Petty Policing
Discussion
andy_quantum said:
He's got a point!
You were there, right infront of him. High level brake lights being on unnecessarily is an annoyance of mine too, there's no need for it if you're there for more than about 10 seconds, so I think he did the right thing
Yep totaly agree, feckin Volvo drivers You were there, right infront of him. High level brake lights being on unnecessarily is an annoyance of mine too, there's no need for it if you're there for more than about 10 seconds, so I think he did the right thing
whirligig said:
Waiting at traffic lights tonight, dead level road, notice a cop car pulling up right behind me - next I know a tap at the window and Plod tells me to put handbrake on and car in neutral as my high brake light was dazzling him (V70 D5) - I was about to retort that perhaps if he hadn't parked on my bumper he might not have been so dazzled but wasn't 100% convinced of the legality of one of the back tyres and didn't want him to get too narky. Just annoyed me - surely he should be out pursuing drug dealers and the like. Anyone else had a ticking off for very minor "offences"?
Maybe he was out pursuing drug dealers, but thought he'd take a couple of seconds out to give you some advice regards good practice when stationary at traffic lights.
I must confess when i used to drive an auto its SOP to sit with your foot on the brake as the procedure for putting the handbrake on, selecting park, then putting your foot back on the brake to get it out of park before releasing the handbrake appears to negate the benefits of an auto in crawling / stationary traffic.
Just a thought
Just a thought
Pork_n_Beem said:
I must confess when i used to drive an auto its SOP to sit with your foot on the brake as the procedure for putting the handbrake on, selecting park, then putting your foot back on the brake to get it out of park before releasing the handbrake appears to negate the benefits of an auto in crawling / stationary traffic.
Just a thought
I used to drive an auto, and every now and then when an idiot decided to pull up to my bumper, I would pull handbrake on ,then slowly shift to P, which meant passing R(everse)and I would accidently let it stay in reverse for a second....or 2.......................usually resulted in following car moving back slightly, because "silly old sod has just put it into reverse" kicked into their little brains. Just a thought
whirligig said:
Waiting at traffic lights tonight, dead level road, notice a cop car pulling up right behind me - next I know a tap at the window and Plod tells me to put handbrake on and car in neutral as my high brake light was dazzling him (V70 D5) - I was about to retort that perhaps if he hadn't parked on my bumper he might not have been so dazzled but wasn't 100% convinced of the legality of one of the back tyres and didn't want him to get too narky. Just annoyed me - surely he should be out pursuing drug dealers and the like. Anyone else had a ticking off for very minor "offences"?
t in audi in front sat on the footbrake. I just put my sunglasses on and relaxed, not worth getting stressed aboutaw51 121565 said:
(Some, at least) Gtr Manchester Police traffic officers sit in stationary traffic with their footbrake applied (brake lights lit) thus dazzling the driver behind in the dark.
"Hello Mr Kettle, I am Mr Pot and can see you are of a BME group..."
As does at least 1 driver from Cleveland "Roads Policing Unit" or whatever Traffic are called this week...."Hello Mr Kettle, I am Mr Pot and can see you are of a BME group..."
Being in stationary traffic with foot on footbrake seems to becoming more common. Drove around outskirts of Bristol early this evening in heavy traffic and at every stop more than 2/3 of drivers in view had rear brake lights illuminated. In my opinion it is lazy and inconsiderate. Are drivers now doing it because the car in front of them is? Is it a sort of passed on revenge? I have never done it and never will. With an automatic gearbox won't the handbrake hold the car when it is in Drive or does the foot brake have to be used to stop forward movement?
philbes said:
Being in stationary traffic with foot on footbrake seems to becoming more common. Drove around outskirts of Bristol early this evening in heavy traffic and at every stop more than 2/3 of drivers in view had rear brake lights illuminated. In my opinion it is lazy and inconsiderate. Are drivers now doing it because the car in front of them is? Is it a sort of passed on revenge? I have never done it and never will. With an automatic gearbox won't the handbrake hold the car when it is in Drive or does the foot brake have to be used to stop forward movement?
The handbrake will stop the creep in an auto & there's no need to knock it out of "D" for short stops.Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff