warrenm2

http://www.sport.telegraph.co.uk/new...0/ncops220.xml

Has the world gone officially mad?

MattW

LMAO - I think I'm going to become a crim in Kent!!

MrShades

Don't take your Scoob anywhere near Kent...

suprabeast

ah thats handy, cant get pulled for speeding then if they cant catch you!

Jap2Scrap

Sounds like they're scared of catching any real criminals in case they don't roll over and play dead like your average motorist does.

Wish

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My Friend has got the job to remove all the sirens and some of the lights.

The only cars that will carry and use sirens are going to be the Skodas (armed responce and traffic)


Personally i think it will cause MORE accidents.

Dracoro

This bit made me laugh

Bit late now it's in the national newspapers.

suprabeast

ah well if traffic can keep them then that blows out the interesting car chases with feds having to stick to the speed limit

richs2891

Absolute supidity IMHO !
Have to feel sorry for the police whom the majority are trying to do a decent job under increasing pressure and now have both hands and one leg tied behind their backs !
Where the drivers who where involved in the accidents with the police ever question on why they did not see an approaching car with flashing blue lights. You are made aware of this in your driving lessons / test / highway code FFS !
Nothing to do with decling driving standard which has now been officially admitted by TRL http://www.safespeed.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2124

Richard

Vegescoob

Will this eventually also apply to Class 1 police drivers I wonder.
Perhaps it's because it's now recognised that it's a criminal's "human right" to drive illegally in pursuance of their "occupation".
So in busy traffic how do other vehicles assist by moving out of the way if there are no visible and or audible signals?

richs2891

Another well thought out plan by those in charge !!

suprabeast

thing is, police dont appear to attend crimes scenes very quickly anyway even with the sirens... mates motorbike got nicked a couple of weeks ago, a neighbour rung the police while it was going on... and they didnt turn up til 2 days later.... when funnily enough the bike was long gone

davegtt

LMFAO, so if you doing 40 in a 30 they cant pull u for speeding cause they arnt allowed to give chase to pull u over stupidity

EvilKyote

I don't think I have ever heard such utter crap in my entire life, with the exception of the crap that comes from pslewis, now thats some legendary crap!

RayC

does this mean they also cant pull you over? anyone know if the highway code states the police car has to flash his blue lights in order to stop you?

Dracoro

They can, however, send you a nice letter, points and fine or not? If not, this new rule will get rather interesting

mart360

lean out of the window and shout get out of the way

nee naar nee naar nee naar


LOl

Mart

EvilKyote

yeah and they can get some of those blue LED chav accessories as lights lol

mad_dr

Now THERE'S a question! If Police cars no longer have Flashing bue lights on the roof, fitting them to your own car can't be deemed to be impersonating a Police car. Would it therefore be legal to do so? (should the urge take you)

steffiraf

I have never read such rubbish in my life! Where do the police force get the numptys that make up these rules. Might as well get rid of the police then and let the mob rule, cos thats what gonna happen. Makes my blood boil

Poor Guy

oh man, how much do i want to be a getaway driver in kent.

Nathan L

Kent Police don't even have a helicopter FFS!

There isn't much CCTV in the rural areas is there?

ANPR team work Monday to Friday 9-5.

FFS I am so fookin pissed off with this stupid country.

/ Wanders off to look for emigration sites.

Scoob99

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Nathan,
I'm with you mate, this is crazy, you sure this is not a wind up!!!!!!!!!! If anything it will cause more accidents and kill more people
Cheers
Colin

Nathan L

No wind up, they are dead serious

1. See and follow a drink driver down the road.

2. Put blue lights on, car fails to stop.

3. As you are not an advanced driver in a pursuit vehicle. Turn blue lights off.

4. Stop so there is no pursuit and let drink driver carry on.

5. Come round corner and find fatal crash, caused by drink driver.

It is going to happen.

Luan Pra bang

This cannot be real I think there has to be some sort of political motivation behind this
A pre election blow for B.liars government


On a Slightly different note my friends 15 year old daughter phoned the police the other day becuase her mothers drunken boyfriend was trying to break into the house. Police turned up in 40 minutes

Nathan L

Yes it is perfectly true.

Well now Kent can't use their lights and sirens.

Unless there is serious risk to life, or a very serious crime happening. It could take 2 hours plus to get to that.

Nathan L

With all due respect, don't be so bloody stupid. Stop turning this into a were being picked on thread. If you have something worthwhile to add then do so. If not then don't bother posting.

Markus

This is just madness, pure and simple.

It's something the ordinary copper can't do anything about, and they are going to be the ones who are going to get some serious stick over this.

Accidents happen, police are not infallible, as is no-one in a car. When you're pursuing a criminal, at high speed, something bad could happen, it's just a fact of life, sad, yes, but what can you do about it?

Taking away a visual and aural identity is silly. How the **** can a copper make some pillock in a car move out of the way if they need to attend an emmegency? Use their horn? wave their arms? Oh that's going to work!

Utter stupidity.

Vegescoob

And you were criticising my negativity in a previous thread.