Flashing at speed camera vans today

missile

TrickyWicky wrote: »

I was just thinking .....
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.

I was just thinking ..... how the hell .... can you justify that comment?

I have no doubt there are many coppers who flout the law, but I do not believe they are the worst :A

sarahg1969

I still believe that the Magistrates and Crown Court Judge erred in the case of Thompson. How could they prove that Thompson obstructed an officer, unless they could prove that he flashed cars that were speeding and that he encouraged them to slow down? If no vehicles were speeding, then what was the obstruction? I don't know the present position, bit he was considering a further appeal.

The case of Glendinning was an interesting one, too:

http://www.speedcameras.org/speed-camera-news-article-print.php?id=115

http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2005/2333.html

I believe that the Crown Court Judge should have followed this case, in Mr Thompson's case.

In any event, in the OP's case, we don't know if it was a police or SCP van. There's no offence of obstruction in relation to the latter, as far as I know.

ETA: I can find nothing regarding any further appeal by Mr Thompson.

dacouch

I love this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHOazGC7alk&feature=related

TrickyWicky

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

How do you know ex cops are breaking the rules?

I've known more than enough cops and ex cops in my time.

prowla

I used to think that they were legitimately catching wrongdoers, but my view has now changed to them being revenue generators.
Especially on roads that have had the speed limit altered for no apparent reason.

Happychappy

TrickyWicky wrote: »

I've known more than enough cops and ex cops in my time.

That's one of the problems living a life of crime ? oh no don't tell us, you and they were all in the same lodge ; ) or maybe just a wannabee?:(

Lum

Sooki wrote: »

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!

Serious question. When was the last time you saw a camera van enforcing a residential area?

The ones I see on a regular basis are enforcing the M4 motorway, or the A469 on a stretch which is a 70mph dual carriageway with signs prohibiting pedestrians. (near Risca and Rogerstone if you want to Google streetview it)

If they actually did operate in residential 30 and 20 mph areas, maybe one either side of the local primary school between 8am and 9:30, fewer people would get so wound up by the things.

neilmcl

Lum wrote: »

Serious question. When was the last time you saw a camera van enforcing a residential area?.

I see them quite regularly near where I work and not just during the school run.

Valli

Lum wrote: »

When was the last time you saw a camera van enforcing a residential area?

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If I'd seen the flippin' van in the residential area I was driving through I wouldn't have had to shell out a small fortune to attend a speed awareness course!

mikey72

Lum wrote: »

Serious question. When was the last time you saw a camera van enforcing a residential area?

The ones I see on a regular basis are enforcing the M4 motorway, or the A469 on a stretch which is a 70mph dual carriageway with signs prohibiting pedestrians. (near Risca and Rogerstone if you want to Google streetview it)

If they actually did operate in residential 30 and 20 mph areas, maybe one either side of the local primary school between 8am and 9:30, fewer people would get so wound up by the things.

The only ones I see are in 30mph areas.