Nine bikes employed by Scottish Ambulance Service

Nine specially-equipped bikes employed to target traffic-logged areas

THE SCOTTISH Ambulance Service has bought nine specially-equipped motorbikes to help paramedics get to the scene of accidents faster.

BBC News reports, nine motorcycle paramedics will respond to the most urgent calls when the new live-saving machines roll out kater this month. Average arrival time is usually within eight minutes, but congestion has been making this increasingly difficult.

The motorbikes carry basic medical equipment, which the service said was enough to stabilise most cases at the scene and improve chances of recovery.

Normal ambulances will provide back-up and take the injured to hospital.

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