You may remember a previous article on Jons work and here is a second one from May

Vote of confidence for the 'two-wheeled ambulance'

I asked Jon if the work was tough on the nerves not knowing what you could be called out to at any moment and how he paced himself over a shift?

Dependent on how busy I am, I get approx 35miles average pedaling on any day. Last fortnight I did 8 days in a row Thursday to Sunday then Monday to Thursday, had Friday off, worked last Saturday as an overtime shift, had Sunday off, worked yesterday. got today off then back for two more from tomorrow. when I weighed myself at the end of the 8 days I found I was back to my racing weight of 10.5stones (like I was at age 18).

As Sheffield is hilly I tend to circuit the top half of the city centre, trying to vary the route, trying not to get too bored. This involves checking out back routes for drunks/homeless who may need my help, asking drivers to put seat belts on to save me more work if they crash, asking them also to get off mobile phones so they don't run me down as they may need me one day if they bang into something while not concentrating, etc etc.

Having a bike that weighs in the region of 100lbs means a steady cruise around to save the legs for when a job comes in.

When I receive a job via radio or phone the adrenaline kicks in and the riding to the job demands all my attention so you don't really have chance to think about what you are heading for. Quite often you only get given the location and maybe a brief summary of the incident.