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Old 29-09-2012, 19:54   #30
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Re: fewer prosecutions for emergency services

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Originally Posted by Escapee View Post
The police are fond of driving the wrong way down Clifton street in Cardiff which is a one way street. I haven't seen them do it for a while which is probably due to the nasty accident they caused last year when they sped the wrong way down Clifton street and hit a car as they emerged out of the junction. I didn't see the accident but I heard the bang a few streets away. I was on my way to the shops and people saying that as well as the one-way street and speeding they also went through a red light, that I can't confirm.

I don't know how badly hurt the woman was in the car they collided with but they swerved and hit a building, the fire services had to cut the roof off the car to extract the 3 officers.

I believe the police driver should be prosecuted in these circumstances.
It's quite clear in the rules that they are not allowed to drive the wrong way down a one way street but are allowed to go through a red light with care,so yes going the wrong way down a one way street would and should result in prosecution if it ended badly
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