Police or Community Speed Watch?

Lilwar

In our village this evening there was a person standing at the side of the road wearing a yellow fluorescent jacket with a camera on a tripod. Both in front and behind them was a sign saying Speed Enforcement. Would this be someone from our local community speed watch or the police?

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Lilwar wrote: »

In our village this evening there was a person standing at the side of the road wearing a yellow fluorescent jacket with a camera on a tripod. Both in front and behind them was a sign saying Speed Enforcement. Would this be someone from our local community speed watch or the police?

Sounds like one of the local busy bodies.

reddwarf2002

johnsmith1890 wrote: »

Sounds like one of the local busy bodies.

I wish there was a 'busy body' where I live as there are far too many young drivers in their speedster cars that have no regard for the public or the law.

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reddwarf2002 wrote: »

I wish there was a 'busy body' where I live as there are far too many young drivers in their speedster cars that have no regard for the public or the law.

You need the police then, not a local busy body. If the police got off their backsides and out into the coummunity, instead of investigating dead people for sex offences, and trawling Twitter for instances of so-called 'hate speech', we'd all be a lot better off.

waamo

Lilwar wrote: »

In our village this evening there was a person standing at the side of the road wearing a yellow fluorescent jacket with a camera on a tripod. Both in front and behind them was a sign saying Speed Enforcement. Would this be someone from our local community speed watch or the police?

Did his hi vis jacket have POLICE written on it?

fred990

reddwarf2002 wrote: »

I wish there was a 'busy body' where I live as there are far too many young drivers in their speedster cars that have no regard for the public or the law.

I wish there was a few around our way. Far too many old farts in Q7's/Range Rovers/ML's and the like driving around like total t wats. Oblivious and couldn't give a f..k about anyone else.

nickcc

reddwarf2002 wrote: »

I wish there was a 'busy body' where I live as there are far too many young drivers in their speedster cars that have no regard for the public or the law.

Wish it was just young drivers where I live that race around like there's no tomorrow, by far the worse are the parents taking their children to one of the nearby Schools, these parents would be the first to complain if their child were injured by a speeding driver.

silverwhistle

johnsmith1890 wrote: »

You need the police then, not a local busy body. If the police got off their backsides and out into the coummunity, instead of investigating dead people for sex offences, and trawling Twitter for instances of so-called 'hate speech', we'd all be a lot better off.

Mind you, I get the impression that if you were stopped by the police for speeding you'd be one of the "haven't you got anything better to do?" mob.


If you got knocked down would you mind a "local busy body" being a first responder?

twhitehousescat

my local comminity hammered the police for hand held cameras in area

after 6 mths 426 locals , who lived on the road and 2 passing sales reps

k3lvc

Lilwar wrote: »

In our village this evening there was a person standing at the side of the road wearing a yellow fluorescent jacket with a camera on a tripod. Both in front and behind them was a sign saying Speed Enforcement. Would this be someone from our local community speed watch or the police?

Are you really asking 'Am I going to get a ticket in the post ??' :rotfl:

fred990

nickcc wrote: »

Wish it was just young drivers where I live that race around like there's no tomorrow, by far the worse are the parents taking their children to one of the nearby Schools, these parents would be the first to complain if their child were injured by a speeding driver.

This ^ x 1000!
They are amongst the worst drivers. Annoyingly resplendent with their 'baby on board' signs. How often do you see t wats driving with those ghastly signs? Loads I bet?
Most of the mums around here in their Sharans drive like joyriders at school time. They obviously don't think about 'other children'.