Police roadside breakdown procedures?

[Number One]

IS it not police procedure to remove a broken down car completely off of the road upon arrival OR AT LEAST to get all the people out of the car and away from the road?

My 7 year old child was left seated waiting in a car that was hit from behind by a truck (thankfully it just clipped the mirror) going up the Ngauranga Gorge.

The cop stood talking with my new to the country nanny for a solid 5 minutes ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD before this happened, then he freaked out and bullied him into calling a tow truck on his behalf after telling him there were no garages between the Gorge and Porirua (FFS) - So cha ching! THEN THE POLICE towed him up the hill to Newlands BP...which has a bloody workshop. So towey shows up wants to be paid and wants to take car to PORIRUA. Nanny lives in Kelson btw.

Meantime thankfully husband is on the scene - car needs 'clutch fluid', leaky leaky. Top it up few runs back and forth and very happy nanny is able to get to work next two days.

I'll be sending a bill to the Police for the tow payment this will be accompanied by a complaint about how the police had allowed my child to sit in a car while it was in a 'recognised' (the copper said it upon arriving) unsafe position which was then hit from behind by a truck!!!! NOT IMPRESSED.

Thoughts anyone (other than 'go carefully' and all that) before I unleash my white hot rage...?

[Kickaha]

So the nanny had no responsibility to ensure the safety of your child by removing them from the vehicle?

[nzspokes]

So the nanny had no responsibility to ensure the safety of your child by removing them from the vehicle?

I agree. Kinda the point of the nanny.

And was it the nannys car? Our yours? Why was the car in that condition?

[Number One]

So the nanny had no responsibility to ensure the safety of your child by removing them from the vehicle?

NO I'm not saying that...

Actually given the kid can be unpredictable he thought it was safest place for the kid and was a bit overwhelmed at breaking down in the middle of a heavily trafficked road. Add to that what sounds like bullish handling by the cop I frankly don't blame him at all.

Police are the ones trained to take care of these situations and in my experience THEY take the lead role for ensuring safety at a scene and generally are very quick to 'sort things'....SO why would you say - cars not safe there we'll tow you off the road a bit and then not do anything until the car gets hit by a truck while the child passenger waits inside it??

RE the car: his, we are fixing it...NOT a big deal. Sure as shit didn't require a bloody tow truck to take it to PORIRUA ffs...seriously that cop must've been from timbuktoo

[Trudes]

That'd be right, blame the nanny. It's always the nanny's fault, they didn't spend 12 hours in labour and give birth so have no protective instincts.
How many times have I heard that?! (hahaha, I was a nanny for about 12 years and I've heard it all! Not having a dig at you Kick.)
Depending on where the car was and whether there was somewhere safe to stand I would probably stay in the car with a child too. I actually thought it was pretty standard Police advice for folk to stay inside their car to avoid them walking across motorways and such?

[Number One]

That'd be right, blame the nanny. It's always the nanny's fault, they didn't spend 12 hours in labour and give birth so have no protective instincts.
How many times have I heard that?! (hahaha, I was a nanny for about 12 years and I've heard it all! Not having a dig at you Kick.)
Depending on where the car was and whether there was somewhere safe to stand I would probably stay in the car with a child too. I actually thought it was pretty standard Police advice for folk to stay inside their car to avoid them walking across motorways and such?

I DON'T blame te nanny - he is fab. Re the safe space to be...HEAPS OF IT! Uphill side of the gorge, far far far left lane. The trucker was clearly having a bad day too! lol

On the note of the location - I have seen heaps of breakdowns along this side of the hill and I have noticed that drivers and all their passengers are always stood on the LARGE grassy verge talking to each other. Seemed pretty sensible to me - again if a policeman acknowledges a car is not in a safe position and they must move it why not just do it and WHY leave a kid sat waiting in it if it's so dangerous?

I should clarify...the copper REMOVED the NANNY and NOT THE CHILD....

[nzspokes]

bullied him into calling a tow truck

Meantime thankfully husband is on the scene - car needs 'clutch fluid', leaky leaky. Top it up few runs back and forth and very happy nanny is able to get to work next two days.

2 points, Police officer was trying to resolve the situation. Did you want the car to stay in the bad position?

If safety was so important why was the car left faulty for two days?

[Number One]

2 points, Police officer was trying to resolve the situation. Did you want the car to stay in the bad position?

If safety was so important why was the car left faulty for two days?

Where'd you magic 'car left faulty for two days from?' It wasn't faulty for any days leading it just shat itself on the gorge.

Anyway your off the mark and have missed some of the point

[Trudes]

I DON'T blame te nanny - he is fab. Re the safe space to be...HEAPS OF IT! Uphill side of the gorge, far far far left lane. The trucker was clearly having a bad day too! lol

Should I have said "Not having a dig at you #1" too? I was actually agreeing with you. I know you're not blaming the nanny either. You probably know that generally nanny's have had training to look after children, which is more than can be said for many birthers, and hold first aid certs in child and infant first aid bla blah blah. I also know you wouldn't let any fool look after your child.
Seeing as he parked in a safe place then I would suggest the safest place would be in the car?

[Number One]

Should I have said "Not having a dig at you #1" too? I was actually agreeing with you. I know you're not blaming the nanny either. You probably know that generally nanny's have had training to look after children, which is more than can be said for many birthers, and hold first aid certs in child and infant first aid bla blah blah. I also know you wouldn't let any fool look after your child.

Sweet babe I didn't think for a second you were having a dig at me AND I knew you KNEW I wasn't blaming him. I wanted to make that clear to OTHERS

Seeing as he parked in a safe place then I would suggest the safest place would be in the car?

Unfortunately no - the car stopped on him as he was trying to pull all the way over.... He got as far as he could, but again - the copper commented 'it was not safe' stood on the grassy verge with him leaving the 7 year old in the 'not safely positioned car'.

[Trudes]

Oh ok, you've added some to the post I quoted of yours, there was somewhere safe they could have gone to stand and the cop and nanny went there and left the child in the car. Hmmm, yeah..... I don't know. I guess if it was me I probably would have taken child with me, but I guess every situation is different. If the cop said the car was in an unsafe position, then yeah, I would've thought he would have got child out of car or have pushed car to a safe position. They have ram bars don't they?

[Number One]

I guess if it was me I probably would have taken child with me, but I guess every situation is different.

Yeah I THINK I would have too...however again Cops take the lead for safety in these situations and it wasn't until the nanny was out of the car and talking to him on the side of the road that he mentioned about the 'unsafe position of the vehicle'

Now imagine being new to the country, an excitable autie in the car and worrying about explaining the broken down car meaning your inability to show up to work...to ME

[riffer]

I blame the truck driver for hitting the car personally.

Easy to be wise in hindsight #1. Other than the munter truckie who hit the car, the rest sounds like the copper and the towie having a bit of a bad day.

And it's not even full moon yet...

Hope R. is okay.

[BoristheBiter]

Where'd you magic 'car left faulty for two days from?' It wasn't faulty for any days leading it just shat itself on the gorge.

Anyway your off the mark and have missed some of the point

I think he was meaning that even though they knew the car was faulty (after this) they where going to drive around anyway before it got fixed,
"Meantime thankfully husband is on the scene - car needs 'clutch fluid', leaky leaky. Top it up few runs back and forth and very happy nanny is able to get to work next two days."

So as if we don't have enough crap on the roads to contend with, now there is a car that is known to leak clutch fluid still driving on the roads.

[Number One]

I blame the truck driver for hitting the car personally.

Easy to be wise in hindsight #1. Other than the munter truckie who hit the car, the rest sounds like the copper and the towie having a bit of a bad day.

And it's not even full moon yet...

Hope R. is okay.

Totally and he is ok. Got a fright and was a bit wired for the rest of the night...if you know what I mean....

AND yes - the trucker = BLOODY FACEPALM!!!!!
PROBABLY BLOODY RUBBERNECKING