Advised to drive dangerously (in writing) by the Police.
Discussion
As the title.
Has anyone else ever had a letter from the Police advising them to ignore the highway code and drive dangerously?
and, if so,
has anyone ever got a response from the powers that be as to why they have been advised to ignore the highway code?
If so who did you email/ask?
Has anyone else ever had a letter from the Police advising them to ignore the highway code and drive dangerously?
and, if so,
has anyone ever got a response from the powers that be as to why they have been advised to ignore the highway code?
If so who did you email/ask?
You what?
A bit of context? I don't imagine the police have contacted you out of the blue regarding behaviour at this specific junction / roundabout - I presume this is in relation to a PCN or similar?
Depending on the layout of the roundabout, I'd say it is probably acceptable to use the left lane to cross the roundabout, however, that is in contravention of the markings, so depending on how familiar I was with the road and the normal behaviour of others using the roundabout in question, I'd probably take lane 2 and follow the marked route.
A bit of context? I don't imagine the police have contacted you out of the blue regarding behaviour at this specific junction / roundabout - I presume this is in relation to a PCN or similar?
Depending on the layout of the roundabout, I'd say it is probably acceptable to use the left lane to cross the roundabout, however, that is in contravention of the markings, so depending on how familiar I was with the road and the normal behaviour of others using the roundabout in question, I'd probably take lane 2 and follow the marked route.
Haltamer said:
You what?
A bit of context? I don't imagine the police have contacted you out of the blue regarding behaviour at this specific junction / roundabout - I presume this is in relation to a PCN or similar?
Depending on the layout of the roundabout, I'd say it is probably acceptable to use the left lane to cross the roundabout, however, that is in contravention of the markings, so depending on how familiar I was with the road and the normal behaviour of others using the roundabout in question, I'd probably take lane 2 and follow the marked route.
Not out the blue, in response to me be followed down a dead end of the roundabout and thinking I was about to be on the end of a road rage event which upon stoppping and hearing someone yelling out the window "next time you cut someone up I want to make sure it's not a police officer" was not too far off the truth. I was then asked "what I would do if I'd caused an accident to which I'd pointed out they were in the wrong lane (they told me they could do that) and I was lucky to get away with it as they were on their way to training (politeness training I hope).A bit of context? I don't imagine the police have contacted you out of the blue regarding behaviour at this specific junction / roundabout - I presume this is in relation to a PCN or similar?
Depending on the layout of the roundabout, I'd say it is probably acceptable to use the left lane to cross the roundabout, however, that is in contravention of the markings, so depending on how familiar I was with the road and the normal behaviour of others using the roundabout in question, I'd probably take lane 2 and follow the marked route.
I should point out that to go straight ahead from the left turning lane would require moving over chevrons.
Regardless of the above I still have a letter advising me to ignore the highway code and drive dangerously.
Jediworrier said:
No, I decided to wing it and go straight on from the right hand lane(avoiding the chevrons and following the arrow), apparently I was wrong!
Ah, so the cop took the left hand lane and then tried to go straight and accused you of cutting him up. And then you got a letter from the police as well?That all sounds very strange, can you post a picture of this letter, with any personal info masked?
Shuvi McTupya said:
Ah, so the cop took the left hand lane and then tried to go straight and accused you of cutting him up. And then you got a letter from the police as well?
That all sounds very strange, can you post a picture of this letter, with any personal info masked?
Yes, I got the letter for reporting the incident as I couldn't quite believe the attitude/threats of the officers that followed me down a dead end but decided, upon my questioning as to why they had ignored the highway code, to 'let me off' as they were on there way to training. That all sounds very strange, can you post a picture of this letter, with any personal info masked?
I have a letter that advises me (from a serving officer that in their own words finds the markings confusing) to ignore the highway code and drive dangerously. Strange but true.
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