Traffic Cops BBC1 9pm tonight!

cymatty said:
I agree it was his fault, however well past the brow is not that long (time wise) when you are doing that speed, the police man should have been prepared for someone doing something daft.

This pretty much sums up my feelings (stolen from PH)
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Well on that basis they wouldn't get anywhere quickly because they will have to slow down for everyone they pass just incase the driver is incapable of driving properly.

As was said before, you get taught to move over to the left, he didn't, his fault, end of story.
 
You can tell that a copper is approaching ... once you hear the sound you start looking for them in the mirrors. Soon you can see them. You pull to the left when they are closing in and they go past ...

The kid clearly lost it there, panic kicked in probably as he was not insured and though he was about to be done for it.
 
cymatty said:
IIRC didnt the patrol car come over the brow of a hill just before the smash? Therefore he may have looked but then moved over and with the speed of the police car it wasnt in his mirror when he looked?
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Yeah I thought about this too, looking at the video the Police car is all over the place switching between the two lanes . So it's quite acceptable to think that when the driver looked into his mirror before signaling the Police car was directly behind him. Also with the speed of the Police car as it was the driver wasn't quick enough to react when he actually noticed it had switched lanes.
 
Sin_Chase said:
The officer who got hit by the Clio is a total prat. Someone needs to take him down a peg or ten.

"If you hit a patrol car you don't tell them its their fault, you take it on the chin"

Because traffic police are 100% infallible. What an idiot. That guy lost any and all credibility the second I heard that.
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He was talking about the 'good old days' and how people wouldn't have given that sort of attitude back then, I don't think he was actually saying that the police are never in the wrong. I knew someone on here would mention that as soon as it was said.
 
Earth[Tera].bin;16374156 said:
Yeah I thought about this too, looking at the video the Police car is all over the place switching between the two lanes . So it's quite acceptable to think that when the driver looked into his mirror before signaling the Police car was directly behind him. Also with the speed of the Police car as it was the driver wasn't quick enough to react when he actually noticed it had switched lanes.
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The police car crossed about halfway into the left-hand lane as the copper took a fast line through the corner: it never went much further than halfway. At that point it would be hard to see by the Clio driver as the bend would have partly masked his view. By the time the Clio driver could have got a clear view, the police car was back in the RH lane. My personal suspicion is that the Clio driver never saw the police at at all, but moved over to leave a lane clear at the garage in case anyone wanted to exit (although no-one was there as it happens). If he'd simply dodged the wrong way after seeing the police car, why didn't he say so?

I also got the distinct impression that the copper froze for a split-second, probably thinking: "I can't believe he's about to change lanes", before realising that the Clio was doing exactly that.


I would put fault about 75:25. The Clio driver should remember to look in his ****ing mirrors and expect the unexpected; the copper should have been a little more cautious.



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Why does the crash cop have his wipers on? He even said himself the weather was fine :confused:

edit - n/m, seems he was lying, it was in fact raining.

Anyway, look at 5:09 and the copper was completely in the left hand lane. I think he and his boss were quite arrogant to think he was entirely without blame.
 
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I'm sure the Irish guy wouldn't have been nearly as awkward as he was if the officer wasn't so aggressive with him in the beginning. I did think the officer grabbing his arm was a bit off, and I would have complained too.

I know the officer thought it was a stolen car, but he had PLENTY of time to A) Check if the car was stolen or not (I think they did and it came back as not stolen) and B) Get the registered keeper's name. If it matches the name that given by the driver then I'd have thought it would illuminate the need grab the driver's arm in such a way?

Getting his car towed for additional inspection WAS personal though. I think they were both as bad as each other...
 
Joshy said:
I'm sure the Irish guy wouldn't have been nearly as awkward as he was if the officer wasn't so aggressive with him in the beginning. I did think the officer grabbing his arm was a bit off, and I would have complained too.

I know the officer thought it was a stolen car, but he had PLENTY of time to A) Check if the car was stolen or not (I think they did and it came back as not stolen) and B) Get the registered keeper's name. If it matches the name that given by the driver then I'd have thought it would illuminate the need grab the driver's arm in such a way?

Getting his car towed for additional inspection WAS personal though. I think they were both as bad as each other...
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First thing they have to do is secure the suspect, stop him from legging it.

Then do the checks to find out what the score is.
 
stulid said:
First thing they have to do is secure the suspect, stop him from legging it.

Then do the checks to find out what the score is.
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There was no reason a registered keeper check couldn't have been done whilst they were following him. Once the driver gives the correct name I'd have thought it would go a long away to prove his innocence.

Grabbing somebody's arm aggressively as if they were a common criminal is bound to get anybody riled up,
 
Joshy said:
There was no reason a registered keeper check couldn't have been done whilst they were following him. Once the driver gives the correct name I'd have thought it would go a long away to prove his innocence.

Grabbing somebody's arm aggressively as if they were a common criminal is bound to get anybody riled up,
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Follow him? Watch it again.

He drives past in the dead of night, they give chase, but lose him, they get creative and work out where he went, they get behind him and immediately pull him over.

In the time taken between getting behind him and stopping him, there's never enough time to run the plates through a check and radio for details/receive a response.

So the cop driver secured his suspect, while the assisting office remains in the squad car and gets information. Its not instant like using a google search.
 
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