Thanks for linking direct to the video Lurch
In my group, the week is split into 2 shifts: 24hrs Sunday then Mon, Tues and Weds nights (7pm to 7am), with the other shift being: Thurs and Fri nights, then 24 hours on Sat.
I tend to do the Thurs Fri Sat shift as that fits in best with my day-job, and with the number of riders we have, it works out at about 1 shift every 6 weeks or so.
On a weekday night, we get maybe a couple of jobs throughout, but on a Saturday I can be doing from 4 or 5 up to a dozen or so runs. Each one from leaving home to getting back home again usually lasts around an hour or so. I think my personal record for a Saturday was 16 calls between 9am and 11pm
Most of the jobs I get are "Urgent", i.e do them asap, with a few "Non-Urgent" i.e. do them before the end of your shift ones, thrown in.
Full "Emergency" ones (Where we
might get authorised to use light and noise) are very few and far between to be honest. I've not actually had one myself in almost 12 months of doing it, although I know others have.
Of course, different groups may vary on how busy they are, but that's what I've experienced in West Yorkshire (Although I do know that our South Yorkshire team are quite a bit busier than us at the moment!)
For events, I try to go to as may as possible. Often these are the fundraising ones (Can rattling) and I'm firmly of the opinion that if they let me ride their bikes, I should go on fundraising activities for them!
We occasionally get asked to marshal events (Local half-marathons and the likes) due to the visibility of the marked bikes, which can also be a good day out
12 months on and I'm still enjoying it
