Police Van Accident - Humps Dunnit?
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Started posting this on the Cop/Speed Cam ACCIDENT thread .. but decided it is only related by virtue of an accident occurring and CAUSED by a so-called "safety/traffic calming measure".
Over on the safepeed site - I posted up a story which appeared in the "Bolton News" last week. I have one sister who teaches in that town and I did a stint of my training at what is now the Bolton Royal. One of my sons supports Bolton Wanderers
- so I take him to matches down there sometimes. SO .. I know the area and local press from big 'burbs give a fair insight into what is really happening safety-wise out there anyway. 
Anyway - posted up the story of the police van which was on a shout in what is allegedly a "rough part of town" per the GMP cop who replied to this on Paul's site. He had blues/twos and a siren. A car was on-coming. He clipped this vehicle.. hit the ramp of a large speed hump ... took off over the rather high hump and landed in a garden.. into six people. Fortunately - none seriously injured.
The police have suspended the driver as routine - and claim he was not speeding. The 6 people concerned claim he was. Others per the comment boxes on the Bolton site reckon the "hump dunnit"
Over on the safepeed site - I posted up a story which appeared in the "Bolton News" last week. I have one sister who teaches in that town and I did a stint of my training at what is now the Bolton Royal. One of my sons supports Bolton Wanderers
- so I take him to matches down there sometimes. SO .. I know the area and local press from big 'burbs give a fair insight into what is really happening safety-wise out there anyway. Anyway - posted up the story of the police van which was on a shout in what is allegedly a "rough part of town" per the GMP cop who replied to this on Paul's site. He had blues/twos and a siren. A car was on-coming. He clipped this vehicle.. hit the ramp of a large speed hump ... took off over the rather high hump and landed in a garden.. into six people. Fortunately - none seriously injured.
The police have suspended the driver as routine - and claim he was not speeding. The 6 people concerned claim he was. Others per the comment boxes on the Bolton site reckon the "hump dunnit"
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