Police van reverses into car shocker

Police van reverses into car shocker

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ging84

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8,829 posts

145 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-284...

How does a story like this make the news?
I know police driving is always subject to increased scrutiny because they enforce the road laws

but this story couldn't be much more of a non story
Police van reverses at fairly slow speed, does not see small car and hits it, driver gets out checks what has happened and accepts full responsibility.

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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It's bks, isn't it?

A fleet containing tens of thousands of vehicles driven millions of miles per year will result in collisions.

Mk3Spitfire

2,921 posts

127 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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I had a collision once. I'm a little upset and insulted that I didn't make the grade and get my name in lights!

carinaman

21,224 posts

171 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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That CCTV has some scope doesn't it? Looks across the street at the front of the people across the road.

The mount needs to be tilted downwards about 30 degrees or any view over his boundary benefits the street and neighbours to offset any privacy concerns?

blank

3,439 posts

187 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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ging84 said:
Police van reverses at fairly slow speed
Looks pretty fast to me. Unless it's the video making it look fast, I wouldn't reverse a car that fast somewhere like that, never mind a van.

Still not newsworthy though.

Mk3Spitfire

2,921 posts

127 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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It looks like it would have been easier/quicker/less likely to drive into an angry Fiat500 man, to just swing it into the parking bay at the forefront of the screen, and then just pull out forwards.

carinaman

21,224 posts

171 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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That was some impact. Look at the ripples in the side of that van.

Eclassy

1,201 posts

121 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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I hope this one hasnt been on the advanced driving course we are regularly told about.

Mk3Spitfire

2,921 posts

127 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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Eclassy said:
I hope this one hasnt been on the advanced driving course we are regularly told about.
You never make mistakes then I'm guessing?

aw51 121565

4,771 posts

232 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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La Liga said:
It's bks, isn't it?
It's the BBC, so of course it is!! nuts

(Genuine comment - not trolling smile - by the way.)

calibrax

4,788 posts

210 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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I notice that at no point do they indicate the gender of the officer. Wonder why...

Osinjak

5,453 posts

120 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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Fascist pigs, breaking the law, scum, never trust a copper, ACAB, etc.

carinaman

21,224 posts

171 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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I'd like to see more of the footage. Did the van approach from the right and drive past the innocent, bystander Fiat before getting rammed?

Mk3Spitfire

2,921 posts

127 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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calibrax said:
I notice that at no point do they indicate the gender of the officer. Wonder why...
Because it's clear from the footage? And irrelevant?

PAULJ5555

3,554 posts

175 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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Mk3Spitfire said:
Eclassy said:
I hope this one hasnt been on the advanced driving course we are regularly told about.
You never make mistakes then I'm guessing?
We all do except the police will not admit they do.

carinaman

21,224 posts

171 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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PAULJ5555 said:
We all do except the police will not admit they do.
They enjoy denial, smear and digging themselves into holes too much.

I think it's a bit like us not admitting liability when we crash our cars.

Cat

3,017 posts

268 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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PAULJ5555 said:
We all do except the police will not admit they do.
Yep, the Police never admit to mistakes...apart from this time

BBC News said:
A police officer has apologised after reversing a police van into a car parked in a Hampshire street.
and

BBC News said:
Ch Insp Simon Dodds said the officer was "mortified" and had taken full responsibility for the shunt.
rolleyes

Cat

Greendubber

13,129 posts

202 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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PAULJ5555 said:
We all do except the police will not admit they do.
Read the report have you?

carinaman

21,224 posts

171 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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I don't suppose a police officer has ever been disciplined for not admitting to or declaring damage to a vehicle hoping another police officer after them will get done for it?

scratchchin

Given the number of vehicles, miles travelled and officers something like that could never have happened.

Red 4

10,744 posts

186 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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..... and in today's force suggestion box someone has come up with the idea of fitting parking sensors to all police vehicles.

This is necessary to restore public confidence and trust due to the appalling standard of reversing shown recently in a BBC news article.

As perception is everything the Senior Management Team will shortly be engaged in endless meetings to discuss this matter. A multi-agency approach will also be adopted and comments and suggestions are welcomed from partner agencies (tea and biccies will be provided at meetings - all are welcome).

Hampshire Constabulary expects and demands the highest standards from its officers. Sadly, this officer's behaviour fell well below that which is required and the matter has been referred internally to The Professional Standards Department. We have also referred the matter voluntarily to the IPCC.
The investigations will be long, drawn-out and likely to cause undue stress and misery to the officer concerned. (the end result will be NFA and the officer is likely to be sent on a Transit van reversing course lasting several weeks and costing several thousands of pounds).

On a lighter note a senior officer is likely to receive a further promotion on the back of the reversing sensors issue after taking "ownership" of the matter.