One rule for one, one rule for another

[sharkaroo]

take a look!


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/4873684.stm

 

[kully]

he was on a call................so wots ur point .
its his job to get there as fast as possible

 

[Andy]

Agreed, responding to an urgent request for assistance; fine in my book.

 

[sharkaroo]

All vehicles responding to a 999 call still have to obey traffic rules! There supposed to be good drivers, but lost control!

 

[kully]

All vehicles responding to a 999 call still have to obey traffic rules! There supposed to be good drivers, but lost control!

bollox.........u dont c em waiting at the lights for the green light .as far as lost control.........accidents do happen . they r trained to b extra careful on 999 calls but sh1t happens .:quiet:

 

[Djw John]

So say a member of your family falls ill, or your house is on fire, or youyr being attacked, do you wnat the services to sit at 30mph and wait for red lights to change?!

 

[Thomss]

Mmm good point.

 

[sharkaroo]

or your the one walking across the road that nearly gets hit!!

 

[grahamk182]

Yeah, Get a grip, they have to get there as quick and as safely as possible, think how many emergency calls get answered every day, obviously driving at speed there are going to be some accidents and you are guaranteed to hear about them, but you will never hear about the thousands of emergency callouts that don't result in an accident. Cop drivers are the creme de la creme

 

[blue nose]

well he was responding to an emergency,,, if it was one of your family being attacked would you want him to obey the road traffic rules and drive there at 30 or 40 mph ?? we have all lost it driving at one time or another none of us are perfect,,,,,,,,,,,, apart from me !!!!!!!! lol

 

[sharkaroo]

but not in this case! you can stop bitchin about it now ive lost intrest in your irrelevant points!!

 

[recaro182]

What a load of shizzle! Yes emaergancy services are highly trained but that doesnt mean that accidents dont happen, of course they can speed when on call to an emergancy, people would potentially die if they didn't. Sharkaroo if you think emergancy services should stick to speed limits when responding to a 999 call then you must be retarded:quiet:

 

[Saner]

I think the point people are tryng to make is that this is on a 40mph road, so not a built up pedestrian heavy area, a police car is bright colours, with flashing lights and a piercing siren (to pedstrians).

If I was crossing such a road i think i would be alert enough to hear the siren!

 

[Djw John]

but not in this case! you can stop b*tchin about it now ive lost intrest in your irrelevant points!!

Translation- oops, maybe I was wrong and you do make valid points but I hate the police so much Im not going to admit I was wrong.

 

[blue nose]

Translation- oops, maybe I was wrong and you do make valid points but I hate the police so much Im not going to admit I was wrong.

lol,,

 

[StevieMcK]

All vehicles responding to a 999 call still have to obey traffic rules! There supposed to be good drivers, but lost control!

Rubbish!

Police officer's have certain exemptions from the Road Traffic Act (along with the Fire and Ambulance service). Each incident is examined internally on a case by case basis, to see if the excess speed was justified. Some forces have a "+20 Scheme" in place where it's generally acceptable for patrol cars to exceed the limit by 20mph. Obviously road policing cars, firearms units and certain other circumstances, such as a probationary cop requiring assistance, are different.

However, the responsibilty is placed on the individual driver and if they get it wrong, then they can still be charged with dangerous driving, etc, etc.

 

[Rich]

He was *trying to* get to a emergency call, and had an accident, this is very different to that guy who got let off having a Jolly, speed testing his new car on the Motorway, where he should of been prosecuted. At least no one was hurt by the sounds of it, but accidents happen.