encourage whilst on the road
As regards using blue lights, bells and whistles etc. I have just seen a video of a training run and in it the rider went through lights just changed to red against him and used his siren for other vehicle to stop or rather not move forward. against him. He continues in a 30 mph. area and was obviously exceeding the speed limit. Causing cars to move aside for him and then overtaking the first cars on the approach to 2 pedestrian crossings. I don't think that all of this this is legal whether or not it's an emergency. If It were an emergency I would think the authorities would think twice about using civilians when they have enough professional advanced riders and drivers to get the job done. Quite a lot of blood work, in fact the vast majority is menial tasking ie samples for testing etc. and not emergency work.
Don't get me wrong I do admire those that give their free time at their own cost to help others as I do as a volunteer rider and at present a part time chemist delivery service. Delivering meds to those that are stuck in at home for up to 12 weeks.
I’m sure they would love to use advanced riders from the services, but don’t forget that the staff budget is zero pounds and that the riders put themselves through advanced rider training. No brainer for the charity to use civilian volunteers really. No idea what the deal is with the video you saw. My understanding was that they have no allowances over other road users. I even heard tales of a blood bike being regularly stopped by the police. Though that was very contentious and heresay filled account.
As for riding one handed, i think you’re over egging the custard somewhat. I given you an inch and you’ve tried to hang me with it. Is taking your hands off of the handlebars forbidden? Can you tell me that you never take one hand off the bars? When you do take one hand off the bars, does your bike turn into an uncontrollable, angry bronco? I said that it was situational. I have never once in 16 years of riding not had my hands on the bars when I really wished I had. I’ve also taken the opportunity to prove that I can complete an emergency stop with only my braking hand on the bars. You don’t use the bars to hold yourself on the bike, or to brace yourself as you brake, you use your legs. Furthermore I was once challenged, by an advanced rider, to take one hand off of the bars while I was in a relatively fast and tight sweeping bend. The reason being, he said, that mid turn, if you’re putting ANY turning inputs into the bars (assuming the turn is a constant radius and obstacle free) you’re doing it wrong. You set up the turn with countersteer and after that the bike does all the work. Also if you can’t let go of the bars at that point, you’re holding on too tight and probably further unbalancing the machine. Of course, none of this is advice or gospel but rather just showing you that my not having both hands on the bars the whole time is not simply because i don’t care about safety, good riding, or because I want to look cool.
@@AndyManCam Andy I did say it with a bit of humour as seen with the 'te he lol' at the end that should have intimated that it was not too serious a point being made. Don't you just hate it when riding and you see an idiot on a cycle riding on and off the pavement and road and with their hands off the handlebars and on their phones. But then again maybe some road users are ok with that. I believe that you believe that what you are doing is ok and safe but its frowned upon in advanced riding and something that would not to be encouraged. However its your way of riding and let's leave it at that.
As regards to civilian blood bikers using blue lights and sirens there is a video and look for a 'blood bikers training video,' its only a few minutes long and takes place in Burnley, lancs and he does just what I said. Rides like a police officer using all the blues and twos and breaking quite a few laws.
Roger, sorry mate. Got a bit soap boxey there! No idea with the blues. Maybe different regions have different guidelines. Ian (from this vid) said that his lot were even considering removing the blues all together because they’re barely used and even advised against. Who knows!?
People doing these kind of jobs are living saints who need , some reward, are they allowed to speed or if they go through cameras , do they get into any hassle ? Cheers Shane uk 🇬🇧
The rest of the EU could learn something from this.
I completely agree. Especially Germany!
@@AndyManCam well i'm your neighbor to the west so XD hahaha. the netherlands is small but we also work with germany sometimes. (from what i know)
The main problem here would be the idiot drivers not letting the motorbikes get to the front of the traffic! What's it like for filtering there?
@@AndyManCam in a traffic stop we can just pass. like no problem what so ever. when people see blue lights you can literally see people kilometers away already making space and of course there is this 1 fiat 500 than or bmw (and it's usally 1 of those 2 really weird XD ) that won't notice. and than people start to use their horn. nah we are quite respectful to emergency services.
and filtering on a normal bike: most people stand on the middle of there lane so you can almost pass with 2 bikes. and than you have the same 2 ... typical car types again that almost park it in to a truck. i'll just pass them on the left side and rev a lot. it's funny when you see them all shocked because they didn't notice XD hahaha
Very nice. Here it’s a 50/50 chance that they’ll let you past! 🤣