mattk
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they have the same reaction times as us and the cars have the same braking distances as other T5s , ok they are more aware and are trained to spot hazzards further in advance than most of us would but there are still some twats you cant spot no matter how hard you look for them
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mwg
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Originally posted by John
I can confirm that the advanced driving normal cops do does not teach you to drive fast.
It teaches you to drive to the law and is extremely boring.
Traffic pursuit training however is a different matter.
Yeah I caught up with an unmarked car the other day going along an A road that said "police driver training" on the boot and it was only doing the speed limit. Just wanted a hole to appear in the ground and swallow me and my car up. They didn't do anything though apart from have a good look.
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Graham88
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I know someone who is paralysed and brain damaged because a Police car sped through a red light 'assuming' they'd be seen. T-boned the car and sent it flying down the road.
The Police Officer is still in the same job, that is wrong IMO.
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
quote:
Originally posted by John
I can confirm that the advanced driving normal cops do does not teach you to drive fast.
It teaches you to drive to the law and is extremely boring.
Traffic pursuit training however is a different matter.
Yeah I caught up with an unmarked car the other day going along an A road that said "police driver training" on the boot and it was only doing the speed limit. Just wanted a hole to appear in the ground and swallow me and my car up. They didn't do anything though apart from have a good look.
theyre not on duty as such. same as a kid learning to cook fries at maccy ds isnt actually cooking fries. ive overtaken them loads of times.
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mwg
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I guessed as much when they didn't bother to do anything. It was on the Shap A6
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Nic Barnes
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same road i over take them on a lot
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mwg
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ha still dont think I will do if it happens again. they use that road quite a bit but only ever seen them going the other way to me.
You will be in a van too 
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nathy_87
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the A50 is a dual carrigeway anyway aint it? so its a 70mph road?
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Graham88
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
Yeah I caught up with an unmarked car the other day going along an A road that said "police driver training" on the boot and it was only doing the speed limit. Just wanted a hole to appear in the ground and swallow me and my car up. They didn't do anything though apart from have a good look.
Done that a few times and know that feeling
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John
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Not all dual carriageways are 70mph.
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Matt L
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Originally posted by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo
the A50 is a dual carrigeway anyway aint it? so its a 70mph road?
mixture of 40/50and70
its 50 mostly untill you get the other side of meir (from stoke end) and its 40 under the tunnel not that anyone appears to go 40 lol
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nathy_87
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bloody hell cause it is, been round there few times, fair few undercover cars too, (black bmw/silver audi) how come you were over this neck of the woods
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Matt L
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had to go to moddershall to get a voucher for mums birthday
and yeh we also have a undercover subaru which i didnt know about till the other week
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Nic Barnes
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lucky you. stickered up evo's in cumbria.
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Matt L
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stickered up in which sense? shopping lists or police stickers
we have absolutely loads of undercover cars 
[Edited on 10-03-2009 by Matt L]
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Nic Barnes
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police stickers, lights etc. far more frightening than a t5.
and yeah loads of undercover cars aswell. ive seen maybe 10 different ones stopping people on the m6 in the last week. police must be having a major crack down round here.
[Edited on 10-03-2009 by Nic Barnes]
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Matt L
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yeh i can imagine although id probably go out of my way to get pulled over by the evo just so i can go in it
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mwg
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I very rarely see police cars on my route to work and back. Dont see those speed camera vans about as much anymore.
Like you say think they must be concentrating on the motorways
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Mike
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I was behind a marked Vectra a while back at a set of lights, lights changed, he nailed it, must have hit at least 50 before he went round a bend out of sight, then as I was exiting that bend doing 30 I just saw the back end going round the next bend 150-200yds up the road. No blues and twos yet he at least hit 50, probably hit 60 between the 2 bends 
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Nic Barnes
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they are the law. they can do what they want.
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corsa_godfather
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happend to me few years back,pulled out a road one night after working late and there was a set of car lights a good 4-500 yards up the road so i pulled out then it shot up my rear blue lights came on and pulled me.must have been doing a good 50/60
Asked me why i was pulled, i replied i pulled out in front of you's,however the distance yous were at,and at 30mph i had plenty of time to manoever onto the road i was unaware that yous were travelling at a higher speed as i never seen any blue lights.
Got told to take more care and have a good night lol
must have new they were in the wrong
[Edited on 11-03-2009 by corsa_godfather]
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