From: Ian Jackson on
In message <83r289Ffg5U3(a)mid.individual.net>, Adrian
<toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> writes
>Ian Jackson <ianREMOVETHISjackson(a)g3ohx.demon.co.uk> gurgled happily,
>sounding much like they were saying:
>
>> However, rather than fine him, I'm sure that there was a more sensible
>> solution to the problem.
>
>Indeed.
>
>They could have stopped, advised him of the problem, and requested him to
>move on.
>
>Oh, wait. They did. He didn't.

No. What they could have done was to point out to him that, if he
continued to do what he was doing, they would have no alternative but to
issue a penalty (if necessary, pointing out why this law had been made).
They then should have discussed the problem with him, and helped him
find a practical solution which didn't involve him reversing into the
road (which is probably just as dangerous).
--
Ian
From: Derek C on
On Apr 28, 12:49 pm, "Nkosi (ama-ecosse)" <minank...(a)googlemail.com>
wrote:
>
> Police state, jobsworths and this article plainly shows that some of
> our police officers do not understand between common sense, the spirit
> of the law or probably even how to tie their own bootlaces. I came
> back to the UK because economically Southern Africa is stuffed, but
> the mentality of the people I have encountered has left me bewildered
> as to where has the UK that I left 30 years ago gone to. This country
> is screwed.
>
Too many years of the politically correct, social engineering, nanny
state, Nu Labour Government I'm afraid.

Derek C
From: Nick Finnigan on
Ian Jackson wrote:
>
> BTW, I haven't checked, but I don't think that reversing out onto a main
> road is a 'must not' against the Highway Code (even though it's
> obviously dangerous). I've always understood it was that you weren't
> supposed to reverse out of a side-road.

The only 'must not' for reversing is Motorways.

You are allowed to stop on zig zags 'for the purpose of making a left or
right turn'. The prohibition is stopping, not waiting.
From: ChelseaTractorMan on
On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:51:43 +0100, MrBitsy <ray.keattch(a)infinity.com>
wrote:

>> so if he drove in forwards, how does he get out?
>>
>Reverse - doh!

<sigh>
--
Mike. .. .
Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: ChelseaTractorMan on
On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:47:12 -0700 (PDT), Derek C
<del.copeland(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

>Too many years of the politically correct, social engineering, nanny
>state, Nu Labour Government I'm afraid.

except that the report left out pertinent facts expressly so people
would wrongly think that.
--
Mike. .. .
Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
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