BigG
Ex-Bluelighter
Oh aye, I forgot that you use the rapid response car. I am now reminded due to that photograph you posted featuring the exquisite bollard :D
I saw a program a while ago about the advanced high-speed driving course that road traffic police have to pass. It really demonstrated how fast your reactions need to be. It also demonstrated why so many untrained drivers crash so easily when they travel at ridiculous speeds.
Yeah it's the same one for police and ambulance and it's not easy. Is say it's harder in a van than a car since van's just aren't designed for high speed stuff (I still do drive the big sprinters sometimes but usually car). Most joy riders and idiots in general that bomb along at rediculous speeds were probably lucky to have passed a normal driving test let alone a one for high speed driving.
EDIT....yeah those videos are grim...but RTCs in general are about as grim as you get....