On the subject of crap drivers, have you seen this:- Mercy dash blocked by badly parked car A PENSIONER is fighting for his life after paramedics were delayed from reaching him by a badly parked car. The man, who is in his 70s, dialled 999 after he had a heart attack at his home in Owlstone Road, Newnham. But the emergency crews answering his call were delayed for 20 minutes when their ambulance got stuck behind a Land Rover and trailer parked in nearby Grantchester Street, blocking the way though. Paramedic Bob Brotchie said the blockage had seriously reduced the man's chances of making a full recovery. He said: "We were called at around 1.15pm on Tuesday because someone was having a cardiac problem and chest pains, and had subsequently collapsed. "When we got to Grantchester Street in the ambulance, someone had blocked the road with their car, causing us considerable delay." Mr Brotchie and fellow paramedic Adam Carr were forced to abandon the ambulance, along with vital first aid equipment, to get to the man on foot. He said: "We were at least 400 metres from the gentleman's home, but the only option was to run there with what equipment we could carry. "The patient deteriorated while he was waiting for our arrival, and we had to spend a long time stabilising him at his home before we could move him, because he had got so bad. "His health seriously deteriorated as a direct result of this motorist's poor parking." The police were called to help the ambulance crew try to move the Land Rover, and the team eventually managed to reach the man's home when a local taxi driver stopped to help them find an alternative route. Mr Brotchie said: "He's doing a lot better now he's in hospital with the right treatment and care, but there's no doubt that this delay was a serious matter. "The bottom line is that we couldn't get through when someone was in desperate need of our assistance. This man's long-term health and life expectancy will have been seriously affected by this serious cardiac problem, so we have to be able to get him help as soon as possible. "I just hope people will take note - it's not enough to park so that cars can get past, ambulances and other emergency vehicles need to be able to access everywhere, all the time." A police spokeswoman confirmed that officers had tried and failed to move the offending Land Rover, and then issued a fixed penalty parking ticket. The man is believed to be in a critical but stable condition at Addenbrooke's Hospital. Source:- http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/city/2005/08/11/ce3b1053-5b4c-4195-85bd-b3a4c8952f74.lpf