An EEAST spokesperson said it had been working to address the issues. Dozens of staff at an ambulance trust claim they cannot drive its £54m fleet of new vehicles due to their height or body shape. The trust brought in a specialist to assess 160 staff members who, due to their height and body shape, had come forward having experienced a range of problems. Ninety-four have now been identified as being unable to drive the vehicles. ALTERNATIVE MAKES are similar problems, seems basically down to EU regulations on manufacturing. please log in to view this image CAB SIZE /type regulates driving seat position. at 5' 10" when I had a Ducato and now a Transit I could just get seat back far enough. Luckily [ by purpose both have no bulkhead between front and back ] but my modification put one in allowing 3" extra ! Model above for average person is tight and confined. Complaints ranged from back pain, not being able to see out of the windscreen properly to knees and shins scraping the dashboard. Other entries detail instances of: Drivers in work boots finding pedals too close together, resulting in the accelerator being pressed instead of the brake Hands and fingers becoming trapped in the sliding door, with one staff member breaking two fingers. Mandatory training on this has now been rolled out One emergency medical technician told the BBC: "I was told that anyone over 5ft 9in (1.75m) would be unable to drive it as they would not be able to achieve a comfortable and safe driving position. "I did try to get into the driver's seat but I couldn't adjust the seat to allow me to operate the pedals properly and the steering wheel was pressed against my legs, making it difficult to steer safely." Steering wheel on legs needs seat at lowest/ lower position when over 1.80m tall / 1.90. Son in law 6' 2" just able to drive mine, comfortably. EU REGAS ARE INTERTWINED SO COMPLY OR CANT SELL IT .. FULL STOP More delays whilst we find another 3,000 new drivers under 1.76m but over 1.71m ....lol.. no its not funny but almost true
