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From: joe on 13 Jun 2010 10:32 Ret. wrote: > > You seem to be forgetting the time you were pulled for no good > > reason. It's a pity that you mentioned that your were ex-job on that > > occasion, you might have got some insight into "civvies" perception > > of coppers. > > Yes - you're right - I had forgotten that incident. However, both the > officers were extremely polite and pleasant, even before I revealed > that I was a retired senior officer. So they were polite while accusing you of something you had not done? If you had done what a lot of people have done, you would have had a speeding fine. --
From: Graham Murray on 14 Jun 2010 11:08 Cynic <cynic_999(a)yahoo.co.uk> writes: > The police have begun issuing roadside "warning notices" for "sudden > and excessive acceleration". A work collegue got one a few weeks ago > on his way to work after accelllerating from traffic lights too > smartly for the liking of a police officer (who himself then > accellerated even more and wove past three cars to catch up). So what is the maximum permitted ms^-2?
From: Cynic on 14 Jun 2010 11:19 On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:08:09 +0100, Graham Murray <newspost(a)gmurray.org.uk> wrote: >> The police have begun issuing roadside "warning notices" for "sudden >> and excessive acceleration". A work collegue got one a few weeks ago >> on his way to work after accelllerating from traffic lights too >> smartly for the liking of a police officer (who himself then >> accellerated even more and wove past three cars to catch up). >So what is the maximum permitted ms^-2? Whatever the policeman decides at the time. -- Cynic
From: Francis Burton on 14 Jun 2010 12:25 In article <87wru14ppi.fsf(a)newton.gmurray.org.uk>, Graham Murray <newspost(a)gmurray.org.uk> wrote: >> The police have begun issuing roadside "warning notices" for "sudden >> and excessive acceleration". A work collegue got one a few weeks ago >> on his way to work after accelllerating from traffic lights too >> smartly for the liking of a police officer (who himself then >> accellerated even more and wove past three cars to catch up). > >So what is the maximum permitted ms^-2? I have wondered about that. My ideal acceleration at traffic lights would be 0-30mph in 0 seconds, Bessie-like, but even if it were possible it would *look* like dangerous driving. :-) Francis
From: Nick Finnigan on 14 Jun 2010 12:37
Graham Murray wrote: > Cynic <cynic_999(a)yahoo.co.uk> writes: > >> The police have begun issuing roadside "warning notices" for "sudden >> and excessive acceleration". A work collegue got one a few weeks ago >> on his way to work after accelllerating from traffic lights too >> smartly for the liking of a police officer (who himself then >> accellerated even more and wove past three cars to catch up). > > So what is the maximum permitted ms^-2? "likely to cause alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public" (RTA Section 59) |