Traffic Cops Channel 5

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Evoluzione

10,345 posts

244 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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Megaflow said:
given that the police say they never have any resources to do anything, it is amazing how much the can find when the is the potential of a pursuit involved…

scratchchin
Do you have the resources to put together an understandable sentence?

Evoluzione

10,345 posts

244 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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They made a right pigs ear of that stinger, Police car on full display with flashing lights on a road too wide for the stinger to bridge.

Megaflow

9,434 posts

226 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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Evoluzione said:
Megaflow said:
given that the police say they never have any resources to do anything, it is amazing how much they can find when there is the potential of a pursuit involved…

scratchchin
Do you have the resources to put together an understandable sentence?
Edited for bloody phones

djohnson

3,435 posts

224 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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droopsnoot said:
ashleyman said:
The first chase with the bike that went wrong side of carriageway.

The first police vehicle abandoned it for the helicopter. They’re saying on the voiceover he will think he’s safe and wont hear the helicopter and what not. But not 5 seconds later on the helicopter footage as he goes round the roundabout. There’s a Police car following. So which is it. Have you abandoned or not.
Inconsistent editing, probably.
Yep, if you know the area you can sometimes see that some of the chronology can’t be accurate in the way it’s edited together.

carlove

7,571 posts

168 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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djohnson said:
Yep, if you know the area you can sometimes see that some of the chronology can’t be accurate in the way it’s edited together.
Yep, I live in York and know a lot of the places they film, and there is a lot of inconsistencies in the order of footage.

Something I've noticed in this season I've not noticed before, the road signs are blurred out. Why would they hide the locations? Ongoing case reasons is my main guess, but I'm sure even when there's an outcome road signs are blurred.

GetCarter

29,395 posts

280 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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ashleyman said:
The first chase with the bike that went wrong side of carriageway.

The first police vehicle abandoned it for the helicopter. They’re saying on the voiceover he will think he’s safe and wont hear the helicopter and what not. But not 5 seconds later on the helicopter footage as he goes round the roundabout. There’s a Police car following. So which is it. Have you abandoned or not.
It's just bad editing. They do it all the time... day turns to night and back again. You have to just give them some space. 99% of people will never notice, which is why they do it.

... and probably only 000.1% of people know what they do to the music they use [growl]

This lot never use my music, but several other police progs do, and It's like nails on chalkboards listening to what they do to my work!

Edited by GetCarter on Tuesday 21st February 13:28

ashleyman

6,987 posts

100 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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GetCarter said:
ashleyman said:
The first chase with the bike that went wrong side of carriageway.

The first police vehicle abandoned it for the helicopter. They’re saying on the voiceover he will think he’s safe and wont hear the helicopter and what not. But not 5 seconds later on the helicopter footage as he goes round the roundabout. There’s a Police car following. So which is it. Have you abandoned or not.
It's just bad editing. They do it all the time... day turns to night and back again. You have to just give them some space. 99% of people will never notice, which is why they do it.

... and probably only 000.1% of people know what they do to the music they use [growl]

This lot never use my music, but several other police progs do, and It's like nails on chalkboards listening to what they do to my work!

Edited by GetCarter on Tuesday 21st February 13:28
Fair enough. I’m in the industry so spot stuff like this all the time.

Sorry about your music being butchered. I’ve also had my visual work butchered by lots of people. frown

TheLurker

1,371 posts

197 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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GetCarter said:
It's just bad editing. They do it all the time... day turns to night and back again. You have to just give them some space. 99% of people will never notice, which is why they do it.

... and probably only 000.1% of people know what they do to the music they use [growl]

This lot never use my music, but several other police progs do, and It's like nails on chalkboards listening to what they do to my work!

Edited by GetCarter on Tuesday 21st February 13:28
Out of interest, in what way do they butcher your music? Cut it in the wrong places?

GetCarter

29,395 posts

280 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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TheLurker said:
GetCarter said:
It's just bad editing. They do it all the time... day turns to night and back again. You have to just give them some space. 99% of people will never notice, which is why they do it.

... and probably only 000.1% of people know what they do to the music they use [growl]

This lot never use my music, but several other police progs do, and It's like nails on chalkboards listening to what they do to my work!

Edited by GetCarter on Tuesday 21st February 13:28
Out of interest, in what way do they butcher your music? Cut it in the wrong places?
Regularly!

LARK F1 GTR

3,284 posts

147 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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ashleyman said:
The first chase with the bike that went wrong side of carriageway.

The first police vehicle abandoned it for the helicopter. They’re saying on the voiceover he will think he’s safe and wont hear the helicopter and what not. But not 5 seconds later on the helicopter footage as he goes round the roundabout. There’s a Police car following. So which is it. Have you abandoned or not.
He didn't even mention he also won't hear because he's wearing a helmet.

Fermit

13,009 posts

101 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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Evoluzione said:
They made a right pigs ear of that stinger, Police car on full display with flashing lights on a road too wide for the stinger to bridge.
I thought exactly the same. No real attempt to conceal themselves, they stuck out like a sore thumb.

SistersofPercy

3,355 posts

167 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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Megaflow said:
I was waiting for them to punt off the motorcycle rider. Sadly disappointed.

I know this is a program dedicated to traffic, but given that the police say they never have any resources to do anything, it is amazing how much they can find when there is the potential of a pursuit involved…

scratchchin

Edited by Megaflow on Tuesday 21st February 10:20
Years ago my car was hit side on by what can only be described as a dick head running out of talent attempting to take a sharp junction I was waiting to pull out of, at 40mph. My car was shoved into the hedge, kids in the back, one only a few months old.
Driver was clearly going to leg it. Despite being in a pretty rural area it happened outside a house and the lady immediately called 999. Police were there in minutes, and then another traffic car, and then another....

As they all stood round I overheard the following:

Traffic 1 "what are you doing here anyway? We'd got it covered"
Traffic 2 "heard the location and fancied a razz though the lanes"
Traffic 3 "yep, same"

As it turned out, kids were fine, just shaken. Driver was done for driving without due care and reckless driving (hilarious day in court which is a whole other post). But it still makes me chuckle. Mostly because if I were a traffic cop in a high powered motor I'd probably jump at the chance to do the same.

jonwm

2,525 posts

115 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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SistersofPercy said:
Megaflow said:
I was waiting for them to punt off the motorcycle rider. Sadly disappointed.

I know this is a program dedicated to traffic, but given that the police say they never have any resources to do anything, it is amazing how much they can find when there is the potential of a pursuit involved…

scratchchin

Edited by Megaflow on Tuesday 21st February 10:20
Years ago my car was hit side on by what can only be described as a dick head running out of talent attempting to take a sharp junction I was waiting to pull out of, at 40mph. My car was shoved into the hedge, kids in the back, one only a few months old.
Driver was clearly going to leg it. Despite being in a pretty rural area it happened outside a house and the lady immediately called 999. Police were there in minutes, and then another traffic car, and then another....

As they all stood round I overheard the following:

Traffic 1 "what are you doing here anyway? We'd got it covered"
Traffic 2 "heard the location and fancied a razz though the lanes"
Traffic 3 "yep, same"

As it turned out, kids were fine, just shaken. Driver was done for driving without due care and reckless driving (hilarious day in court which is a whole other post). But it still makes me chuckle. Mostly because if I were a traffic cop in a high powered motor I'd probably jump at the chance to do the same.
I often think that about the chases, radio message come in and they are 40 mile away yet 999 mode activated and a full on flat our run, not lying but I'd probably use it as an excuse too, especially if you had one of the M140's they use or S3's.

I guess if it all goes wrong they have some explaining to do!

djohnson

3,435 posts

224 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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carlove said:
djohnson said:
Yep, if you know the area you can sometimes see that some of the chronology can’t be accurate in the way it’s edited together.
Yep, I live in York and know a lot of the places they film, and there is a lot of inconsistencies in the order of footage.

Something I've noticed in this season I've not noticed before, the road signs are blurred out. Why would they hide the locations? Ongoing case reasons is my main guess, but I'm sure even when there's an outcome road signs are blurred.
Yep I noticed the blurring of road signs, not sure what it achieves. Place names aren’t exactly secret, and if you know North Yorkshire most roads / locations are easy to identify anyway.

Megaflow

9,434 posts

226 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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jonwm said:
SistersofPercy said:
Megaflow said:
I was waiting for them to punt off the motorcycle rider. Sadly disappointed.

I know this is a program dedicated to traffic, but given that the police say they never have any resources to do anything, it is amazing how much they can find when there is the potential of a pursuit involved…

scratchchin

Edited by Megaflow on Tuesday 21st February 10:20
Years ago my car was hit side on by what can only be described as a dick head running out of talent attempting to take a sharp junction I was waiting to pull out of, at 40mph. My car was shoved into the hedge, kids in the back, one only a few months old.
Driver was clearly going to leg it. Despite being in a pretty rural area it happened outside a house and the lady immediately called 999. Police were there in minutes, and then another traffic car, and then another....

As they all stood round I overheard the following:

Traffic 1 "what are you doing here anyway? We'd got it covered"
Traffic 2 "heard the location and fancied a razz though the lanes"
Traffic 3 "yep, same"

As it turned out, kids were fine, just shaken. Driver was done for driving without due care and reckless driving (hilarious day in court which is a whole other post). But it still makes me chuckle. Mostly because if I were a traffic cop in a high powered motor I'd probably jump at the chance to do the same.
I often think that about the chases, radio message come in and they are 40 mile away yet 999 mode activated and a full on flat our run, not lying but I'd probably use it as an excuse too, especially if you had one of the M140's they use or S3's.

I guess if it all goes wrong they have some explaining to do!
Bit of a worry isn’t it. A few weeks ago somebody was reported for leaving a restaurant without paying the bill. I bet if he had left of foot or a pushbike, the owner would have got a crime reference number and that would have been the end of it. Because he left in a car and clipped a wall on the way out they found all the resources in the world and set about finding him.

They did and he was charged with several things, nothing to do with the leaving without paying though, which is what the restaurant owner would have been most bothered about.

It’s rapidly become apparent you can do what you like in this country, as long as you don’t do it in a car.

andym1603

1,812 posts

173 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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droopsnoot said:
Inconsistent editing, probably.
Don't know if it's bad editing or narration. One piece near the end the time appeared on screen as 0800 but it was stated as being 8 o'clock at night.

droopsnoot

11,963 posts

243 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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andym1603 said:
One piece near the end the time appeared on screen as 0800 but it was stated as being 8 o'clock at night.
I hadn't noticed that but then I've been watching "24" recently and they do it on there, so I've lost the ability to notice it now.

LARK F1 GTR

3,284 posts

147 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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I noticed that the PWITS acronym returned on Monday. We used to hear it all the time when they were following Derbyshire's lot. Most of the time they'd arrest them for it, then the dealer would go, you what?? (as if they don't know anyway) then the police would have to say it in full.






ashleyman

6,987 posts

100 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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LARK F1 GTR said:
ashleyman said:
The first chase with the bike that went wrong side of carriageway.

The first police vehicle abandoned it for the helicopter. They’re saying on the voiceover he will think he’s safe and wont hear the helicopter and what not. But not 5 seconds later on the helicopter footage as he goes round the roundabout. There’s a Police car following. So which is it. Have you abandoned or not.
He didn't even mention he also won't hear because he's wearing a helmet.
Pretty sure he did say that. Or am I misunderstanding you?

Davie_GLA

6,525 posts

200 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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I’m a few episodes behind but I laughed out loud with this guy and “I haven’t taken anything tonight”