Crash on M60 Manchester, overkill on emergency vehicles
Discussion
SWoll said:
mrloudly said:
What really irritates me is the UK police "On the wall" documentaries where you see footage of a squad cars driving like idiots (trained at great expense of course) to reach a "Shout". On arrival there's three other squad cars, an ambulance and a bloke with a broom sweeping up... Why risk "Blues and Two's" driving when there's already plenty of emergency service bod's there?
So you thnk they should all drive slowly assuming someone else will get there first?
El Guapo said:
I can't find a link to the story but I recall a recent deployment of a police helicopter in response to a young lad accidentally kicking his football through a neighbour's greenhouse.
Except that's not the story. The helicopter was deployed already and coming back. The lad in question was not the neighbour. He smashed the window then f
ked off. Only when located did they confess. So actual story is pensioner has greenhouse smashed. Offender caught by passing police helicopter.
Deva Link said:
One that sticks in my mind was an Accident Investigation Officer driving in what appeared to be a very forceful way to get across Sheffield and out into the countryside to attend the scene of an RTA which had happened some time earlier. That did seem un-neccesary.
All the time they aren't there the scene stays closed. Early arrival means they set the parameters of the scene and in many cases can open parts of it. 15 minutes saved impact on a traffic build up lots. Dog Star said:
Nothing whatsoever to do with the EU - this is a purely British disease - and I fully agree with the OP (and not with the usual "better safe than sorry" bunch who slavishly brown-nose the rozzers).
On of my best friends is Dutch and he works on big exhibitions (stuff like setting up flower shows for example) all over Europe. We were staying with them last weekend and he was saying that trying to get his job done in the UK is a total nightmare due to HSE - daft regs on ladders, "method statements" for sweeping the floor, TUV approved fixings that are good everywhere else not allowed here - his list was endless.
So don't blame the EU - the crackpots are home grown.
Ever stood in lane 3 of a fast moving road? With just a cone and the quality of your fellow road users observations to protect you? On of my best friends is Dutch and he works on big exhibitions (stuff like setting up flower shows for example) all over Europe. We were staying with them last weekend and he was saying that trying to get his job done in the UK is a total nightmare due to HSE - daft regs on ladders, "method statements" for sweeping the floor, TUV approved fixings that are good everywhere else not allowed here - his list was endless.
So don't blame the EU - the crackpots are home grown.
One of the most dangerous jobs in the UK is road worker.
Mr_annie_vxr said:
El Guapo said:
I can't find a link to the story but I recall a recent deployment of a police helicopter in response to a young lad accidentally kicking his football through a neighbour's greenhouse.
Except that's not the story. The helicopter was deployed already and coming back. The lad in question was not the neighbour. He smashed the window then fked off. Only when located did they confess. So actual story is pensioner has greenhouse smashed. Offender caught by passing police helicopter.
Mr_annie_vxr said:
Ever stood in lane 3 of a fast moving road? With just a cone and the quality of your fellow road users observations to protect you?
One of the most dangerous jobs in the UK is road worker.
Statistics, or STFU.One of the most dangerous jobs in the UK is road worker.
Edited to say,
http://personal.rhul.ac.uk/uhte/020/Labour%202005/...
You really do spout some s
t, don't you?Edited by NorthernBoy on Saturday 1st October 20:39
El Guapo said:
Mr_annie_vxr said:
El Guapo said:
I can't find a link to the story but I recall a recent deployment of a police helicopter in response to a young lad accidentally kicking his football through a neighbour's greenhouse.
Except that's not the story. The helicopter was deployed already and coming back. The lad in question was not the neighbour. He smashed the window then fked off. Only when located did they confess. So actual story is pensioner has greenhouse smashed. Offender caught by passing police helicopter.
The Mail said:
When schoolboy Tom Clarke accidentally kicked his football through a neighbour’s greenhouse, he might have expected a scolding.
But 30 minutes later a police patrol car, two officers and the force helicopter armed with thermal imaging cameras were on his trail, in scenes reminiscent of a Hollywood manhunt.
Mail StoryBut 30 minutes later a police patrol car, two officers and the force helicopter armed with thermal imaging cameras were on his trail, in scenes reminiscent of a Hollywood manhunt.
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