legb4rsk

How the hell would you prove intent for that in court?


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...herts-21713000

But it's nice to know there are no more urgent & serious cases that needed pursuing.

JonMc

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The case was a wash-out apparently

alcazar

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They will chase a motorist for pillar to post. No-one else, just motorists.

Because we have been demonised and criminalised by Lying Labour. And we are easy targets with our nice reg plates.......

markjmd

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It's an interesting one this. If it had been some dear old lady who got utterly soaked in similar fashion by a passing builder in his van, I suspect most of us here would feel the guy deserved to at least get a stiff talking to by plod, but then again, would plod have actually followed-up, if the victim wasn't one of their own?

DYK

Pot holes and now puddles we have to try and avoid...

markjmd

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It would take more than a mere puddle to completely soak someone from head to foot, as per the news article, if that's what really happened. You'd need an area of standing water by the side of the road at least 3 or 4 inches deep and several foot long for it to project that high and that far, so either the driver just wasn't paying attention (if he'd seen it and he's got a brain, he'd have slowed down to avoid possible engine flooding), or he drove through it deliberately at the speed he did.

Again, assuming the PCSO really was soaked to the extent claimed.

DYK

I'd been driving home in my VW transporter van, not recklessly, but the weather was foul and the highway was flooded."

Police said his actions produced a "large wall of water, approximately six feet (1.8m) high, showering and completely covering" the officer, named on court papers as "PCSO Moore".


PCSO Moore more like i'm PMSL Moore

I seen one of these plastic plods walking through a business park yesterday in the fog and drizzle,the look on his face was giving the expression of being well p!ssed off.I was going to wind the window down and tell him to pull his trousers up,as they were hanging down and was looking like a school kid who couldn't be bothered to dress themselves properly.Then i thought nah,i'll get my head wet

dpb

The council here in their wisdom are to do vital pothole repairs on the main drag out if town Monday. This would be fine, there's afer all another way round it ( the only one)

Except thyve been digging that one up for weeks now -no end in site


I can see traffic backed up to God knows where

Wurzel

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"Hertfordshire Police said it was looking to see "if any lessons could be learned" from the inquiry."

Yes, don't walk so close to puddles in the road.

alcazar

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There are huge puddles here every time it rains, usually on the apex of a corner, due to the local council not cleaning out the gulleys to save money.

There used to be one down the Winterton Bottom road, it was close to a couple of scrappers, and they were down muddy tracks. Result: you went through it, (no avoiding this one), and a sheet of muddy water went over the windscreen completely obscuring your view.

Did they do anything about it? Not until there was the inevitable accident there

Leslie

I think the criticism of the driver was well founded. If the road was flooded as was said then he should have had more thought for pedestrians and driven his vehicle accordingly. Very selfish to just go blindly through deep puddles when there are people around who could be affected.

He could hardly say he did not know the puddles etc were there.

Les

legb4rsk

I know.My point is that IF it was deliberate it is inconsiderate & very annoying.
But with limited police resources & funding you would have to make a decision given the circumstances & if it would be provable in court.

In an ideal world we can pursue every incident but I believe this was not the best use of police time.
The excuse they came out with,not to pursue, was to save them the embarresment of taking it to court.

Leslie

Yes but it does not have to be a deliberate act, just completely thoughtless driving has the same effect of course.

Les