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    Shame it wasn't a logging truck...

    From this morning's Press:

    An investigation is underway after a marked police car hit another vehicle in Nelson yesterday. Preliminary investigations indicated both cars were travelling in the same direction on SH6 at Atawahi, when the driver of the police car did a U-turn in front of the following car at 10:45 am, Senior Sergeant Stu Koefoed said. No-one was injured but both cars were moderately damaged, he said.

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    hmmm, maybe they need to think about adding a u-turn cirriculum at police colledge
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    Police 101 says never do a u-turn, unless you're driving.
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    Hasn't something like this happened once before?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Laxi View Post
    cirriculum at colledge
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    Its something in the air round here I reckon
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    Quote Originally Posted by sinfull View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Racing Dave View Post
    From this morning's Press:

    An investigation is underway after a marked police car hit another vehicle in Nelson yesterday. Preliminary investigations indicated both cars were travelling in the same direction on SH6 at Atawahi, when the driver of the police car did a U-turn in front of the following car at 10:45 am, Senior Sergeant Stu Koefoed said. No-one was injured but both cars were moderately damaged, he said.
    So ... the following car was not able to stop within half the clear distance of roadway ahead of them .... but hey, it MUST be the cops fault ... eh !!!
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    http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/n...h-in-spotlight

    "Safer communities together"

    What the fuck ever.

    Until recently we lived right about where that accident took place. Doing a u-turn there is lunacy, or as it is now known; the 'Bridgman Manoeuvre'.

    A lot of bikes go down that stretch of road, it's a freaking State Highway, a 100k zone. Coulda been a heck of a lot worse, be interesting to see what his excuse is, if any. (Probably looking for a better work story; something to add to the 'fiction' category no doubt.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    So ... the following car was not able to stop within half the clear distance of roadway ahead of them .... but hey, it MUST be the cops fault ... eh !!!
    Now be fair, he did a u-turn in the middle of the goddamn road. When cars do that, they take up a fair emount of space
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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    So ... the following car was not able to stop within half the clear distance of roadway ahead of them .... but hey, it MUST be the cops fault ... eh !!!
    The cop "did a u-turn in front of the following car" so yes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fatjim View Post
    Police 101 says never do a u-turn, unless you're driving.
    ABSOLUTE RUBBISH! They do it court all the time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackshear View Post
    Now be fair, he did a u-turn in the middle of the goddamn road. When cars do that, they take up a fair emount of space
    yeah bet if it was a bike that hit a civi car doing a u-turn he'd be baying for their blood
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    wonder if he accused the following driver of speeding?

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    Quote Originally Posted by peasea View Post
    The cop "did a u-turn in front of the following car" so yes.
    As I understood the law .. (rule of thumb) if you run into the back of another vehicle, it is your fault... follow to closely and you will prang ... eventually.
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