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Whenever the police Anti speeding "tactics" are mentioned in out local paper
the police force ( Thames Valley) issues statements along the lines of
" we are only trying to reduce speeding not trap motorists"
I also thought that when the police were working in or near a road they
HAD to wear their florescent jackets?
Let me set the scene, I was on my way home in the "rush hour"
the sun was low but still had a lot of strength in it
There is a fairly wide entrance to a car park between the houses, on this particular stretch of road, this is turn
is high fenced and gated.
The entrance was in "shadow" due to the low sun, the fence and the surrounding houses.
As I approached there were 3 possibly 4 police officers in the "recess" dresses all in black not a piece of florescent amoungst them
There was no police vehicle in sight either,
I have no idea where that was parked but you can bet that it wasn't far away.
And yes you guessed it one was holding and targeting the on-coming traffic
With a revenue collector from The same direction I was travelling in................
( no I didn't before anyone asks )
As there is also a slight bend and rise in the road just here
they were pretty much obscured by the road, houses and as they were all in black the shadows.
Covert? I would say so...........
( this is not about the rights and wrongs of speedings either, just the ethical way it was carried out
Prove to me that they were NOT out to catch speeding motorists but to make them slow down as per their supposed brief!
Whenever the police Anti speeding "tactics" are mentioned in out local paper
the police force ( Thames Valley) issues statements along the lines of
" we are only trying to reduce speeding not trap motorists"
I also thought that when the police were working in or near a road they
HAD to wear their florescent jackets?
Let me set the scene, I was on my way home in the "rush hour"
the sun was low but still had a lot of strength in it
There is a fairly wide entrance to a car park between the houses, on this particular stretch of road, this is turn
is high fenced and gated.
The entrance was in "shadow" due to the low sun, the fence and the surrounding houses.
As I approached there were 3 possibly 4 police officers in the "recess" dresses all in black not a piece of florescent amoungst them
There was no police vehicle in sight either,
I have no idea where that was parked but you can bet that it wasn't far away.
And yes you guessed it one was holding and targeting the on-coming traffic
With a revenue collector from The same direction I was travelling in................
( no I didn't before anyone asks )
As there is also a slight bend and rise in the road just here
they were pretty much obscured by the road, houses and as they were all in black the shadows.
Covert? I would say so...........
( this is not about the rights and wrongs of speedings either, just the ethical way it was carried out
Prove to me that they were NOT out to catch speeding motorists but to make them slow down as per their supposed brief!
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