plod Ford Focus estate, stupidly driven?

[funkyrobot]

I was driving along a motorway on Sunday afternoon near the Bristol side of the country. Loads of water on the roads with a lot of spray being kicked up. I'm sat in the middle lane overtaking cars in the left lane. Everybody (with the exception of a few numpties) has their lights on as conditions aren't great. I'm doing around 65mph and what goes flying past in the right lane literally 2 metres from the car in front's rear bumper? A nice police Ford Focus estate with no lights on!

The car he is tailgating pulls over to let him past and the plod speeds off into the distance and quite a rate.

Any ideas why the plod in question would be driving like this without any blue lights and sirens on? He/she also failed to switch on the vehicle's lights too.

I thought he/she was being a bit of a stupid arse really! Am I wrong?

[Dibble]

funkyrobot said:

Any ideas why the plod in question would be driving like this without any blue lights and sirens on? He/she also failed to switch on the vehicle's lights too.

Hang on a mo, I'll get my crsytal ball out...

[splitter / judas]

Dibble said:

funkyrobot said:

Any ideas why the plod in question would be driving like this without any blue lights and sirens on? He/she also failed to switch on the vehicle's lights too.

Hang on a mo, I'll get my crsytal ball out...

Have you done the course for that?? Or was it one of those new fangled online training packages?

[Dibble]

splitter / judas said:

Dibble said:

funkyrobot said:

Any ideas why the plod in question would be driving like this without any blue lights and sirens on? He/she also failed to switch on the vehicle's lights too.

Hang on a mo, I'll get my crsytal ball out...

Have you done the course for that?? Or was it one of those new fangled online training packages?

Look splitter, I've carried out a dynamic risk assessment, I'm up to date on officer safety training, I've done the e-learning package on lifting and manual handling, filled in the mileage book and signed for the keys, checked with the NPT, had it countersigned by the sergeant, sorry "line supervisor", and to top it all, a crystal ball may tick some "diversity"/external partnership agency boxes, so just leave it, all right...

[funkyrobot]

Dibble said:

funkyrobot said:

Any ideas why the plod in question would be driving like this without any blue lights and sirens on? He/she also failed to switch on the vehicle's lights too.

Hang on a mo, I'll get my crsytal ball out...

OOooh, smarty pants!

Whatever happened to good old tea leaves (not the rhyming slang version)?

[splitter / judas]

Reason for stop/check: hit on the crystal ball

[Dibble]

OK, serious answer.

I don't know why the driver was driving as you described.

It could be as simple as just being a poor driver.

(Although it's a common misconception that (a) all panda drivers are never trained to more than standard level, and (b) the lights and sirens must be in use if it's an emergency).

[Dibble]

splitter / judas said:

Reason for stop/check: hit on the crystal ball

Don't you know you HAVE to have a "reason" to stop someone?

And then of course, you HAVE to drag him out of the car...

...every time.

[funkyrobot]

Dibble said:

OK, serious answer.

I don't know why the driver was driving as you described.

It could be as simple as just being a poor driver.

(Although it's a common misconception that (a) all panda drivers are never trained to more than standard level, and (b) the lights and sirens must be in use if it's an emergency).

Oh right. It may not be that obvious but I was wondering if anyone knew of an instance where a police car would be driven like that. I.e. maybe they don't need to have full sirens and lights blaring if everyone seems to be getting out of their way quickly enough on the motorway? However I don't think that this would make any logical sense.

It was just a question to ask people in the know for their opinion. I didn't want to just label the driver as a loser without knowing all the facts about police driving!

Cheers for your repy anyway.

P.S The tea leaves said your reply wouldn't be great

[splitter / judas]

Dibble said:

splitter / judas said:

Reason for stop/check: hit on the crystal ball

Don't you know you HAVE to have a "reason" to stop someone?

And then of course, you HAVE to drag him out of the car...

...every time.

Not if you knock them over the head with said crystal ball (they were putting up active/verbal resistance)

[Dibble]

Going from your description, it does sound pretty poor driving.

[splitter / judas]

Dibble said:

Going from your description, it does sound pretty poor driving.

There are some pretty poor BiB drivers out there just like there are pretty poor MOP drivers.

[funkyrobot]

splitter / judas said:

Dibble said:

Going from your description, it does sound pretty poor driving.

There are some pretty poor BiB drivers out there just like there are pretty poor MOP drivers.

Bloomin heck, I think you and dibble need to start pm'ing each other more lol!

[splitter / judas]

[DPX]

Budget cutbacks , see the price of a new H4 or H7 bulb recently ?.
Dont use them they last longer .

[Scraggles]

got a ford focus estate and the lights are on auto, maybe he did not notice the poor visibility and forgot to turn them on manually, suspect he was having severe doughnut withdrawal and was rushing to get some more

[Jasandjules]

Who knows why he was driving that way. Why not write to the CC of the force and ask him ? You know the place and time of the driving.....

[Hooli]

splitter / judas said:

Dibble said:

Going from your description, it does sound pretty poor driving.

There are some pretty poor BiB drivers out there just like there are pretty poor MOP drivers.

and almost universaly in panda cars at that. im sure i remember a time when even panda drivers were an example of how to do it on the road, not an example of someone who needs a kick up the arse.

[Chrispy Porker]

Hooli said:

splitter / judas said:

Dibble said:

Going from your description, it does sound pretty poor driving.

There are some pretty poor BiB drivers out there just like there are pretty poor MOP drivers.

and almost universaly in panda cars at that. im sure i remember a time when even panda drivers were an example of how to do it on the road, not an example of someone who needs a kick up the arse.

No money for training.
I have a nice new diversity package I have to wade through though( 8 hours to complete).

[Jasandjules]

Chrispy Porker said:

I have a nice new diversity package I have to wade through though( 8 hours to complete).

Can't you just put - there appear to be different people with different skin, different cultures etc.. but they are ALL scum......