An appropriate use of Police resources?

[Puddenchucker]

Bus-lane Clamp-down

The stretch of road in question is only about 100yards long, it's the bit of Groove Road between Brazen Gate and Victoria Road, shown on this link: http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=52.621961...

Now, I'm not against enforcing Bus-lanes, but if the report is correct and such a high number of officers were used to enforce what is IMHO a trivial motoring offence, you can understand why people complain that the Police focus on 'soft-targets.'
Also, judging by the number of vehicles I've seen in the area over the last week or so, driving with defective lights or iced-over windows there are better ways that that number of officers could heve been deployed (to improve road-safety rather than ease bus-lane congestion).

And before anyone asks, no, I have not been "done" for driving in this, or any other bus-lane.

(Nor am I anti-police, I still have a great deal of respect for Police Officers and the often difficult and/or unpopular tasks they have to perform).

[deeps]

Yes it does seem OTT pandering to do-gooder opinion again.

Article said:

Cars are banned from this stretch of the road between 7.30am and 9.30am each weekday

What a daft policy - ban the majority of traffic during the busiest period, or in other words how to create the maximum amount of congestion!

Mr Groom said:

he sympathised with drivers caught in the crackdown, and is offering cut-price coffee at £1 a cup to any who bring in a relevant fixed penalty notice

I bet he is at that price!

[Sheriff JWPepper]

Or........if people didn't drive in bus lanes police would be free to deal with other things.

[DucatiGary]

noticed alot of people saying they are "not anti police" today.

im not anti police, i am however anti stupid victimless laws which certain police (not all) think they are doing a good job upholding, they are gravely mistaken and im certain this "im not anti police, but wtf are the police doing, stupid cvnt's" type posts will only multiply here on in.

i recon its only the BiB who can do somthing about it.

[DucatiGary]

Sheriff JWPepper said:

Or........if people didn't drive in bus lanes police would be free to deal with other things.

see my post above

[havoc]

DucatiGary said:

noticed alot of people saying they are "not anti police" today.

im not anti police, i am however anti stupid victimless laws which certain police (not all) think they are doing a good job upholding, they are gravely mistaken and im certain this "im not anti police, but wtf are the police doing, stupid cvnt's" type posts will only multiply here on in.

i recon its only the BiB who can do somthing about it.

Don't often agree with you, but you're spot-on. I'd say it's not the individuals, more the instructions and TARGETS they are given by senior management.

...and senior management must be either blind, stupid, or so far up the government's backside they can see daylight again...

[fluffnik]

Sheriff JWPepper said:

Or........if people didn't drive in bus lanes police would be free to deal with other things.

Or: ...if we didn't have bus lanes we could save on the expense of a few policemen too.

[Sheriff JWPepper]

fluffnik said:

Sheriff JWPepper said:

Or........if people didn't drive in bus lanes police would be free to deal with other things.

Or: ...if we didn't have bus lanes we could save on the expense of a few policemen too.

Good luck with the campaign.

[mark69sheer]

Sheriff JWPepper said:

Or........if people didn't drive in bus lanes police would be free to deal with other things.

rubbish the fact that they are doing that job proves that the brass felt it was a higher priority than anything else doesn't it.

or are you saying the police have lost the plot so far that they are running round like headless chickens without any clear idea of where to put their resources so just bounce around from one initiative to another..

jack of all trades masters of none?

[fluffnik]

Sheriff JWPepper said:

fluffnik said:

Or: ...if we didn't have bus lanes we could save on the expense of a few policemen too.

Good luck with the campaign.

Cheers!

Still loving the clock.

[Sheriff JWPepper]

mark69sheer said:

Sheriff JWPepper said:

Or........if people didn't drive in bus lanes police would be free to deal with other things.

rubbish the fact that they are doing that job proves that the brass felt it was a higher priority than anything else doesn't it.

or are you saying the police have lost the plot so far that they are running round like headless chickens without any clear idea of where to put their resources so just bounce around from one initiative to another..

jack of all trades masters of none?

No, you're saying that. I'm saying save your condemnation for the people who drive in bus lanes.