Dead things in road. Who do you call ???
Dead things in road. Who do you call ???
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ratpit

Original Poster:

229 posts

265 months

Thursday 3rd February 2005
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Last week, 9-30pm, A1-Northbound Newcastle upon Tyne, bloody huge dead badger in lane 2, complete exhaust system, probably off car that caused death of Brock, in lane 3. Cars in front by about 150 yds obscured them until it was too late, car behind made sudden braking inadvisable, car in lane 2 made avoidance impossible. I chose to hit the exhaust pipe and luckily got away with it. Car in lane 2 didn't fare so well with Brock looking in my rear view mirror.

Who do you ring??? Is it a 999????

Streetcop

5,907 posts

267 months

Thursday 3rd February 2005
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Yep..999....

Debris in the road.....

Don't need to report the actual hitting of the animal..

Only "PC Shagam and his dog"..as in:

P= Pigs
C= Cow
S= Sheep
H= Horse
A= Ass
G= Goat
M= Mule
Dog= Dog.

Hope you like it and remember it..

edited as i'd forgotten one..D'oh!

>> Edited by Streetcop on Thursday 3rd February 19:54

2 Smokin Barrels

32,020 posts

264 months

Thursday 3rd February 2005
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G = Gopher?

>> Edited by 2 Smokin Barrels on Thursday 3rd February 19:53

2 Smokin Barrels

32,020 posts

264 months

Thursday 3rd February 2005
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Ring ring

"Emergency Services, which do you require"
"Police please"

Click

"Hello Police"
"I'd like to report some debris in lane 2 of the M1"
"Can you describe it & its location?"
"Yes, an Austin Metro doing about 55mph"



>> Edited by 2 Smokin Barrels on Thursday 3rd February 20:02

ratpit

Original Poster:

229 posts

265 months

Thursday 3rd February 2005
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So if you "Splat the cat" you dont need to tell them???

One thing I was told, if you hit a sheep on a fenced road it is the owner of the animal who has to cough up for your car as woolies are supposed to live in fields. On an unfenced road you have to pay for the sheep to be scraped up, repaired, or replaced and mend your car yourself.

True or false????

Streetcop

5,907 posts

267 months

Thursday 3rd February 2005
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don't know the sheep answer ratpit..

The cat one is: "Dont need to report"

2 Smokin Barrels

32,020 posts

264 months

Thursday 3rd February 2005
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Streetcop said:
don't know the sheep answer ratpit..

The cat one is: "Dont need to report"


What about a cat riding a horse?

alfaman

6,416 posts

263 months

Thursday 3rd February 2005
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ratpit said:
So if you "Splat the cat" you dont need to tell them???

One thing I was told, if you hit a sheep on a fenced road it is the owner of the animal who has to cough up for your car as woolies are supposed to live in fields. On an unfenced road you have to pay for the sheep to be scraped up, repaired, or replaced and mend your car yourself.

True or false????


BEWARE : If you ever drive on remote roads in Scottish mountains in the Summer -..... when its been a hot sunny day the sheep sleep on the tarmac at night because it retains the heat - rather than stay on the hillside ....quite surprsing when you round a bend at 1am to come across a dozen sheep snuggling up to the warm tarmac.

nonegreen

7,803 posts

299 months

Thursday 3rd February 2005
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Streetcop said:
Yep..999....

Debris in the road.....

Don't need to report the actual hitting of the animal..

Only "PC Shagam and his dog"..as in:

P= Pigs
C= Cow
S= Sheep
H= Horse
A= Ass
G= Goat
M= Mule
Dog= Dog.

Hope you like it and remember it..

edited as i'd forgotten one..D'oh!

>> Edited by Streetcop on Thursday 3rd February 19:54


Is he from Cheshire or Wales?

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

284 months

Thursday 3rd February 2005
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Streetcop said:
Yep..999....

Debris in the road.....

Don't need to report the actual hitting of the animal..

Only "PC Shagam and his dog"..as in:

P= Pigs
C= Cow
S= Sheep
H= Horse
A= Ass
G= Goat
M= Mule
Dog= Dog.

Hope you like it and remember it..

edited as i'd forgotten one..D'oh!

>> Edited by Streetcop on Thursday 3rd February 19:54


You missed the 'a' too.

Clearly, your spelling's a bit tired, and the 'a' should be an 'e'.....

PC Shag'em fits better, dontcha think?

It also covers the obvious omission.....

Elephant......


must try harder.....

sadako

7,080 posts

267 months

Thursday 3rd February 2005
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mushroom mushroom

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

284 months

Friday 4th February 2005
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don't panic.....

gopher

5,160 posts

288 months

Friday 4th February 2005
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2 Smokin Barrels said:
G = Gopher?

>> Edited by 2 Smokin Barrels on Thursday 3rd February 19:53


OI!!

julianc

1,984 posts

288 months

Friday 4th February 2005
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alfaman said:

ratpit said:
So if you "Splat the cat" you dont need to tell them???

One thing I was told, if you hit a sheep on a fenced road it is the owner of the animal who has to cough up for your car as woolies are supposed to live in fields. On an unfenced road you have to pay for the sheep to be scraped up, repaired, or replaced and mend your car yourself.

True or false????



BEWARE : If you ever drive on remote roads in Scottish mountains in the Summer -..... when its been a hot sunny day the sheep sleep on the tarmac at night because it retains the heat - rather than stay on the hillside ....quite surprsing when you round a bend at 1am to come across a dozen sheep snuggling up to the warm tarmac.


A couple of years ago driving in the depths of the North West Highlands (near Lochinver) at around midnight we came across a huge herd of deer on and around the road! The reflection of the headlights in their eyes gave us plenty of warning, so we slowed to a crawl and spent a few minutes watching these superb creatures - during the daylight hours of our week around that area we'd seen no deer at all. Mind you, they taste great, too.....

Julian

zumbruk

7,848 posts

289 months

Friday 4th February 2005
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ratpit said:
So if you "Splat the cat" you dont need to tell them???

One thing I was told, if you hit a sheep on a fenced road it is the owner of the animal who has to cough up for your car as woolies are supposed to live in fields. On an unfenced road you have to pay for the sheep to be scraped up, repaired, or replaced and mend your car yourself.

True or false????


False. I hit a [unfenced] sheep on the Isle of Skye once. Volvo Estate 1 - Sheep 0. Went to report it to the BiBs the following day and they couldn't have cared less. They were much more concerned that I wasn't going to pursue the farmer in the courts and that my car wasn't damaged than about the sheep. The BiB even saod that they kill half a dozen a year themselves. No fences = dead sheep.

tycho

12,276 posts

302 months

Friday 4th February 2005
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[redacted]

havoc

33,384 posts

264 months

Friday 4th February 2005
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zumbruk said:
False. I hit a [unfenced] sheep on the Isle of Skye once. Volvo Estate 1 - Sheep 0. Went to report it to the BiBs the following day and they couldn't have cared less. They were much more concerned that I wasn't going to pursue the farmer in the courts and that my car wasn't damaged than about the sheep. The BiB even saod that they kill half a dozen a year themselves. No fences = dead sheep.

That's interesting. See this thread I just posted:-
[url]www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=10&t=153761[/url]
'cause the Stratford-upon-Avon police seem to think hitting a dog is a very serious offence!?!?!

I mean, WTF???

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

284 months

Friday 4th February 2005
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Where do traffic wardens fit into this.....?

Streetcop

5,907 posts

267 months

Friday 4th February 2005
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mybrainhurts said:
Where do traffic wardens fit into this.....?


somebody's wife, mother, girlfriend, daughter, husband, son, father etc etc etc

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

284 months

Friday 4th February 2005
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Streetcop said:

mybrainhurts said:
Where do traffic wardens fit into this.....?



somebody's wife, mother, girlfriend, daughter, husband, son, father etc etc etc


Yes, yes......

But who do you ring.....?

RTFQ......