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Originally Posted by Peter_
I hope his prosecution and imprisonment serve as a reminder to all of how easily speed kills especially when ample warning could have been given via the use of his blue and twos.
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Or quite possibly the girl would still have walked out in front of the car, we'll never know.
At the end of the day it's up to each officer to decide how he drives, what precautions to use and when to back off.
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Originally Posted by Peter_
The video was posted in the original thread about his prosecution and even there it shows that the was no reason for his excess speed and reckless driving, remember this footage was part of the evidence used to prosecute him so luckily it never got lost or wiped unlike certain videos wiped by South Yorkshire Police many years back.
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I suppose that depends how you view it. From my perspective I don't think the driving was dangerous, obviously the jury and others see it differently just like the cop who was cleared of dangerous driving a few months back. Some people viewed the dashboard camera and thought it was dangerous while others thoughts it wasn't.
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Originally Posted by Peter_
I would rather hear a siren and see its blue lights as that will give me ample warning to enable me to avoid being hit by that vehicle which is better than being hit by said vehicle with no siren or lights at a speed likely to kill without any warning.
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Have you ever driven an emergency services vehicle at speed through a built up area? Trust me sometimes sirens and blue lights are like moths to a flame and cause more problems than they solve.