how is this possible? (speeding related)
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how is this possible? (speeding related)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/10327666.stm
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so he was caught doing 37 in a 30 zone so how is the offence invalid?
******* rich/famous always get away with this sort of stuff
read the link
so he was caught doing 37 in a 30 zone so how is the offence invalid?
******* rich/famous always get away with this sort of stuff
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Have I read it right...? He was speeding, but because the officer randomly points the gun at people jogging and other slow moving people/vehicles, he got off "SCOTT FREE"???
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If i recall,
And some of the 5-0 boys will confirm.
"An officer must have reasonable grounds to believe the vehicle is speeding, and can only then target said vehicle"
Its not an arbitary point and shoot system.
Because the civillian was found to have been using the equipment
indiscriminatly (sp) by targeting non speeders, it nullified any
prosecutions
Mart
btw, not sure how fixed or mobile scamera's work on this though
Mart
And some of the 5-0 boys will confirm.
"An officer must have reasonable grounds to believe the vehicle is speeding, and can only then target said vehicle"
Its not an arbitary point and shoot system.
Because the civillian was found to have been using the equipment
indiscriminatly (sp) by targeting non speeders, it nullified any
prosecutions
Mart
btw, not sure how fixed or mobile scamera's work on this though
Mart
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If i recall,
And some of the 5-0 boys will confirm.
"An officer must have reasonable grounds to believe the vehicle is speeding, and can only then target said vehicle"
Its not an arbitary point and shoot system.
Because the civillian was found to have been using the equipment
indiscriminatly (sp) by targeting non speeders, it nullified any
prosecutions
Mart
btw, not sure how fixed or mobile scamera's work on this though
Mart
And some of the 5-0 boys will confirm.
"An officer must have reasonable grounds to believe the vehicle is speeding, and can only then target said vehicle"
Its not an arbitary point and shoot system.
Because the civillian was found to have been using the equipment
indiscriminatly (sp) by targeting non speeders, it nullified any
prosecutions
Mart
btw, not sure how fixed or mobile scamera's work on this though
Mart
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To me it looks like the Police have been targeting every vehicle in the hope of taking in some extra income rather then the obvious ones.
Pretty sad state of affairs really when somebody is actually going out of their way to do you for something.
Pretty sad state of affairs really when somebody is actually going out of their way to do you for something.
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Have to agree with the above. No mention (suprisingly) if the road has recently had its speed limit reduced hence a nice litte revenue earner, or if the actual speed was in fact dangerous.
I think the more cases that come out like this the better, and when the govemenmt finally tell the police to start patrolling the roads in cars again and stop this silly and very obvious revenue generated policing the better !
Richard
I think the more cases that come out like this the better, and when the govemenmt finally tell the police to start patrolling the roads in cars again and stop this silly and very obvious revenue generated policing the better !
Richard
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Bit funny how they know what he was doing...
"Did you point the laser at joggers?"
"No"
Job done! either someone is stupidly honest or there is some other recording method in there.
5t.
"Did you point the laser at joggers?"
"No"
Job done! either someone is stupidly honest or there is some other recording method in there.
5t.
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Otherwise it is unlawful -- in the same way that the police can't just enter your house and start searching it, any evidence gathered that way, would not be admissible in a court of law
it really is that simple
Or do we want people making it up as they go along
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Correct they need time to form an opinion that the vehicle is speeding.
They then use the approved device to corroborate that opinion with hard numbers.
Now, I dont know how it works with civvies though??
They then use the approved device to corroborate that opinion with hard numbers.
Now, I dont know how it works with civvies though??
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The pro forma statement that BiB use for speeding is very clearly worded up in terms of "observing" the target car and "forming an opinion".
I dont know if civvies have to do a statement for each one????
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I was watching one of these TV programs about traffic cops and one clip showed a traffic cop sitting in his marked car at the side of the motorway on a raised place laser gunning every car in the outside lane and car after car was not speeding, after what the commentator said was 10 minutes he zapped one that was speeding and then he was off blue lights etc. just showed the police dont follow this rule, as seen on national TV.
I have also seen a traffic officer sitting in the drivers seat (on his own) of his marked car on a bridge over the M6 at Penrith laser gunning cars out through the open passenger window again in clear breach of ACPO guidelines though i doubt he would admit that if he was challenged in court about the validity of the speed reading he obtains?
I have also seen a traffic officer sitting in the drivers seat (on his own) of his marked car on a bridge over the M6 at Penrith laser gunning cars out through the open passenger window again in clear breach of ACPO guidelines though i doubt he would admit that if he was challenged in court about the validity of the speed reading he obtains?
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I remember that one, it was on Thorpe Road. There used to be a van on there every Sunday without fail until the local magistrates got fed up with the amount of people coming up in court and have since had a fall out with the scammers. The justification for using Thorpe Rd has or did also come in to question when the deaths or serious accidents used turned out to be miles away in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, one of which was a lorry being driven by a foreign driver without insurance or a licence. So I heard anyway
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