Roads Police are there to...

[SoulKiss]

Roads Police are there to (insert answer here)

let the fun begin

Probably needs a whole thread of its own...

[Bluepete]

Aw, you guys!

Shucks, my own little thread.

"Roads Police are there to" pick on innocent motorists and raise revenue for the Government through over zelous application of petty rules instead of catching real criminals like burglars and rapists whilst swanning around in comfy fast cars breaking all the rules we will so happily and patronisingly prosecute you for. Oh and eating do-nuts.


M-kay?


Pete ;)

[Owenski]

I know what they're not there for...
They're not there to knock on peoples doors to tell them thier loved one isnt coming home.

Yet they have to do it, a bit of respect for one of the most unpleasent acts one human must carry out ( and yup believe it or not they are human). Accidents happen FACT, dont increase your chances of been a statistic by been completing your journey in the manor of a *****.

[tactcom7]

I know what they're not there for...
They're not there to knock on peoples doors to tell them thier loved one isnt coming home.

Yet they have to do it, a bit of respect for one of the most unpleasent acts one human must carry out ( and yup believe it or not they are human). Accidents happen FACT, dont increase your chances of been a statistic by been completing your journey in the manor of a *****.

Well said that man. :-)

[Bri w]

...to dress up in pretty uniforms and scare little children.

Or deter muppets from being super silly, and potentially crashing into my frail body.









Have you noticed they never seem to pick on innocent road users ;)

[tactcom7]

Pete,
Question for you, are the police allowed to speed without having their blue lights on? I'm always seeing them do it and it always makes me wonder...
Saw a police speed camera van in halifax set off one of those speed activated sings for doing more than 30 in a 30 limit. Which annoyed me a little. Half a mile down the road he pulled over and set up his camera! Cheeky.

[hindle8907]

Roads Police are there to Get chased by :)

[454697819]

be anywhere other than suffolk it would appear

[Bluepete]

Pete,
Question for you, are the police allowed to speed without having their blue lights on? I'm always seeing them do it and it always makes me wonder...
Saw a police speed camera van in halifax set off one of those speed activated sings for doing more than 30 in a 30 limit. Which annoyed me a little. Half a mile down the road he pulled over and set up his camera! Cheeky.


Yes, but only for a policing purpose. Eg, on route to a job. The lights and sirens are there to warn others of our presence.

Pete ;)

[G]

Just out of interest....

Say a police car was sat on one of those 'Police Vehicle Only' bits at the side of the motorway at 4:30am... are they likely to be sat having a general chat watching for dodgy cars, or sat watching for speeding.

Would they generally then come off the ramp and pull you over to give you a telling off? or can they act like a camera van too?

EDIT: Looking for an informed answer from the org plumber, not just any joe bloggs by the way lol

[Supervox]

Yes, but only for a policing purpose or to ensure that the fish & chips/other takeaway are still hot when they get back to the nick/other chosen destination. Eg, on route to a job. The lights and sirens are there to warn others of our presence.

Pete ;)

Amended for you Pete - I'm sure it was a genuine memory lapse !! :p

[Bluepete]

G.

Usually sit on obs platforms just to pass the time and look for shonky cars to stop. I don't take a laser out at all any more, but some do. In M'cr we'll come and give it personal service with a ticket or advice, not an NIP.

Pete ;)

[G]

G.

Usually sit on obs platforms just to pass the time and look for shonky cars to stop. I don't take a laser out at all any more, but some do. In M'cr we'll come and give it personal service with a ticket or advice, not an NIP.

Pete ;)

That's reassuring... I'll tell my 'Friend' ;)















phew

[robh539]

G.

Usually sit on obs platforms just to pass the time and look for shonky cars to stop. I don't take a laser out at all any more, but some do. In M'cr we'll come and give it personal service with a ticket or advice, not an NIP.

Pete ;)

Ill wave next time im driving up the M6 for work (Wednesday) , we can have a chat then lol

[timwilky]

Are they there to give "advice", I know when I have received it, there has been an associated attitude test. But I have always taken the view education is better than punishment. So, are you under instruction to issue so many tickets. Or do you have as I would hope discretion?

Hypothetical question, Would you give a ticket to a guy doing 90 on the M6 at 3 in the morning not a car for a mile in front etc. and how would you deal with somebody doing 70 in thick fog with about 5 yards visibility, one is speeding but I would argue he is not driving in an unsafe manner. The other is not speeding but is driving in a highly unsafe manner.

[Biker Biggles]

Roads Police are there to=====

Proscecute Roads?
Some of the potholes round here are criminal.

[andrewsmith]

Roads Police are there to=====

Proscecute Roads?
Some of the potholes round here are criminal.

:winner:

[dirtydog]

Roads pice are there to... Keep an eye out for Stu passing them at warp speed 9 ;-)

[dyzio]

Roads pice are there to... Keep an eye out for Stu passing them at warp speed 9 ;-)

with a small number plate ;)

[yorkie_chris]

This follows on from the thread about the guy who was being a c*ck on the bike and was then raided by 8 officers.

Now then I'd bet that the 8 dibble involved there are nothing to do with traffic but are common-or-garden variety and therefore should actually be out catching some real criminals rather than putting some escobar-esque effort into someone unlikely to be a violent nutjob.

[fastdruid]

Pete,
Question for you, are the police allowed to speed without having their blue lights on? I'm always seeing them do it and it always makes me wonder...

The police speed everywhere, they know that unlike the great unwashed they're not going to be pulled for eg 35 in a 30[1].

Saw a police speed camera van in halifax set off one of those speed activated sings for doing more than 30 in a 30 limit. Which annoyed me a little. Half a mile down the road he pulled over and set up his camera! Cheeky.

Those go off at about 25mph though! They certainly go off at an indicated 30 which is about 26mph on my car according to the GPS!

Druid

[1] Which just about everyone does.

[Dave20046]

I know what they're not there for...
They're not there to knock on peoples doors to tell them thier loved one isnt coming home.

Yet they have to do it, a bit of respect for one of the most unpleasent acts one human must carry out ( and yup believe it or not they are human). Accidents happen FACT, dont increase your chances of been a statistic by been completing your journey in the manor of a *****.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThHq-KH5nh0&NR=1

[maviczap]

be anywhere other than suffolk it would appear

Seen a lot more recently and not just heading to RTA's from their dognut break. :rolleyes:

[simesb]

The police speed everywhere, they know that unlike the great unwashed they're not going to be pulled for eg 35 in a 30[1].
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Well, they can always claim they were just 'testing' (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article619835.ece) the car, and get let off because 2.5 years of court proceedings are suffering enough.

[-Ralph-]

...to sit in an office doing paperwork whilst their job is deemed unnecessary due to erection of a speed camera. Or because the tax payer can't afford to have a policeman and a panda car patrolling the roads, so we put a civil servant in a transit van instead, and get him to park it by the side of the road and take photos out the back window :rolleyes:

[busasean]

to enforce speed limits and no other law.....

[Dave20046]

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/coppers/4od/player/3135653

[fastdruid]

Well, they can always claim they were just 'testing' (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article619835.ece) the car, and get let off because 2.5 years of court proceedings are suffering enough.

That link 404's but I know the case you refer to as I considered using it when I went to court[1]. Didn't know it had finally been thrown out though.

Druid

[1] Or rather the appeal as it makes the point that driver skill *can* be taken into consideration and that what is DWDCA/DD to one person isn't to another.

[Ed]

...to sit in an office doing paperwork whilst their job is deemed unnecessary due to erection of a speed camera. Or because the tax payer can't afford to have a policeman and a panda car patrolling the roads, so we put a civil servant in a transit van instead, and get him to park it by the side of the road and take photos out the back window :rolleyes:

Game set and match to Ralph.

Whilst I have a great deal of respect for the police generally, it always irritates me that we as the people who pay for the police service have no say in how the money is spent. The Police Authority system is a joke - just cronyism really, all self-serving. I get a stupid leaflet from West Mercia Police with the council tax demand telling me what excellent value for money they are, and how by the way the police part of the council tax is going up 5% to pay for a new gym at Telford Police Station. And this week the police helicopter has spent a lot of time over the village, practising manoovers, at what cost??

Incidentally the latest Home Office figures show how (un)successful the police are at detecting and bringing a perp to justice.

Would it please, surprise or shock you to read that the average is 28%? Is this acceptable?

Interesting read:

http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs09/hosb1109summ.pdf