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Originally Posted by rogermevans
don't normally disagree with you but on this i will
if he was rushing to get to your house because the nasty man was attacking you you would want him there fast
if a loved one has a heart attack you want the ambulance there as fast as he can
if your house is on fire and others are still in there you want the fireman there quick
pedestrians should look and check what's coming and NEVER assume they are travelling at the proscribed limit
as with those i used teach when driving yes the 32 tonner coming on to the roundabout to your left maybe should be giving way to you but if he cant stop it will be your relatives sueing him !
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the lack of blues and twos in this is unforgivable. An ambulance or fire engine at night use the lights and often leave the sirens off . Police should do the same. a car with no warning traveling at 90 mph in a 30 is just not on . After all if someone was threatening me this copper would not have got here would he as he killed someone
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Originally Posted by Derek S
No OK but there are some circumstances where I think sirens and lights might not be absolutely necessary.
No. The Police aren't paid per arrest but every time you drive after someone you have to balance the risks to yourself, the public and the person you are pursuing.
In this case someone died. From the initial reports I'd imagine he'll be found guilty of death by dangerous or death by careless driving. Either way he'll probably lose his job and license and quite probably his liberty.
Err yes. If you want to discuss the full ins and outs of Police driving it would be nice if you had some form of advanced (Police, Ambulance, Fire Brigade, Armed Forces) driving training with regards to high speed driving.
And some of the facts can't be fabricated. The use of lights etc. is recorded, the ANPR will have recorded when it alerted the driver, recordings of transmissions etc. can't be tampered with and I'd imagine the crash investigation would have been undertaken by a separate force.
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So you think on the face of the evidence he is guilty. And you come into this thread having a go when you yourself think in law he is guilty? whats that all about man?
You also say police do not get paid by arrest but your commanding officers get pressured to improve figures with government targets etc and that pressure is passed down or am I wrong?