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Show .., jm T '' . r-- rr " vr-- ? -- .? 7;. 7T?-7-T- yvvSf r'y7y ?- IFosaitraiire I .. ' r J THE SAMPLER Thursday, November 4, 1982 wY ; i 7 "A .C 'S.I I X r. ; . - slt '- l'-- ' .;.. ' - . .ylS :w ' ii , .v: - A m"mm . 7S ;?. - : -- ' C . v -I .vlL: f. 'f.;... y. ' - . " . $ L A COUPLE OF CONES on their sides prove all ambulances are not created equal. This drive GMC van surprised more than one of the drivers who attempted to negotiate the obstacle course. In the background, left in the picture you see the P--4 fire truck assigned to the Ditto fire station. Though the cones were not spaced any wider, the huge machine negotiated the course perfectly Without bruising a . four-whe- el .UXlx v- 1 TROOPER MONSON of the Utah Highway Patrol explains the finer points of Utah law to Dugways assembled ambulance section in a class held October 22 at the clinic. cone. Pugway ambulance drivers take pursuit driving course Story and photos by SSG Phil Hale Weve all seen the movies of ambulances screaming all over the place and sometimes have had the opportunity to see them coming to beat the band in pur rearview mirrors. If it looks like fun driving with sirens blaring and lights flash-:init is . . . sort of, but its also frightening and requires a great deal of skill and patience. Thanks to Ambulance Section Chief Bob Pagnani, I attended a class he arranged with the Utah Highway Patrol to teach the amg, ! bulance drivers assigned here some of the laws pertaining to emergency vehicle operation and some of the methods used to keep those white monsters going where you want them. On Friday, October 22, we met in the clinic classroom where Trooper Monsan of the Utah Highway Patrol explained Utah law as it applies to emergency vehicles, what they can and cannot do and what they should and shouldn't do when getting patients to the hospital. Next stop was the inactive runway at Michael Army Airfield where Monson set up an obstacle course consisting of cones in various patterns. First was a serpentine, followed by an everyone how to stop in the accident avoidance situatiqn . where the drivers reached a cer- -' tain point and were told to swerve either left or right to avoid an obstacle then get back into their lane before reaching another set of cones. Curves, were the next obstacle, wider ones left and right with no and as the afternoon went by everyone improved their skills. An unexpected surprise was. that Gary Francom, driver of the huge P--4 pumper assigned to the Ditto Fire Station, wanted to take a turn through the pylons. Though quite a bit slower than the ambulances, the P--4 turned out to be amazingly agile as the shortest possible distance. Everyone got a chance to try each of the three types of ambulance used at Dugway, an Oldsmobile station wagon type, a regular Dodge van, and a deluxe, 4x4 GMC van, through the course. Everyone's first attempt was . - done rather patiently, then someone got the idea to start the sirens and lights. The net result was everyone now went about 10 m.p.h. faster under pressure. banking. The final obstacle was a panic stop situation that was approached at 40 m.pJi. and using a technique involving rapid set up to let eveyone get used to backing out of and into tight places. g The end result of the course was confidence. It gave day-lon- everyone the opportunity to know what these situations feel like before they had to apply the principles in a life-threateni- ng situation. I for one learned some tricks I can apply to driving my own van which 1 hope will make me a better defensive driver. driver never bruised a cone, even though they were set up for 1 vehicles half its size. When the obstacle course was finished, a backing course was i S V O O STT"! f i ; '; -- v - ,,v- Vi t i CN7BZS d' --: U - - is ,v hn : T 'J-- ? hfc.i .. .s- - AMBULANCE i K; ! .rwT f; J Sl-- Jv ' W ' . .. ' v; , ' '';V'. " J "THAT IS A TIGHT SQUEEZE!" The van-typ- e drive ambulance negotiates the accident avoidance course set up on the inactive runway at Michael Army Airfield to help sharpen their skills. Close behind on this early run was the Oldsmobile based ambulance. eel -0 - ' ' vAi-d- ! ' T .y .wi ;V' r s Panic stop an ambulance? There are times when it must be done, and here under the. watchful eye of trooper Monson the driver locks all four wheels, as he attempts to bring the ambulance to a halt in its own length from 40 m.p.h. SSSCCCRRREEEEECCCHHH! Drop Off Your Film And Hove It Back Before You Know It!! . Xrfcj M? : 1 C Here is what to do. . . First, you should buy a roll of color print film, preferably from us. Second, Place it in your camera and shoot, shoot, shoot! 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