What does it take to get you to report another driver?
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Got me thinking.
Today as I approached temporaty traffic lights on the A630 near the Corus site the lights changed to red. The car ahead nipped though as they changed to Red and I slowed, stopped and was putting the handbrake on when an astra from behind overtook me and carried on through the lights on red. Initially I was surprised and clocked his number, but to be honest he could see the traffic at the other end hadn't started to move, and the lights were only covering perhaps 40 meters of roadworks. On the negative side it had just started to snow quite heavily and if oncoming traffic had been quicker off the mark they could have pulled into his path.
I came to the conclusion being a muppet in an evident hurry wasn't enough to get me to drag my arse in to complain, that he would get his deserves if he continued to drive like that but that if I saw him on the Asdda car park down the road I would have a polite word.
So where is your line? When would you report bad driving to the BiB, and when have you wished you had or hadn't done so? I was just wondering what element of evident or future danger played in your mind in making the decision.
Today as I approached temporaty traffic lights on the A630 near the Corus site the lights changed to red. The car ahead nipped though as they changed to Red and I slowed, stopped and was putting the handbrake on when an astra from behind overtook me and carried on through the lights on red. Initially I was surprised and clocked his number, but to be honest he could see the traffic at the other end hadn't started to move, and the lights were only covering perhaps 40 meters of roadworks. On the negative side it had just started to snow quite heavily and if oncoming traffic had been quicker off the mark they could have pulled into his path.
I came to the conclusion being a muppet in an evident hurry wasn't enough to get me to drag my arse in to complain, that he would get his deserves if he continued to drive like that but that if I saw him on the Asdda car park down the road I would have a polite word.
So where is your line? When would you report bad driving to the BiB, and when have you wished you had or hadn't done so? I was just wondering what element of evident or future danger played in your mind in making the decision.
well I reported the first driver ever on Sunday:
Driving back from London to North Norfolk, on A road between Brandon and Swaffham come up behind a Merc van veering from one side of the road to the other. He was going so far into the verge that he was missing trees by inches and the van was literally bouncing along (he was going relatively fast 50/60) would then go onto other side of road narrowly missing oncoming traffic.
Driver then hits 30mph zone in Swaffham and keeps going at 50/60, by this stage I had made my wiffe phone local police station. I lost him at this point as did not want to do that sort of speed, caught up with him at centre of Swaffham. He proceeds to then smash into a car that had stopped at a red light!
Now my intial reaction was drunk but as it was about 11am I was surprised. Apparently turns out he was diabetic and was having an 'attack'.
Don't know what you guys think but surely shouldn't be driving in that condition or perhaps he was trying to get some medication...?
Must say police reponded very quickly and we stayed on the line directing them and they arrived very shortly after he had 'stopped'.
Driving back from London to North Norfolk, on A road between Brandon and Swaffham come up behind a Merc van veering from one side of the road to the other. He was going so far into the verge that he was missing trees by inches and the van was literally bouncing along (he was going relatively fast 50/60) would then go onto other side of road narrowly missing oncoming traffic.
Driver then hits 30mph zone in Swaffham and keeps going at 50/60, by this stage I had made my wiffe phone local police station. I lost him at this point as did not want to do that sort of speed, caught up with him at centre of Swaffham. He proceeds to then smash into a car that had stopped at a red light!
Now my intial reaction was drunk but as it was about 11am I was surprised. Apparently turns out he was diabetic and was having an 'attack'.
Don't know what you guys think but surely shouldn't be driving in that condition or perhaps he was trying to get some medication...?
Must say police reponded very quickly and we stayed on the line directing them and they arrived very shortly after he had 'stopped'.
How do you report a driver?
I've a few times thought a driver has got to be drunk/not have a licence these kind of things but what do you do? Ring the Police whilst driving, can't do that.. Ring them when you get home and the other driver is long gone and won't make any difference?
Hmm.
I've a few times thought a driver has got to be drunk/not have a licence these kind of things but what do you do? Ring the Police whilst driving, can't do that.. Ring them when you get home and the other driver is long gone and won't make any difference?
Hmm.
h, and it catches up on everyone.The problem to me is that at the time they are pulled over, unless they are drunk, they can and will deny everything. And if the police were to take such accusations seriously, then what's to stop me reporting someone for dangerous driving if I just dislike them. Or they have a car I dislike. Or they are a race I dislike. Or...
Hitch78 said:
Who are you going to report them to - the Police?
If you think that the coppers are going to follow up a report of naughty driving by one member of the public against another where no damage has been incurred you are either a little out of touch or live in 'Heartbeat'.
It happened to me. I was sat at home, kicking back, watching CSI, when Cheshire's finest Traffic Police pulled up outside in a marked X5. If you think that the coppers are going to follow up a report of naughty driving by one member of the public against another where no damage has been incurred you are either a little out of touch or live in 'Heartbeat'.
Someone had called them and said I'd been tailgating, undertaking, and generally being a menace.So, they do follow it up. And mine isn't a unique story.
Jonny671 said:
How do you report a driver?
I've a few times thought a driver has got to be drunk/not have a licence these kind of things but what do you do? Ring the Police whilst driving, can't do that.. Ring them when you get home and the other driver is long gone and won't make any difference?
Hmm.
AFAIK you are allowed to call the police in an emergency while you drive. I phoned the police 'cause the person driving infront of me was obviously pissed up, the police stayed on the line and got me to stay behind the drunker until they got behind me. I've a few times thought a driver has got to be drunk/not have a licence these kind of things but what do you do? Ring the Police whilst driving, can't do that.. Ring them when you get home and the other driver is long gone and won't make any difference?
Hmm.
Mazdarese said:
Hitch78 said:
Who are you going to report them to - the Police?
If you think that the coppers are going to follow up a report of naughty driving by one member of the public against another where no damage has been incurred you are either a little out of touch or live in 'Heartbeat'.
It happened to me. I was sat at home, kicking back, watching CSI, when Cheshire's finest Traffic Police pulled up outside in a marked X5. If you think that the coppers are going to follow up a report of naughty driving by one member of the public against another where no damage has been incurred you are either a little out of touch or live in 'Heartbeat'.
Someone had called them and said I'd been tailgating, undertaking, and generally being a menace.So, they do follow it up. And mine isn't a unique story.
ShadownINja said:
Mazdarese said:
Hitch78 said:
Who are you going to report them to - the Police?
If you think that the coppers are going to follow up a report of naughty driving by one member of the public against another where no damage has been incurred you are either a little out of touch or live in 'Heartbeat'.
It happened to me. I was sat at home, kicking back, watching CSI, when Cheshire's finest Traffic Police pulled up outside in a marked X5. If you think that the coppers are going to follow up a report of naughty driving by one member of the public against another where no damage has been incurred you are either a little out of touch or live in 'Heartbeat'.
Someone had called them and said I'd been tailgating, undertaking, and generally being a menace.So, they do follow it up. And mine isn't a unique story.
I'd been working from home in the morning, and then had to dash 40 miles to work. I was in the 147 GTA and trying to make good progress on the motorway. My driving may have been viewed as aggressive when I encountered one or two cars just sat in the outside lane not overtaking anyone. You know the drill.
Hitch78 said:
Who are you going to report them to - the Police?
If you think that the coppers are going to follow up a report of naughty driving by one member of the public against another where no damage has been incurred you are either a little out of touch or live in 'Heartbeat'.
Not true. I used to work for the police and traffic cops like nothing more than a bit of intel on bad drivers, if they get enough reports for the same car they will actively go looking for it. If you think that the coppers are going to follow up a report of naughty driving by one member of the public against another where no damage has been incurred you are either a little out of touch or live in 'Heartbeat'.
I've reported a couple of drunk drivers, I've also reported someone dressed as a policeman trying to flag me down on the motorway driving what quite obviously wasn't a police car.
The only specific act of driving that I've phoned the cozzers for was a gippo transit pickup and trailer trying to follow a car through the dartford tolls before the barrier closed and annihilated the barrier as it came down.
The only specific act of driving that I've phoned the cozzers for was a gippo transit pickup and trailer trying to follow a car through the dartford tolls before the barrier closed and annihilated the barrier as it came down.
I have a 'think I should have reported him' from a couple of weeks back. Following a chap of (I suspect) very advanced years in a green R reg Felicia down a twisy b road at night. He was directly over the centreline round a lot of the blind bends doing about 20mph. I've seen him once more since during the day and have a good idea of where he lives. Very nasty accident waiting to happen. What do I do?
I've only ever reported on driver.
That was when I was travelling South on the A1 - Great North Road when I look to my right and there is an old boy travelling South on the A1 - Great North Road (in the Northbound carriageway)!!
He couldn't understand why everyone was flashing him.
Anyway, a little further South, they had sent a rolling roadblock North so hopefully stopped the chap.
If you were heading North on Thursday evening last week, then I apologise for causing a jam!!
Cheers
The Moose
That was when I was travelling South on the A1 - Great North Road when I look to my right and there is an old boy travelling South on the A1 - Great North Road (in the Northbound carriageway)!!
He couldn't understand why everyone was flashing him.
Anyway, a little further South, they had sent a rolling roadblock North so hopefully stopped the chap.
If you were heading North on Thursday evening last week, then I apologise for causing a jam!!
Cheers
The Moose
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