he was, a BMW had passed him at slightly over the limit, but as he got far in the distance he thought he was far enough away from the cop and gunned it. Thats why he was SO far behind.
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he was, a BMW had passed him at slightly over the limit, but as he got far in the distance he thought he was far enough away from the cop and gunned it. Thats why he was SO far behind.
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I don't see why traffic cops are any more qualified to travel at speeds like that! That coppa was a plain idiot imo! If i was driving along in lane 3 and i saw a lorry come on in lane 1 with no traffic, then into 2 even though there was no other traffic, i know i would throttle off! And as for traveling at 120 on chevrons, he is a pure nutter.
Soldato
He braked so so late. He could see the lorry was going to be a dumbass and yet he still didn't brake until it was already too late. He made a crap assumption and you could see it in his face that he realised it wasn't entirely the truckers fault.
Soldato
Very early on in that you could clearly see the was truck moving across plus he was still indicating right. Once it was obvious he was going to lane 3 the copper still had plenty of time to react and take a tighter line around the corner bringing him into lane 1 to undertake leaving lane 2 clear should the trucker notcie him and try to move back across to the left. Instead he seemed to just freeze and wait for the accident to happen.
/EDIT - having watched it again, if it was me driving I'd have been anticipating the truck coming into lane 3 from about 2:27 into the clip, the accident occurred at 2:32. 5 seconds is plenty of time to have reacted.
/EDIT - having watched it again, if it was me driving I'd have been anticipating the truck coming into lane 3 from about 2:27 into the clip, the accident occurred at 2:32. 5 seconds is plenty of time to have reacted.
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Yep he was just staying on the power so he could make it past the lorry before the lane ended, even though it looked like the lorry was going to move over (admittedly wrong). Case of red mist descending when chasing an M3 (speeding on a deserted motorway 
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Fair play, he does well with the blow out at that speed!!!!
Caporegime
I know that bit of road quite welll, I fail to see why the trucker needed to use lane 3 - you can turn right from lane 2 iirc.
The trucker was in the wrong, the Copper more so imo.
He did not see any reason to have his Blues & Two's on! Despite travelling @130 odd mph, nor did he appreciate that the truck probably wanted to turn right.
Sure the trucker should have stayed in lane 2 - he should not have used lane 3 at all, and the trucker knows that (or, he should!)
The Copper also did not use his horn, despite opportunity to do so imo.
The trucker should have used more caution as on a left hand bend his off side view is severely restricted - again, the smart arse Copper should have known this.
Seems to me that the Copper was going too fast, thinking too slow and had he been thinking quicker, he would have gone up the inside of the trucker, given that the trucker was already turning right coming towards a roundabout with a right exit!
Both wrong, but one has the upper hand over the other!
The trucker was in the wrong, the Copper more so imo.
He did not see any reason to have his Blues & Two's on! Despite travelling @130 odd mph, nor did he appreciate that the truck probably wanted to turn right.
Sure the trucker should have stayed in lane 2 - he should not have used lane 3 at all, and the trucker knows that (or, he should!)
The Copper also did not use his horn, despite opportunity to do so imo.
The trucker should have used more caution as on a left hand bend his off side view is severely restricted - again, the smart arse Copper should have known this.
Seems to me that the Copper was going too fast, thinking too slow and had he been thinking quicker, he would have gone up the inside of the trucker, given that the trucker was already turning right coming towards a roundabout with a right exit!
Both wrong, but one has the upper hand over the other!
Soldato
Just curious, what were you able to do being the first on the scene?
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yes but Y would you anticipate a lorry(whom has great visablity) to move in to lane 3 when it finishes in 100 yards...
I recone the other car. went past him at speed and he though. WOW that was quick, wait here comes another one , watch this I'll slow him down. not seeing that it was a police car. bet he didnt get off lightly....
bullit
Caporegime
Although the trucker was in the wrong - HGV's cannot use lane 3 - its hardly rocket science for the Copper to predict that the HGV wants to turn right at the roundabout ahead....
Great visibility?
- You clearly have no idea of the visibility restrictions from an articulated HGV drivers point of view when going around a left hand bend!
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Soldato
At that point in the clip you can't even see that the lane ends. My reactions would have been based on the 'body language' of the truck, you can just tell that he's coming all the way into lane 3.
Soldato
How accurate is the speedo on the camera as when hes spinning its all over the place. 
Caporegime
The Copper would have been well aware of the end of the Motorway (Road signs are a good clue!) he regularly patrols that route and would know it well which makes it all the more puzzling to me as to why he did what he did!
"Can't let the BMW get away" was his main thought I think!
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yes but the truck driver could see that it ended, in litrally 100 yards. if he cant see that far ahead.....should nt be driving., YES but it still stands , y you would predict someone to go in to a clossing lane., as a professional he should have better planning.
alright then if your driving along and you see a lane closing , do you move in to it??
, And I'm not on about the times you want to do that last min overtake..... there was nothing in front of the truck at this time to overtake.
bullit
Caporegime
I have already said that the trucker was in the wrong - HGV's can make a right hand turn from that junction from the Motorways lane 2 iirc. (I will look next time I'm up that way!)
The point is he was approaching a roundabout with a righthand exit and his right turn indicators on, that the Copper did not realise that he was going to be a plank and keep coming right still alludes me.
The trucker was not looking behind him (probably because only idiots tend to overtake on a closing lane in my experience ) and he was incorrectly more concerned with where he was going after he left the motorway.
Does not make the trucker right, but it hardly clears the Copper from being in the wrong either imo.
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He should have had his blues on in the first one he states "no need "at 130 mph the lorry driver would have seen him then !
He is a danger to the public they need to give him one of those police mountain bikes !
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The lorry has already started to drift into lane three a couple of seconds before the copper realises that yes, he really is going to do that stupid and illegal manoeuvre. He had enough time to brake and drop back, and it looked like enough room to go past on the left in lane one or two.
But...
I've been in such situations and there's always that second of: "I can't believe anyone would be that stupid" as they start their dumb lane/change or whatever, and that brief hesitation can be all it takes. Even the best trained driver will have the odd moment like that because it's basic human nature. But usually you don't have your tape released to the BBC.
The fact that BBC were allowed to use the tape suggests that the police force involved feel that the driver did nothing seriously wrong.
M
But...
I've been in such situations and there's always that second of: "I can't believe anyone would be that stupid" as they start their dumb lane/change or whatever, and that brief hesitation can be all it takes. Even the best trained driver will have the odd moment like that because it's basic human nature. But usually you don't have your tape released to the BBC.
The fact that BBC were allowed to use the tape suggests that the police force involved feel that the driver did nothing seriously wrong.
M
Soldato
"Scrotes"? lol.