Traffic Cops In Wendover (Bucks) Last Night
Traffic Cops In Wendover (Bucks) Last Night
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pmanson

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13,388 posts

277 months

Tuesday 16th November 2004
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Fully marked traffic car parked outside the park in Wendover (On the Aylesbury Road) but with two coppers standing in the middle of the traffic island pointing the gun at everyone!

(This was at 10:20 at night!!!!!!!!!)

They were near where there used to be a gatso that was recently burnt down!


Can't think they would have got anyone in the pitch black.

lunarscope

2,901 posts

266 months

Tuesday 16th November 2004
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pmanson said:
Fully marked traffic car parked outside the park in Wendover (On the Aylesbury Road) but with two coppers standing in the middle of the traffic island pointing the gun at everyone!

(This was at 10:20 at night!!!!!!!!!)

They were near where there used to be a gatso that was recently burnt down!


Can't think they would have got anyone in the pitch black.


Rather difficult to form a prior opinion of excess speed, also.

gone

6,649 posts

287 months

Tuesday 16th November 2004
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lunarscope said:


Rather difficult to form a prior opinion of excess speed, also.


Why?
There are a perfectly good set of orange street lamps that light up the road so you can see them coming from, a long way off. Fair game too

deltaf

6,806 posts

277 months

Tuesday 16th November 2004
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gone said:

lunarscope said:


Rather difficult to form a prior opinion of excess speed, also.



Why?
There are a perfectly good set of orange street lamps that light up the road so you can see them coming from, a long way off. Fair game too


One day you may well be the "fair game"...lets see how loudly YOU squeal then....

Tonyrec

3,984 posts

279 months

Wednesday 17th November 2004
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Know a few Trafpols that specialise in using Lasers at night.........get some good pissed up drivers as well!

pmanson

Original Poster:

13,388 posts

277 months

Wednesday 17th November 2004
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Tonyrec said:
Know a few Trafpols that specialise in using Lasers at night.........get some good pissed up drivers as well!



I would have thought the dazzle from the headlights would have meant they couldn't get anyone.

Also at that time of night I would have thought they would have been better suited actually in the centre of town where the pubs are etc not about a mile away on the road leading out of town.

All for getting the drunk drivers Tony but I think they should pull everyone over and test them not just point a laser at them. As far as I could see they were just reccording number plates to sent out NIPS.

woodytvr

623 posts

270 months

Wednesday 17th November 2004
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What's the speed limit on that road?

pmanson

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13,388 posts

277 months

Thursday 18th November 2004
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woodytvr said:
What's the speed limit on that road?



30mph and I totally agree with it during the day (Its out of the town centre and the road is wide and fairly straight allowing good visability and the houses are set back from the road) however in the evenings + early morning (Before 7am) its a bit slow

(I suppose that brings back the arguments for a variable speed limit)

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6,649 posts

287 months

Friday 19th November 2004
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deltaf said:


One day you may well be the "fair game"...lets see how loudly YOU squeal then....


I don't think so

I value the cash in my account and will not give the authorities any chance to take any of it in a way which is either foolhardy or careless on my part!

telecat

8,528 posts

265 months

Friday 19th November 2004
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Isn't there something about the Lasers based units giving false readings when pointing at bright lights. (Amongest the warnings about bright sunlight, rain, wet roads etc).

deltaf

6,806 posts

277 months

Friday 19th November 2004
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gone said:

deltaf said:


One day you may well be the "fair game"...lets see how loudly YOU squeal then....



I don't think so

I value the cash in my account and will not give the authorities any chance to take any of it in a way which is either foolhardy or careless on my part!


It only takes a moments lapse in concentration to get screwed over by these stasi tossers though.
Conentrate 100% of the time do we?

gone

6,649 posts

287 months

Friday 19th November 2004
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deltaf said:


It only takes a moments lapse in concentration to get screwed over by these stasi tossers though.
Conentrate 100% of the time do we?





I refuse to give up £60 to any Govt cause so I concentrate fully all the time when driving any car

>> Edited by gone on Friday 19th November 10:30

deltaf

6,806 posts

277 months

Friday 19th November 2004
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gone said:

deltaf said:


It only takes a moments lapse in concentration to get screwed over by these stasi tossers though.
Conentrate 100% of the time do we?






I refuse to give up £60 to any Govt cause so I concentrate fully all the time when driving any car

>> Edited by gone on Friday 19th November 10:30


Yeah right....the nips in the post..