Thread: Police payout £2.3m for accidents
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Old 30-04-2008, 14:17   #31
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Re: Police payout £2.3m for accidents
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Originally Posted by rogermevans View Post
police as such dont have to obey speed limits ( The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, reg 87 ) and are bound to have accidents
The Police DO have to obey the speed limits under normal driving conditions...and they must follow the rules of the road just like the rest of us.

The Road Traffic Act allows them to be exempt from such limits in certain situations. IE they can only go through red traffic signals with blues & twos (and only at 15mph or less) when it is safe to do so.

It has been well publicised various officers (especially in S. Yorks. where I live) of Police officers getting speeding tickets from speed cameras.
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