Discussion
Just start by saying I’m not trying to have a go at the police. I’m genuinely interested as to what was going on.
Driving down the A19 today (NSL, Dual carriageway) spotted a traffic car, nothing unusual in that but it was on a long straight, sunny day, dry roads and no traffic (I was the only car on that stretch of road). I was doing 70 and slowed a touch on spotting it but he still aimed the radar gun at me.
On the way back up I saw 2 traffic cars parked on a bridge, a police bike at the next junction and a bit further up the road a traffic car that had pulled in a BMW.
So is it a coincidence that there was so many traffic police on that road or do the police plan to target a road?
If they plan to target a road how do they decide which one? The accident rate on that road is no worse that any other dual carriageway and there are far worse stretches of that road.
I thought the police were meant to be able to judge the speed a car is travelling at so why did he check my speed?
Driving down the A19 today (NSL, Dual carriageway) spotted a traffic car, nothing unusual in that but it was on a long straight, sunny day, dry roads and no traffic (I was the only car on that stretch of road). I was doing 70 and slowed a touch on spotting it but he still aimed the radar gun at me.
On the way back up I saw 2 traffic cars parked on a bridge, a police bike at the next junction and a bit further up the road a traffic car that had pulled in a BMW.
So is it a coincidence that there was so many traffic police on that road or do the police plan to target a road?
If they plan to target a road how do they decide which one? The accident rate on that road is no worse that any other dual carriageway and there are far worse stretches of that road.
I thought the police were meant to be able to judge the speed a car is travelling at so why did he check my speed?
That road has had a fair number of bad crashes (though not a huge number, but too many). It *HAS* definitely been targetted previously, there were a HUGE number of police on that road the night The Riverside hosted the England v Slovakia game (thankfully I was forewarned) - and speed cameras on a bridge.
The police tend to have a car parked up in the garages near the A1, watching from a pretty hidden point the cars approaching, ready to tail anything suspiscious or overly quick...so you just need to be cautious around there - and obviously the stretch near the mucky duck (Black Swan, Potto turn off) that has had a lot of improvements done, was a blackspot.
Usually though the A19 (from A1 to A174) moves along nicely, and is nice and refreshing after cruising up the M1 in heavy traffic.
The police tend to have a car parked up in the garages near the A1, watching from a pretty hidden point the cars approaching, ready to tail anything suspiscious or overly quick...so you just need to be cautious around there - and obviously the stretch near the mucky duck (Black Swan, Potto turn off) that has had a lot of improvements done, was a blackspot.
Usually though the A19 (from A1 to A174) moves along nicely, and is nice and refreshing after cruising up the M1 in heavy traffic.
Dwight VanDriver said:
Sounds like the ANPR van was partked somewhere and the additional troops further down the road as 'long stops'.
Roadbridge over A.19 at Knayton favourite place.
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Roadbridge over A.19 at Knayton favourite place.
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That sounds about right. I joined the road a bit further down the road from the Knayton bridge. Had been using the backroads from Sutton bank. Spotted the cars/bikes between joining and the Cleveland Tontine turn off.
The meeting of Doughnut Munchers Anonymous was an ANPR Op. They're on that stretch of road on a regular basis.
I've also seen TrafPol doing live training on that road with 2 or 3 marked Volvos chasing an unmarked Octavia RS. They generally put a rolling roadblock in to give themselves room to box in the target car. Very interesting to watch
I've also seen TrafPol doing live training on that road with 2 or 3 marked Volvos chasing an unmarked Octavia RS. They generally put a rolling roadblock in to give themselves room to box in the target car. Very interesting to watch
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