dangerous brain Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I think the British traffic police could take a few lessons from the dutch ones. With the dutch its all smiles and handshakes and good evening sirs etc. They are even nice and polite when handing you the extortionate fine and take your cash from you. Watching their equivalent of x-cars I have only seen them stop smiling once and that was when they were dealing with an armed drug dealer. The Brit traffic officer can be way over the top at times with the moody look and sarcasm. In this instance dude your sister was way over the limit and no matter what your personal opinion is of the validity of the speed limit, its still the limit. Getting done for that speed is part and parcel of exceeding it consistently. The guys words to her were however very poorly chosen. I myself wouldn't be so happy if I was stopped and told "look out there at all the people going faster than you were". I'd be more than just a tad upset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I'd be pissed if that traffic cop was being an arse, counting the various cars going past much faster than she was very unproffesional. Tell your sis i will pop round and give her some symathy:d Her day has already been bad enough, dont want to make it any worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Coppers can't win really, if your intial post was: my sister was just hit by a car doing 42 in a 30 at 9:30pm... ....we'd probably be banging on about the a-hole speeder and asking why the cops arent around to stop them. Its never nice being caught for anything (so the criminals tell me). If the cop was over-the-top on the a-hole scale then fair enough thats uncalled for, but your sister has herself to blame for putting herself in that situation by her actions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 Coppers can't win really, if your intial post was: my sister was just hit by a car doing 42 in a 30 at 9:30pm... ....we'd probably be banging on about the a-hole speeder and asking why the cops arent around to stop them. Its never nice being caught for anything (so the criminals tell me). If the cop was over-the-top on the a-hole scale then fair enough thats uncalled for, but your sister has herself to blame for putting herself in that situation by her actions. i would have told my sister to get out of the bloody road;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASHTHEBISHOP Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 P.S Girls blow things way out of proportion . my fav snipit of this thread:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 ok well she went to the police station earlier today with my mum and told the man there about the event. she asked if she should put it in writing and send it to someone, to which he replied "to be honest i dont think anyone will read it":thumbdown: no more friendly police we can trust now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Well she was lucky really. Rather have a bit of "grief" if you could call it that from a traffic officer hiding around a corner than I child who could who would of stepped out from round the corner and then been killed because she was going to fast. That would have been grief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Typical attitude these days I got caught breaking the law, why pick me, look all these other folk breaking the law and I'm reporting you for a crap attitude. Fully agree with Angaraks take on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris burford Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I had completely the opposite experience last night... got pulled over for the first time since I've had the Supra. Jinxed it; a couple of us were talking about the A41 being a nice road at the Ace Cafe meet, and I was heading along it about 3am. Saw a pair of lights in the distance closing rapidly, so verified my speed and waited. As the car catches me up, I see it is a marked traffic car, followed me for about 5 minutes or so then pulled me. I thought I was in trouble Two nice coppers, just wanted to verify the car wasn't stolen as it wasn't local and it was late. Explained to me about a spate of people smashing house doors in to get car keys for high value cars late at night. Asked me a couple of quick questions, recommended I keep her locked up in a garage and let me on my way. Only took a couple of minutes, and is the kind of stop I am all in favour of Yeah i remember us talking about that actually, glad you didnt jinx me while you were at it as i was on that road today lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Guys I think you are taking this all the wrong way completely. There is a difference in attitude between acting appropriately and being less than reasonable. If this guy did say to her half the stuff has been indicated and the same guy said it to you or I we'd be quite rightly f*cked off with his line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Guys I think you are taking this all the wrong way completely. There is a difference in attitude between acting appropriately and being less than reasonable. If this guy did say to her half the stuff has been indicated and the same guy said it to you or I we'd be quite rightly f*cked off with his line. I think you're right, and I think that's what he was trying to get across when he made the thread, he just didn't do it very well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Guys I think you are taking this all the wrong way completely. There is a difference in attitude between acting appropriately and being less than reasonable. If this guy did say to her half the stuff has been indicated and the same guy said it to you or I we'd be quite rightly f*cked off with his line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Lynz_ Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 And the police wonder why they have no respect??? You have to earn respect and treating people like crap is not the way to do it. We all break the law at sometime or another but you don't need to have your face rubbed in it and for someone to look down their nose at you. I can imagine it would've been quite intimidating sat in the back of the car on her own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 The police are doing an increasingly more difficult job daily. Please don't tar all with the same indignance you are aiming at this guy. Some like any industry are eejits. Not all. They have a job to do and even if we don't like it maintaining lives on our highways is one of those jobs. Its a thankless task. This guys attitude saddens me as it only goes to fortify the attitude of most when it comes to speeding in built up areas. I wish people would slow down a bit in built up areas. I am always going on and on at my mrs to slow down in 30's. Maybe some guys think it the right way to deal with it by being horrible, myself I think its counter productive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Just a little teaser of how people who may be traumatised can mishear or misinterpret things and second hand information can't always be trusted...... my sister just told me she got pulled over during the week doing 42 in a 30 at 9:30pm. Ok, that's fact. I'm sure we can all agree on that the police car was hiding behind some bushes after a corner. Was it hiding or was it positioned to catch speeding drivers in an urban area where they won't have chance to brake? And as it was after a corner in an urban area shouldn't people have slowed for the corner at night in cold/wet conditions? he told her to get into his car and said she was speeding etc... then says how do you afford a car like that (E46 318) and why do you need such a nice car at your age (22?!?). so she politely tells him (i would have told him it is none of his business personally) Small talk to make her feel at ease? Was he trying to calm her nerves or have a go at her? ...she then starts crying and instead of him getting it over and done with and writing the ticket he starts pointing out all these cars going past saying that they are all traveling much faster than she was! "but i guess its just not your lucky day" (WHAT THE HELL?!) She starts crying and to try to make her feel; better he says to her "Its not just you love, I've pulled over loads of people tonight. This road is a big problem... I mean, look at those cars going past now, I bet they're going faster than you were. I guess its just not your lucky day" she got her fine through today Luckily it wasn't court. jealous pratt. How do you know her was jealous? my rant for the day Fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 42 30 we all do it she got caught I don't go anywhere near that speed, never have in all the years I've been driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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