Taxi Driver Online

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i started out with nothing and ive still got most of it left

After many years of trying to get fire extinguishers out of our policy i finally managed to succeed last year only for County Hall inspectors to give me a warning for not having one on a school run. I refused to accept their warning and challenged them to show me the last time that they reviewed their policy and show me the evidence that are advised by the fire service. Never heard another word.

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Grandad,

The fire service would always advise keeping the fire fighting to them.

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IDFIMH

Remember when the Evening Times changed that photo to a taxi without a flag, for no apparent reason?

Well, read the last three paragraphs of this below - maybe he previously supported the SNP/independence, but has changed his mind?

Or, at least, I think it's the same person

Kind of lost track of all this, but does this mean Stef had a defibrillator in his cab as well as a lifebelt?

Sounds like he kept it in the cab, but took him a few days to realise it was missing - the mind boggles


'Glasgow Cabbie' has taxi defibrillator replaced after it was stolen

https://hellorayo.co.uk/clyde/local/new ... -replaced/

Stef Shaw has exclusively told Clyde 1 News the kit is very important to him, after having his own life saved by one in the past

A Glasgow taxi driver has been gifted a replacement defibrillator to keep in his cab, after it was stolen around a year ago.

Stef Shaw, behind the popular 'Glasgow Cabbie' page on Facebook, says his own life was saved by a defibrillator in the past, after being stabbed in an attack by three men almost 20 years ago.

After surviving the terrifying ordeal, Stef became enthused to carry the life-saving kit in his taxi.

The Baillieston local was given the equipment by the management of the Glasgow Tigers Speedway, at the request of MSP Paul Sweeney.

He carried the defib for around three years, however, Stef said it took him a couple of days to realise the kit was missing after completing some journeys in the taxi - an event which made him extremely disappointed.

One year on, the defibrillator in his taxi has been replaced by Karen Drummond, events manager for the Barra Presentation campaign.

Stef has exclusively told Clyde 1 News he's thrilled to have it back on board.

He said: "I had my life saved just over 18 years ago by paramedics who used a defibrillator after my heart stopped through loss of blood.

"Since then, I've always been curious and have wanted to carry a defibrillator in my cab.

"I'd carried one for around three years when suddenly one day last year I noticed that it was gone from my cab. Sadly, it had been stolen and I was rather gutted because I was prepared to leave my cab to save someone's life who had taken a heart attack.

"So I've been without one for just over or around a year, until our events manager for the Barra presentation campaign, Karen Drummond, gifted me a brand new defibrillator after I told her that mine had been stolen from my cab.

"So I've now got my second defibrillator, which I'll keep this time in the boot of the taxi cab.

"I'm delighted to have another one, which I'm prepared to use if someone unfortunately takes a heart attack or their heart stops in town.

"It means an awful lot to me. To give anyone a second opportunity to live their life by having their heart restarted by a defibrillator means the world, not just to that person, but to their entire circle of family and friends.

"It's of great importance.

"I think it's very, very important for as many businesses as possible, as many taxi drivers as possible, to become involved in trying to install defibrillators because their importance is incredible.

"You're talking about a matter of life and death and it doesn't really get more important than that."

Good question - he's now got the full monty in his boot? I mean, don't think a TX has much boot space anyway. Although I daresay he's got another cab now, which may have more boot space




How does he know how long he took to realise it was missing?

Must be that space-time continuum again, or something like that

You did say you'd retired, Chris?

Missed your chance to add the stab bandages to the defibrillator, lifebuoy, emergency beacon, life raft, fire extinguisher etc

And usual happy clappy stuff from the 'cabinet member for community safety'


150 more taxis to get lifesaving bandages in Plymouth

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/p ... s-10257317

There were 92 weapons crimes recorded in Plymouth last year

Another 150 taxis in Plymouth are to be kitted out with emergency equipment to treat people who have been stabbed. There were 92 weapons crimes recorded in Plymouth last year, with the city centre, Barbican and Sutton Harbour the ‘weapon hotspots’, figures show.

The new kits will brings the number of cabs with potentially life-saving bandages to 400 in the city. This is a collaboration between the city council, the charity Rapaid Emergency Bandages, and Babcock International which has given ongoing support and funding.

Rapaid Emergency Bandages, which was set up by a former police firearms officer, wants to make life-saving emergency bandages as commonplace and as accessible as fire extinguishers and defibrillators across the UK.

Cllr Sally Haydon (Lab, St Budeaux ), cabinet member for community safety who also chairs the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Panel , met taxi drivers, and representatives from the charity and Babcock on Tuesday to hand out the new kits. She said Plymouth led the way with the first kits in taxis last year.

“The bandages are designed to be quick and easy to use and stem serious blood loss until help arrives,” she said.

They are available to both private and Hackney cab firms.

“We are seeing more knife injuries than we did 10 years ago and we are trying to do anything we can to help,” she said.

"If just one person is saved from this, it is a major thing. I would hope that none of our taxi drivers would need to use this, but if they do it could save someone’s life.

“I want to express my great thanks to our taxi drivers, they are going to the next level again in trying to make Plymouth a safe place. They are sometimes given a hard time but they they are a very good bunch.”