'This adds extra risk to the already significant risk of emergency driving'
Manx Care has issued an appeal to motorists after it has seen an increasing number of vehicles following ambulances on blue lights.
The healthcare body says cars making the manoeuvres to 'seemingly gain a traffic advantage' are adding 'extra risk to the already significant risk of emergency driving'.
It says if its crews feel unsafe, they 'may be forced to abandon their emergency response to reduce that risk – this will of course delay the response to the patient, which is absolutely not what our colleagues want to do'.
It's imploring drivers to 'please consider the consequences of actions you take whilst driving in the vicinity of emergency response vehicles' and that 'by attempting to gain an advantage, you may be inadvertently putting patients, crews and yourself at risk'.
Manx Care adds that matters of antisocial driving causing concerns or affecting emergency response will be passed to the Isle of Man Constabulary.
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