What did I do?

[supermono]

Unfortunately you were victim of terrible police driving and attitude. I believe if he'd paid attention in the training he'd have been told not to drive at that speed a)because it's speeding (if he was on a shout he'd have used his magical powers to safely do 100+ on the road) and b) should do around 60-odd to make sure folks could get past without speeding much or at all.

The block manouvre was "I am the law and I know best" attitude just because you had the audacity to overtake him. Think: wannabe TV star, chest puffed out, sanctamonious ahole.

The leaving and back on again was a vain attempt hoping you were as substandard as him and wouldn't notice so he could do you for speeding properly.

I guess the good news is all bad drivers and criminals were on a night off leaving him time to waste on the pitiful bit of "policing" you describe.

Just move om, if you send this report to the chief constable you might be on the list for special attention. Any other of my employees I'd be having a word if they performed so far below the standard required.

[supermono]

ging84 said:

From what i read the police car was about to overtake the OP, and the OP stuck his indicator on, and was surprised to see the cop jam on the brakes, then describes that as the cop car almost causing a collision.

I've not got the benefit of the white hot police advanced super driving course so in these situations I get the timing all wrong. I'll notice the car in the slow lane (yes the slow lane) and either ease up and give him a flash so he can pass without slowing my or himself down much at all, or I'll get my toe down to access the space alongside the slower vehicle before he needs it.

But then I'm not a white hot police driver

[Mk3Spitfire]

supermono said:

Unfortunately you were victim of terrible police driving and attitude. I believe if he'd paid attention in the training he'd have been told not to drive at that speed a)because it's speeding (if he was on a shout he'd have used his magical powers to safely do 100+ on the road) and b) should do around 60-odd to make sure folks could get past without speeding much or at all.

The block manouvre was "I am the law and I know best" attitude just because you had the audacity to overtake him. Think: wannabe TV star, chest puffed out, sanctamonious ahole.

The leaving and back on again was a vain attempt hoping you were as substandard as him and wouldn't notice so he could do you for speeding properly.

I guess the good news is all bad drivers and criminals were on a night off leaving him time to waste on the pitiful bit of "policing" you describe.

Just move om, if you send this report to the chief constable you might be on the list for special attention. Any other of my employees I'd be having a word if they performed so far below the standard required.

Yawn

[Hol]

Hackney said:

calibrax said:

Next time, wait until the car overtaking has already gone past you before indicating to pull out. He probably saw your indicator come on as he went by and thought you were about to pull into him, panicked and braked.

This.

Always makes me tense a little as someone indicating at that point indicates to me that they haven't seen me. If they had surely they'd wait until I passed?

Especially annoying as when this happens on a 3 lane m'way and the lorry in lane one indicates the numpty in lane 2 tends to panic and swerves into lane 3.

Agreed,
That will be exactly what he thought.

He pointed at the horsebox, because (from HIS perspective) you hadn't anticipated his vehicle (even thought you DID see him coming) and indicated your intention to pull out straight in his path.

If I am ever in YOUR same position I indicate early and give the outside car the chance to slow down or speed up to get past before I crash into the horsebox.

If I am ever in the COPPERs position, I anticipate that the car in my inside is going to need to over take and either slow down and flash him out (which only works if they even know i'm there) OR I speed up and pass them before the point they are likely to realise they need to pull.

Both of the above have worked 99.5% of the time over the years (the 0.5% proving that you cannot make anything idiot-proof).

[Black_mamba]

ging84 said:

another thread from a paranoid person who thinks everything a police car does is all about them

......who said that...