BiB a true reflection

[whyohwhy]

www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/huntingdon/2006/10/12/75ad4c32-86aa-41f0-87d7-2bd38307b3ed.lpf

[FunkyGibbon]

of relevance to this thread:

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?p=1&f=10&t=314078&h=0

[puggit]

Sensible policing versus money earning cameras

[eliminator]

Good application of judgement

[whyohwhy]

eliminator said:

Good application of judgement

Exactly what I thought, and as there are so many negative stories around I thought it would be good to share a positive one.

[Parrot of Doom]

Would it have been a better option to put hubby and wife into the police car, and use that instead?

Just wondering how these things work.

[puggit]

Parrot of Doom said:

Would it have been a better option to put hubby and wife into the police car, and use that instead?

Just wondering how these things work.

Problems in moving the wife (although it's good to move during labour) - plus in a 70 limit they'd be on the hard-shoulder or worse edge of a DC - dangerous!

Plus then the car would be abandoned by the roadside, and that would leave the father with a problem getting back to it

[s2art]

Parrot of Doom said:

Would it have been a better option to put hubby and wife into the police car, and use that instead?

Just wondering how these things work.

Even if this situation MIGHT have allowed for it, there will be others where it definitly would not be a good idea to try and move someone between cars. Not to mention the added delay incurred.

[supermono]

vonhosen?

[kenp]

Superintendent??? Bit close to the coalface surely?

[insanojackson]

A superintendent out and about stopping cars????

I dont believe it for one min!!

[BliarsGoing]

Isn'tt this all that we want, nay expect from our police?

[Philbes]

Quote from news article - Supt Mick Gipp said: "I stopped the car because it was speeding but then the driver ran over to me before I got out of the car which was a surprise."

Lucky he wasn't in America - he could have been shot. The US police hate it if you 'exit' your car when stopped. They expect you to stay put and wait for them to approach you (usual with hand on gun).

[zcacogp]

BliarsGoing said:

Isn'tt this all that we want, nay expect from our police?

Exactly - happened to me once, many years ago ... to cut a long story short, I was in something of a hurry to see my grandmother because I thought she had had a fall. I was stopped by a (friendly) pair of coppers en route, who enquired whether I was aware of what the speed limit was (fair enough, it was a 30 zone and I was a lot over the limit). Once I explained my predicament, they gave me a lift to my grandmothers, and called for an ambulance, and ensured that I was looked after and taken back to my car once my grandmother was safely in hospital.

Given that I was a wet-behind-the-ears 17 year old, I actually really appreciated their support, and it's only afterwards that I think that I probably was in considerable danger of getting a ticket and hefty fine.


Oli.

[Hollywood Wheels]

A Super driving a patrol car?!

Not allowed to put people in Police cars to run them to Hospital, not insured, and against Police Regs......

HW

[chrisgr31]

Hollywood Wheels said:

Not allowed to put people in Police cars to run them to Hospital, not insured, and against Police Regs......

HW

Now thats bloody crazy and why hasn't someone posted to that effect in the other thread? No wonder you hear of police escorting members of the public to the hospital. Although I assume that from the comments in the other thread about the dangers of it I assume it must be a slow speed escort!

Incidentially here is another similar report on a different instance www.thisiskentandeastsussex.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=142999&command=displayContent&sourceNode=142729&contentPK=15549497&folderPk=82880&pNodeId=142739