Strange encounter with the police...

[Ascot]

Not if they were pulled over for breaking the law.

Oh p!ss me. They ent gonna pay you for using ya common sence and moving out of the way Nick W. You get d!ck from the government and using ya common goes in the record books.

To be honest, when a police car with flashing lights goes down a dual carrigeway, cars slow to about 60mph and bunch up, making it for cars to pull into L1 to let the police car pass in L2. In addition, many emergency service vehicles don't speed unless it's a chance, since ti's better for the emergency service vehicle to go slower but get there in one piece.

10/10 for stating the bleedin obvious.:happy6:

 

[nutter]

Can we all just shut up about this compensation for pulling over rubbish. It's why we have such a large blame culture. It would cost more to persue the comp claim than what you'll get, which is about 5p.

If the UKSF are on escort duty, they will allow you to pull over in a REASONAbLE place, not the best sometimes, but so you ain't going to cause an RTC.

High Speed drivers don't just floor it and hope for the best, they have a heck of alot of training so they can go fast as is safe in those particular circumstances and conditions

The only reason why Slash got 'forced' to stop was because he would be in a movable cordon around the veichle, and a stopped target is much easier to aim at and get an accurate shot into

Now stop bikering about this compensation rubbish, it's absolutly pathetic

 

[TheSlash]

Nutter, if they had opened fire, we'd of repelled with our onboard stock of golf balls
Nick going home that evening, i was driving the reverse of the earlier route, so heading towards the motorway. A major fire was evident in Gosport. As i approached the same roundabout {which doesn't have a fly over for traffic in the opposite direction} several fire engines came up behind me, including a specialist equipment unit. Traffic was tightly packed on the approach to the roundabout, so using my judgement, mirrors and observation, i inched the car forward onto the roundabout to create space behind me to make a path for these vehicles. I would never expect anything more than a thank you gesture from the drivers of the emergency vehicles, let alone compensation

 

[Nick W]

Nick going home that evening, i was driving the reverse of the earlier route, so heading towards the motorway. A major fire was evident in Gosport. As i approached the same roundabout {which doesn't have a fly over for traffic in the opposite direction} several fire engines came up behind me, including a specialist equipment unit. Traffic was tightly packed on the approach to the roundabout, so using my judgement, mirrors and observation, i inched the car forward onto the roundabout to create space behind me to make a path for these vehicles. I would never expect anything more than a thank you gesture from the drivers of the emergency vehicles, let alone compensation

I'm very glad that you used your good judgement and observation to move onto the roundabout out of the way when it was safe.

I'm also very glad that the firefighters gave you the chance to use your good judgement and observation to make sure it was safe to move out of the way, rather than pushing the car onto the roundabout.

Perhaps the special forces policemen could copy.

 

[Ben]

Nick i really hope you never drive a Car - If an Emergency veichle comes behind you on a Road - YOU MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!

Chances are they are on a 999 Call, and Need to get there within 8 (sometimes 6) Minutes of the Call being recieved.

If you ever do Drive and put your Thoughts into Pratice theres a good chance People will die because your too Stupid to move out of The Way!

Im absoloutely disgusted anyone could be so stupid!

 

[rmt]

Perhaps the special forces policemen could copy.

But in the incident that has happened, the SF seem to be in a hurry to get somewhere. As a member of the law enforcement community, I prefer to see road users use some common sense, as if we attempt to keep to the letter of the law every time there is an emergency, there would be more hassle from the 'do gooders' of the world.

Just because someone doesn't subscribe to your view on something, doesn't mean that you can berate them.

 

[Nick W]

Ok I will mention something that happened last thursday.

I was appraoching some traffic lights on my bike, when I came to some traffic lights protecting "T" junction. Despite the light being green, I stopped because there was no room at the other side of the junction, due to the mutabout ahead (north station junction, colchester).

A bit later, I hear the sound of an ambulance, so stay put, leaving my options open rather than pulling over. Unfortunately a ****ing wanker driver desides to try and dangerous dodge round me, and naturally ends up stopped in the middle of the junction.

The ambulance approaches from the left and is held up, before dodging round him and negotiating the clogged up mutabout.

In conclusion, it is better to follow the highway code and stop in the next safe place (eg traffic lights where traffic stops anyway), then it is to stop dead anywhere just because you hear an ambulance.

This also means pulling over / into L1 only when it is safe to do so.

If an Emergency veichle comes behind you, or even from another direction on a Road - you move out of the way WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO!

 

[Tom B]

But it may be perfectly safe to pull over and stop, as everyone else normal will be doing that. Rather than continuing and possibly obstructing the path of the emergency vehicle.

 

[Max]

There are some situations where in my opinion drivers do create more trouble than they solve when it comes to emergency vehicles, such as when they pull up on the pavement in a residential area, forgetting about the obvious potential presence of pedestrians! I have been almost run over several times by people slamming their cars onto the pavement as soon as they hear a siren.

However, in the case highlighted, this seems like a special circumstance where the convoy needs to quickly reach its destination particularly quickly and with no interference; and since The Slash was pulled over on a dual carriageway, where the risk of pedestrians, bikes and other obstructions are greatly reduced, and since all over vehicles in the area would be aware of the oncoming convoy anyway and would have slowed down accordingly, I cannot see where there would be any potenial danger. And you cannot argue with a policeman, it will only end up with you in trouble yourself!

Nick, I am sorry but in my opinion you seem to be commenting on incidents that aren't in any way relevant to the original post. I agree, there are situations where drivers act dangerously in the face of emergency vehicles, but in this case I would say not.

 

[66526]

Nick, while I think your comments are really funny and they make me laugh every times you haven't got a clue about the real world. But still, keep it up.

 

[Sprog]

:mad:

 

[ChrisCooper]

Does anyone have a clue how these sort of convoys work in relation to things like level crossings and opening bridges. I know that police etc have no right at all to demand passage over a level crossing once it has been closed for trains to pass, and any emergency service driver going through an AHB or open crossing against the lights will probably be in a lot of trouble, but what about these situations? I suppose they could plan the route and times to make sure they get a clear run through, but especially with a busy line it would be hard to be that accurate, and of cource with automatic crossings, stopping trains whilst they pass isn't an option. Possibly they plan routes to avoid crossings and opening brdiges altogether.

 

[Tomnick]

Does anyone have a clue how these sort of convoys work in relation to things like level crossings and opening bridges. I know that police etc have no right at all to demand passage over a level crossing once it has been closed for trains to pass, and any emergency service driver going through an AHB or open crossing against the lights will probably be in a lot of trouble, but what about these situations? I suppose they could plan the route and times to make sure they get a clear run through, but especially with a busy line it would be hard to be that accurate, and of cource with automatic crossings, stopping trains whilst they pass isn't an option. Possibly they plan routes to avoid crossings and opening brdiges altogether.

As far as automatic crossings are concerned, there's not a lot they can do (other than arranging in advance for the crossing to be put on local control, I suppose) - and I remember reading somewhere that the flashing red lights mean that no-one may pass them while they're flashing, unlike the normal steady red on most traffic lights. Where crossings are manually controlled or supervised though, the signalman or crossing keeper would usually try to raise the barriers or stop the lowering sequence if possible - though obviously once the signals have been cleared for a train, it's too late to do anything.

 

[66526]

I went through the level crossing at Donny once and an ambulance on blue lights was waiting at the barrier

 

[metrocammel]

I went through the level crossing at Donny once and an ambulance on blue lights was waiting at the barrier

So you went through while the crossing lights were flashing? If so, that is a bit stupid isn't it?! If not, I dont think I understand what you mean!! lol

 

[Tomnick]

So you went through while the crossing lights were flashing? If so, that is a bit stupid isn't it?! If not, I dont think I understand what you mean!! lol

Ever such a slight suspicion he might have been on a train at the time .

 

[nutter]

Trains don't run in that pat of the contry do they?

 

[Tomnick]

Trains don't run in that pat of the contry do they?

Oh yes they do - just a bit more freight than passenger . Not that Donny's quiet from a passenger point of view!

 

[Tom B]

Which level crossing was that? At Rosso there is a police station (Rosso needs one to itself!) just one side of the barriers - so I suppose cars can either wait for the barriers to go up, or go via the Stripe Road / Gattison Road way.

 

[66526]

So you went through while the crossing lights were flashing? If so, that is a bit stupid isn't it?! If not, I dont think I understand what you mean!! lol

You know them wierd things that run on shiny things. I was on one of them... I wouldn't risk it at a level crossing...

 

[rmt]

Which level crossing was that? At Rosso there is a police station (Rosso needs one to itself!) just one side of the barriers - so I suppose cars can either wait for the barriers to go up, or go via the Stripe Road / Gattison Road way.

Probably Ings Crossing at Arksey. At Bentley they could go via Jossey Lane.