Sorry officer I didn't see or hear the convoy!
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I didn't see this lot as they were moving through town earlier and I was a couple of streets away, but you couldn't fail to hear it and a fair few people were standing looking around wondering what was going on. Well, not everyone evidently...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7098111...
A woman has been taken to hospital in Bristol after her car was involved in a crash with a police motorcyclist.
Eyewitnesses said several police cars, motorbikes and a van were travelling along Whiteladies Road, Bristol, when the crash happened.
The officers, some of whom were armed, were part of a training exercise.
A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "A police motorcyclist was involved in a minor collision with a member of the public."
He added: "The female driver sustained suspected whiplash injuries and was taken to hospital as a precaution. The police motorcyclist was uninjured.
'Training exercise'
"It is understood the car driver pulled across the road when the collision happened.
"As with any road traffic incident involving police, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has been made aware and the circumstances surrounding the collision will be investigated.
"The police motorcyclist was taking part in a training exercise when the collision happened.
"No other police vehicles were involved and it is important to stress this was not a high-speed training exercise. The training continued following the collision."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7098111...
A woman has been taken to hospital in Bristol after her car was involved in a crash with a police motorcyclist.
Eyewitnesses said several police cars, motorbikes and a van were travelling along Whiteladies Road, Bristol, when the crash happened.
The officers, some of whom were armed, were part of a training exercise.
A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "A police motorcyclist was involved in a minor collision with a member of the public."
He added: "The female driver sustained suspected whiplash injuries and was taken to hospital as a precaution. The police motorcyclist was uninjured.
'Training exercise'
"It is understood the car driver pulled across the road when the collision happened.
"As with any road traffic incident involving police, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has been made aware and the circumstances surrounding the collision will be investigated.
"The police motorcyclist was taking part in a training exercise when the collision happened.
"No other police vehicles were involved and it is important to stress this was not a high-speed training exercise. The training continued following the collision."
Hooli said:
always one blind eeeejit isnt there?
hope biker is ok & they throw the book at the braindead.
Concur, when police vehicles are in convoy, be it high speed or not, they vary their sirens i.e. first car will have the two tones, second car will have white noise on. This is for the members of public can hear the second car, so with any luck the braindead driver will be charged with driving without due care and attentionhope biker is ok & they throw the book at the braindead.
Edited by Hooli on Friday 16th November 20:59
Not all Police vehicle's are equipped with a two tone facility.
I've seen countless morons closing the gap when Police vehicle's are driving in convoy. They just notice one car passing them, then without checking their mirrors, assume its clear and continue on their merry way.
- DUMB ASSHOLES NEED PROSECUTING FOR DUE CARE!*
Update: Apparently the accident was in the morning, not the afternoon whcih is when I must have heard another training run. The morning run according to witnesses appeared to be within the speed limit, had no sirens, *just* blue lights and very brightly coloured vehicles 
What they were training for is moving high security risk prisoners in armed convoys.
A few years back during a major drugs trial the prisoners were moved from Horfield prison to courts and back every day in heavily armed fast moving convoys - friends of mine were on board (BiB not criminals...). It was a spectacularly slick operation.
A good variety of routes were used, some apparently very random, but actually planned to make it hard to attempt a break out.
What they were training for is moving high security risk prisoners in armed convoys.
A few years back during a major drugs trial the prisoners were moved from Horfield prison to courts and back every day in heavily armed fast moving convoys - friends of mine were on board (BiB not criminals...). It was a spectacularly slick operation.
A good variety of routes were used, some apparently very random, but actually planned to make it hard to attempt a break out.
Edited by Six Fiend on Saturday 17th November 11:29
perhaps the lady had right of way?
Or perhaps she didn't see the motorcyclist because he was badly positioned in the road and came from a blind spot.
I see when convoys have police outricers they are positioned one at the nearside and one offside riding in tandem along the road.
This makes the nearside rider practically invisible to cars pulling out as any biker will tell you , you have got to claim your road space and keep out near the centre line so cars can get a good view of you coming , skimming along parked car doors is a good way not to be seen but no doubt this lady will get prosecuted as usual just to keep the polices face.
Of course this is just me summising and may not actually have been the case.
It does however represent a possible scenario.
Police drivers not obeying their own teachings for operational purposes.
Or perhaps she didn't see the motorcyclist because he was badly positioned in the road and came from a blind spot.
I see when convoys have police outricers they are positioned one at the nearside and one offside riding in tandem along the road.
This makes the nearside rider practically invisible to cars pulling out as any biker will tell you , you have got to claim your road space and keep out near the centre line so cars can get a good view of you coming , skimming along parked car doors is a good way not to be seen but no doubt this lady will get prosecuted as usual just to keep the polices face.
Of course this is just me summising and may not actually have been the case.
It does however represent a possible scenario.
Police drivers not obeying their own teachings for operational purposes.
In these convoys they usually have the riders slightly ahead and blocking / clearing junctions, each moving on as the cars arrive with the prison van inbetween. I've not seen them riding one nearside and one off side. They're always in tandem - that's one behind the other. CO16 in London do parallel but those circumstances are different.
At no point on that road would the driver have had right of way unless turning right at one set of traffic lights in which case they would have seen the convoy approaching from the front.
I'd like to see your point of view about more Police conspiracies but I can't get my head that far up my butt.
At no point on that road would the driver have had right of way unless turning right at one set of traffic lights in which case they would have seen the convoy approaching from the front.
I'd like to see your point of view about more Police conspiracies but I can't get my head that far up my butt.
Edited by Six Fiend on Saturday 17th November 12:36
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