Police training on public roads!
Discussion
Difficult one
I often see various constabularies claiming they dont do this then they have accidents of this type or get caught speeding
Was in a Tulliallan car a few years ago on a visit
Passed a poor guy on the long straight coming from Knockhill towards Tullialan at 100+ 5 big guys in unmarked BMW OK was a Police instructor but I thought it was aa bit marginal to be honest
had it been you or I they would have thrown away the keys!
I often see various constabularies claiming they dont do this then they have accidents of this type or get caught speeding
Was in a Tulliallan car a few years ago on a visit
Passed a poor guy on the long straight coming from Knockhill towards Tullialan at 100+ 5 big guys in unmarked BMW OK was a Police instructor but I thought it was aa bit marginal to be honest
had it been you or I they would have thrown away the keys!
They seem to like heading down to the East Neuk of Fife at high speed - usually 2 cars a minute or so apart.
I realise they've got to do it somewhere but one time I saw them come over a blind brow at about 90. There's a farm entrance just after the brow and if anything had come out of there they'd all have been dead.
As it was I got a bit of a fright at them suddenly appearing like that, car all up on it's suspension and travelling so fast.
I realise they've got to do it somewhere but one time I saw them come over a blind brow at about 90. There's a farm entrance just after the brow and if anything had come out of there they'd all have been dead.
As it was I got a bit of a fright at them suddenly appearing like that, car all up on it's suspension and travelling so fast.
Hope they're all ok. Slag the boys in blue all you like, but I'd rather have proper traffic cars on the road than the static revenue generators that apparently make roads safer. You can be under the speed limit and still dangerous!
All my dealings with the police have always been top notch, and I'd rather they were training in decent conditions like we have at the moment than leaving it all to chance in an emergency.
TimR69 said:
They seem to like heading down to the East Neuk of Fife at high speed - usually 2 cars a minute or so apart.
I realise they've got to do it somewhere but one time I saw them come over a blind brow at about 90. There's a farm entrance just after the brow and if anything had come out of there they'd all have been dead.
As it was I got a bit of a fright at them suddenly appearing like that, car all up on it's suspension and travelling so fast.
It's scary when you realise that some of them are not natural drivers. Two people I know, one a friend from schooldays and the other is a relative, both made comments along the lines of the training being the scariest thing they've ever done.I realise they've got to do it somewhere but one time I saw them come over a blind brow at about 90. There's a farm entrance just after the brow and if anything had come out of there they'd all have been dead.
As it was I got a bit of a fright at them suddenly appearing like that, car all up on it's suspension and travelling so fast.
Deva Link said:
It's scary when you realise that some of them are not natural drivers. Two people I know, one a friend from schooldays and the other is a relative, both made comments along the lines of the training being the scariest thing they've ever done.
Thats true, however those type of people wouldnt end up being in traffic, so wont get hold of anything more powerful that a shagged AstraDefcon5 said:
Deva Link said:
It's scary when you realise that some of them are not natural drivers. Two people I know, one a friend from schooldays and the other is a relative, both made comments along the lines of the training being the scariest thing they've ever done.
Thats true, however those type of people wouldnt end up being in traffic, so wont get hold of anything more powerful that a shagged AstraGary
Artie Fufkin said:
jaf01uk said:
...traffic training is done at Tulliallan as opposed to locally as this one was? ...
The cadets are based at Tulliallan but their training takes them on varying routes around Scotland, usually in the northern half. Gary
TimR69 said:
They seem to like heading down to the East Neuk of Fife at high speed - usually 2 cars a minute or so apart.
I realise they've got to do it somewhere but one time I saw them come over a blind brow at about 90. There's a farm entrance just after the brow and if anything had come out of there they'd all have been dead.
As it was I got a bit of a fright at them suddenly appearing like that, car all up on it's suspension and travelling so fast.
Not really in a position to comment as I wasnt there but I have done the course. It is possible that the driver was able to clear the blind summit earlier on so knew that nothing was coming. Just my personal opinion, could be wrong though.I realise they've got to do it somewhere but one time I saw them come over a blind brow at about 90. There's a farm entrance just after the brow and if anything had come out of there they'd all have been dead.
As it was I got a bit of a fright at them suddenly appearing like that, car all up on it's suspension and travelling so fast.
jaf01uk said:
Artie Fufkin said:
jaf01uk said:
...traffic training is done at Tulliallan as opposed to locally as this one was? ...
The cadets are based at Tulliallan but their training takes them on varying routes around Scotland, usually in the northern half. Gary
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