Police and paramedics use cycles to cut booze-fuelled 999 calls

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Police and paramedics are using bicycles to relieve pressure on the emergency services during the Christmas period.

 

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So the ‘powers that be’ have decided the best way to tackle unwanted drunken 999 calls is for the emergency services to implement a ‘go-slow’.

They look like targets how can they get away fast if there's trouble on mopeds

Truly don’t understand why the police officer is involved in this - even by his own admission “9 times out of ten the paramedic can sort it.”

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