Police stopped me.

amandada

fbs_4800 wrote: »

By 'warning' - it usually goes like this;
"Hello mate/sir/madam/love - why have I pulled you over then?"
"Err, I didn't have my seatbelt on?/I was going a bit fast?/I have my foglights on?"
"That's correct. You realise that's a non-endorsable offence and I could give you a ticket for it?"
"Yes officer/mate/love. I'm sorry. Mistake/in a rush/always wear it - I won't do it again."
"Marvellous. Take care and on your way."

All the while if I'm with a colleague they've usually done a PNC to check there's insurance and the car isn't wanted for acts of terrorism or any other reason you may not want to let the car go.

However - if I stop a car; and the first thing the driver says is; "Haven't you got anything better to do than harass motorists? Catch burglars/I pay my tax/you're just meeting targets blah blah blah blah BLAH -" then I may just deal with the situation differently.

It's human nature. I love nothing more than talking to people and having a friendly chat.

That would be the attitude test;)

Seriously though, I'm a police despatcher and if people knew half the cr*p the police deal with and put up with, then they'd certainly not be seen in such a negative way.
I was brought up to respect the police, as my children are, and working with them has done nothing but deepen my respect for a load of men and women who do a damn good job, very often under difficult circumstances

fbs_4800

ginger wrote: »

chrst you're so full of yourself are'nt you. No wonder the police have a bad rep. Never mind what we do or how obnoxious we are to the people we are supposed to serve - its ok cause everyone takes the !!!! out of us and anyway we're right!. I agree that there's good and bad in all professions but why does the police service always seem to attract the meglomaniacs? Accept the fact that some of your coleagues are complete !!!!!! who excel in exeeding their authority at every opportunity and you may actually find some satisfaction in the job you do which is serving the law abiding public. Otherwise the law abiding public may just put you out of a job - and rightly so!

I'm really not going to waste my breath... TEMPTED! But nah - not worth it. :rotfl:

fbs_4800

amandada wrote: »

That would be the attitude test;)

No, no, no! They told me in training that the 'attitude test' doesn't exist. :P

Apparently, I'm 'up myself' anyway according to Ginger. Clearly he didn't actually take the time to READ the post. Saw the word 'Police' and decided to just repeat what everyone else had said. :T

Steve_xx

amandada wrote: »

There's something which cops and associated staff know about called the "attitude test". It very often determines how you're dealt with.
You and your mate failed it.

Attitude is a two-way street. Police need to learn to observe this simple rule.

Steve_xx

Conor wrote: »

Young drivers are the most likely to be uninsured and, as recent figures have shown, to be driving drunk or under the influence of drugs.

They also tend to drive like clowns so attract attention to themselves.

That does not mean that all young people are dopes and as such they ought not to be discriminated against en-masse. The police ought to be a tad brighter than to do that.

Bamber19

BLUEWKD wrote: »

I see what Andrewriley means about posting for advice. I have only just become a member last month and I would think that the aggresiveness and what I believe is a bit like a siege mentality of nastiness will put some new people off posting.
My personal opinion of the Police is that theree are good and bad like everywhere in life. They were obviously not too bad, as they could have done your friend. I would leave it be and hope that nothing comes of it.

Sometimes people need a reality check, the posts might seem nasty but if he takes them on board he's got a much greater chance of avoiding fines/points in the future or getting them for his friends and finding that he's not their friend any more.
I learned for myself that at 19/20 you're never going to get anywhere with the police if you start having a go at them, telling them how to do their job and generally making a noise.

Bennifred

fbs_4800 wrote: »

I REALLY wish I hadn't started to read this thread but I have and now I must comment.

As per usual it's all turned into a 'bash the Police' exercise 'cos they have targets and they're all power hungry freaks and they don't care about people blah blah blah.

I was going to quote people from above - but I really can't be a$$ed because I think most of you with an attitude against the Police are never going to change.

On the MANY occasions I've pulled people over for committing offences - I've NEVER issued an £80 FPN. I've given plenty of VDRS'S (i.e. you have a problem - get it fixed in 14 days and no more will be said) and I've given a hell of a lot more verbal warnings.

By 'warning' - it usually goes like this;
"Hello mate/sir/madam/love - why have I pulled you over then?"
"Err, I didn't have my seatbelt on?/I was going a bit fast?/I have my foglights on?"
"That's correct. You realise that's a non-endorsable offence and I could give you a ticket for it?"
"Yes officer/mate/love. I'm sorry. Mistake/in a rush/always wear it - I won't do it again."
"Marvellous. Take care and on your way."

All the while if I'm with a colleague they've usually done a PNC to check there's insurance and the car isn't wanted for acts of terrorism or any other reason you may not want to let the car go.

However - if I stop a car; and the first thing the driver says is; "Haven't you got anything better to do than harass motorists? Catch burglars/I pay my tax/you're just meeting targets blah blah blah blah BLAH -" then I may just deal with the situation differently.

It's human nature. I love nothing more than talking to people and having a friendly chat.

I don't give a rats a$$ about targets or 'process' as we call it - and you're very much confused and mistaken if you think ANY beat officer in the land is. That's the higher echelons of Police Power and the Government - and NOT how it works on the streets.

I get on with most of our local criminals, boy racers, teenage runaways, and usually the drunks - but you usually have to have a scrap with the drunks first before they'll see reason and it's in the van on the way to the nick that they finally want to be your friend.

I LOVE my job and I challenge ANY single Police basher on here to answer the following:-

Your daughter comes home and says she's been raped at a party - who do you call?
Your house has been burgled. Who do you call?
You come across an elderly person in the street who has just been mugged and their pension taken - who do you call?

As much as you all claim to hate the Police - they're always there for you - and - 99.9% of the time - they'll bust they're balls to do the right thing.

Sadly, like ANY job in the world - you get twits in the Police Force - but you get the same people in Banks, Restaurants, Shops, in Call Centres, in Councils, in offices everywhere.

Just don't knock the people who deal with SO much cr4p on a day to day basis for NO thanks. We have families and mortgages and lives of our own thank you.

*Puts soap-box away.*

:T :T Well I for one am really pleased you did go to the bother of posting - well said! Probably wasted on some people, but be assured there are lots of us out here who truly appreciate what (most) police officers do for, and on behalf of, the rest of us. So thanks:A

bestyman

zorber wrote: »

As for the OP question
So learn the lesson every one else has been telling you about.

about the red lights, when amber fist shows there will be plenty of stopping time unless you are either speeding or you are too close to the lights to stop and in which case you wouldnt see them go red as you would have passed though. Your friend needs to learn his stopping distances.

Nonsense!

If you are doing 1 mph or 201 mph this makes no difference at all to the chances of going through a light as it changes.

derrick

superscaper wrote: »

Have you seen my post, #18, above? where I have already pointed this out

I will have seen it, but it was earlier and on another page, also I provided links to the the relevant section of the H C just to prove the fact

NovaBlack_2

bestyman wrote: »

Nonsense!

If you are doing 1 mph or 201 mph this makes no difference at all to the chances of going through a light as it changes.

no it doesnt increase the chances of it physically changing color, but it does increase the chances that you will have to make a judgement call to go through a just-changed amber light, as to stop at a higher speed and short stopping distance would be unsafe. therefore (As per the highway code) you continue through the amber light.