Being pressured at work to hurry and get my driver license... help?

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23 and still has no license, WOW! I realize the East Coast is different, but its a good thing you have good transit system there. You would be poop out of luck in my area. Not even a bus or train within 25 miles and yes I live in metro area.

R/r 911

It is not the East Coast. Its NYC. I is not uncommon for people in NYC to not have driver's license. And its because of the transit system as opposed to being a good thing we have one. It is too expensive to own a car in NYC. Parking can be $300 to $500 a month. Most adults will therefore not own a car. With the subway and taxis most people don't need one. I taught a 40 year old to drive. I have had 3 friends get their license in adulthood.

 

[Ridryder911]

It is not the East Coast. Its NYC. I is not uncommon for people in NYC to not have driver's license. And its because of the transit system as opposed to being a good thing we have one. It is too expensive to own a car in NYC. Parking can be $300 to $500 a month. Most adults will therefore not own a car. With the subway and taxis most people don't need one. I taught a 40 year old to drive. I have had 3 friends get their license in adulthood.

Good thing they don't plan on traveling anywhere else in the U.S.

R/r 911

 

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Good thing they don't plan on traveling anywhere else in the U.S.

R/r 911

when you grow up in NYC and your parents don't own a car and your able to get everywhere you want without one, there is no pressure to get a driver's license. This is why you see many adult students in NYC

 

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Thank you JPINFV for agreeing with my ER Tech idea, however, I question why you would advise against a standby position. As I stated, it's a good "side job" nothing to do on a full time basis, and more just to keep your skills at hand. Yes, granted, majority of the patients seen on the field would not be transported, and yes we are are taught as EMT-B's that we are to transport the sick and injured. However, if nothing else, having a saturday job as a standby/first aid just to keep your skills in check and have the ability to put them to good use would be a good idea. Especially if he believes that it will be a while before being comfortable to drive the ambulance to transport patients. In my opinion it would merely serve as a refresher to assist the EMT to keep skills in mind.

Tim and JPI,

I would agree that the tech idea in an ER is good if you can find one, but I don't think a textbook EMT can be thrown into standby. I think practical experience is a must before you are put into that situation where you might be the end provider. Judgment is needed to decide when to activate EMS and that judgement only comes from practical experience, not a flowchart from page 436 of your text.

 

[MMiz]

This thread is closed. It's one thing to offer constructive feedback and ideas, but throwing around insults isn't acceptable in our community.