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Topic ID 2816
29/05/2007 by Steve
Speeding Policemen
According to a report, Herts Police were caught speeding over 12,000 times in 2006, yet only one ticket was issued. The number of "offences" is the second largest in the UK after The Met (taking into account that some Forces did not provide figures).
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Reply ID 40703
29/05/2007 by Earthmother
In an emergency next time they will go at the speed limit, I hope its not your house thats being broken into.
Reply ID 40708
29/05/2007 by Drama Queen
Lets be honest Earth mother... there have and widely reported in The Mercury and on this website, that Police no longer consider it important to catch the criminals, they'll pop round, maybe to your house in 4 days time.. maybe. The point of fact is, the speed camera cash cows that skim millions into the Treasury and Police each year are supposed to keep us law abiding citizens and the Police and judiciary are not supposed to be "above the law" either.. Think on the number of times in National Press Police have run into civillians speeding trying to catch joyriders or others... I have a long memory.. I think they should be done for speeding just like the rest of us...
Reply ID 40710
29/05/2007 by Steve
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Originally posted by Earthmother
In an emergency next time they will go at the speed limit, I hope its not your house thats being broken into.
Try reading the linked report before posting a kneejerk reaction
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In a quarter of the cases the police cars had their blue lights flashing, suggesting officers were attending an emergency. However, nearly all of the rest had the slate wiped clean by senior police, saving them from three points on their licence and a £60 fine."
Reply ID 40712
29/05/2007 by ~Sarah~
Just this Friday gone I was travelling back on the A414, I was doing about 65-70mph when a Police car came out of nowhere and passed me easily doing 90mph. No flashing lights, no sirens, so was clearly just speeding. Disgusting [:(!]
Reply ID 40725
29/05/2007 by Stephen
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Originally posted by Steve
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"In a quarter of the cases the police cars had their blue lights flashing, suggesting officers were attending an emergency. However, nearly all of the rest had the slate wiped clean by senior police, saving them from three points on their licence and a £60 fine."
These reports often raise more questions than they answer. For example:
How many were plain clothes cars? Sometines they have a roof light, but often just lights in the grille. A camera would not see those.
The strobe of the police light may not coincide with the camera and so it appears there were no lights on.
How many of the junctions or roads weren't busy at the time? Police don't have to use blue lights for every emergency response - only when conditions require it. So for example, going through Briggens on the A414 at 1am, with its multiple cameras.
I'm not saying the police are perfect, but these reports should be taken with a pinch of salt.
Reply ID 40729
29/05/2007 by exiled_in_Reading
Just because a police car was seen exceeding the speed limit whilst not displaying lights or siren doesn’t mean that they are not going to a job, and it doesn’t mean they are "just" speeding...
There are many good reasons why the police would be driving above the speed limit whilst not using their sirens or lights, whilst legitimately using the exemption granted to them/ examples of which would be catching up with a vehicle to stop-check it, for instance, or whilst they're engaging in a "silent approach" to a crime in progress, or if they're on surveillance duties.
It should be remembered that NIPs are generally only sent out if no lights are being displayed. Police officers fill out log books, and believe me, if you cannot justify the use of blue lights, especially since the introduction of the Road Safety Bill you can GUARANTEE the officer will get the points.
Reply ID 40749
29/05/2007 by Earthmother
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Originally posted by Steve
quote:
Originally posted by Earthmother
In an emergency next time they will go at the speed limit, I hope its not your house thats being broken into.
Try reading the linked report before posting a kneejerk reaction
"In a quarter of the cases the police cars had their blue lights flashing, suggesting officers were attending an emergency. However, nearly all of the rest had the slate wiped clean by senior police, saving them from three points on their licence and a £60 fine."
I did read the info before replying thank you Steve, but maybe the media jazz's up the facts like you seem to do on here. I have no sympathy for people caught speeding, the signs are big enough!
Reply ID 40752
30/05/2007 by shunt
Incidents of pursuit or the use of blues and twos are both logged. it would be very easy to tell from these logs whether the vehicle had a legitimate reason for the use of excess speed. If all of these cases had such a reason, I doubt if it would have been thought worth reporting.
Reply ID 40782
30/05/2007 by James007
The new A10 is a favourite for The Met who use it for pursuit training, both on bikes and in cars, sometimes unmarked.
Most of the training involves accessing Hertford via Cross Road, North Road, St Andrew Street, Old Cross, Bengeo then towards the A10. They generally end up parked near Colliers End.
A lot of this training is geared towards any problem emanating from Stansted Airport and is designed to monitor and potentially shut down any arterial routes.
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