Dunno, try an FOI request.
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Dunno, try an FOI request.
GMP made me do an online course for gate opening once...
One thing I've always wondered. Are the police allowed to speed along with no blue lights on? I've seen this quite a few times, and it doesn't seem particularly safe. Had one come flying up behind me tailgating me at night, didn't see who it was but I moved over once safe because the guy in front wouldn't get out the way & I hate people tailgating me. He then did the same to the guy in front who wouldn't move over and then quickly flashed the lights on for him to move and sped off once he did with no lights. I just thought it would have been a lot easier if he'd used the lights from the start and people could have seen him coming, especially at night.
That's how I see it as well, if he was doing it at speed - nutter!
Would be interesting to see the video to be honest. I don't remember the incident being reported at the time so could just be something that's being blown out of proportion.
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Emergency warning equipment isn't required to use exemptions. There are plenty of reasons why Police would want to drive without everyone knowing they are there.
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Why wouldn't he do anything? He's part of the armed response unit.
Why didn't you move over regardless of what car was behind you? From your 'flying up behind me' my guess is you were dawdling along
The M4 is 2 lanes at this end, which means that the "middle lane" people become "outside lane" people and always hold everyone up regardless of how many people are behind them
When doing response driving (training or demonstrating like this video), you are required to provide commentary so that the instructor etc knows that you are aware of everything and what you are observing.
The M4 is 2 lanes at this end, which means that the "middle lane" people become "outside lane" people and always hold everyone up regardless of how many people are behind them
I hate this on dual carriageways.
Rolling road blocks full of idiots dawdling along at the exact same speed as the person in the inside lane.
If you don't need to actually overtake anybody, or even drive at a different speed to them, move the **** over !
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The M4 is 2 lanes at this end, which means that the "middle lane" people become "outside lane" people and always hold everyone up regardless of how many people are behind them
love getting past port talbot where it opens up to 3 lanes.... can finally over take all the slow peasants xD .....providing they actually do move over.
quite funny really as most just move to the middle lane and the left lane is empty. I always try to make the point of driving in the left lane and then doing a big swoop across the middle lane to the right hand lane and then back again when overtaking a middle lane junkie. I hope they see me and think "wow look at that jerk going all over the motorway" I then hope they realise that I had to do that giant arc around them because they are in the wrong lane xD but they rarely pull over
love getting past port talbot where it opens up to 3 lanes.... can finally over take all the slow peasants xD .....providing they actually do move over.
quite funny really as most just move to the middle lane and the left lane is empty. I always try to make the point of driving in the left lane and then doing a big swoop across the middle lane to the right hand lane and then back again when overtaking a middle lane junkie. I hope they see me and think "wow look at that jerk going all over the motorway" I then hope they realise that I had to do that giant arc around them because they are in the wrong lane xD but they rarely pull over
I'd love to have a set of floodlights attached to my car just for situations like this...
Short flash of normal lights just as a gentle reminder. If no response, then *BOOM!!! POWER OF A THOUSAND SUNS TO MELT YOUR PUNY VEHICLE INTO NOTHINGNESS!!!*
There is only a few parts of it that have a central reservation.
The entire length of N. Anderson drive has a central reservation.
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That's just disgusting. One rule for them and another for us. Just because he was on a shout doesn't give him the right to put others at risk.
Do you have the court summary? Can you link us to it?