Flashing at speed camera vans today

Wig

Trundling home today (Sunday) I was flashed by a number of cars. I soon found the expected van ahead, it was facing the other way so was really there for cars in the other direction, cars in my direction would likely have seen it before passing.

Anyway returning the favour to the 1st car in the other direction, a quick flash, but then realised this car was a volvo traffic cop! :rotfl:

vax2002

Yes, I hope he saw the injured cat in the road you were warning them about........

Sgt_Pepper_2

You may have saved him from a NIP.

newfoundglory

Wig - have you seen this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-12115179

vax2002

newfoundglory wrote: »

Wig - have you seen this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-12115179

Served him right for admitting it !

s_b

there was one of these speed cash trap vans on my main road last week at 8 o'Clock at night ,of course i know that they are staffed by ex coppers in retirement with good pensions and then being paid to run these vans

its a public scandal
i hope he got frostbite
partnership my ****

Sooki

I doubt very much if anything will happen, I see police officers walking and driving past people breaking the law all the time and have yet to see them take any action. Unless they are assigned on a specific duty you will find they can't be faffed with the hassle.

I used to warn other drivers about speed cameras but I feel differently after I heard a loud then then went outside to find a woman and child in the road the child was thrown quite a distance from the mother and her head was caved in, from the sound of the impact there was no way the driver was going at any where near 30. So my feelings now have completely changed and if you get caught speeding in a residential area tough!

TrickyWicky

newfoundglory wrote: »

Wig - have you seen this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-12115179

I was just thinking about that myself. I certainly wouldn't bother flashing other motorists, there are so many prats on the road these days I'm more than happy for the fuzz to filter them out.

If people didn't keep breaking the rules with their "It doesn't apply to me, I'm a wonderful driver who can brake in milliseconds" attitude then there would be no need for this.

Weirdly the worst for breaking the rules of the road are cops and ex cops. No idea how the hell they think they can justify it and then preach the highway code to others.

taffy056

newfoundglory wrote: »

Wig - have you seen this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-12115179

Didn't I see somewhere that someone got away with something like this as they were helping stop a criminal offence from occurring ? So it was a civic duty

Sgt_Pepper_2

How do you know ex cops are breaking the rules?

s_b

TrickyWicky wrote: »

I was just thinking about that myself. I certainly wouldn't bother flashing other motorists, there are so many prats on the road these days I'm more than happy for the fuzz to filter them out.

If people didn't keep breaking the rules with their "It doesn't apply to me, I'm a wonderful driver who can brake in milliseconds" attitude then there would be no need for this.

Weirdly the worst for breaking the rules of the road are cops and ex cops. No idea how the hell they think they can justify it and then preach the highway code to others.

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/national-news/police_condemn_147mph_jaguar_driver_1_4130840

the jaguar driver is an ex cop