Police roadside breakdown procedures?

[Number One]

you subscribe to your own threads? LOL

No dickhead - if you set up or happen to post in a thread that happens automatically. I said I unsubscribed but lamos keep quoting me because they haven't got anything better to do than to respond to a now completely redundant thread

[Maha]

you subscribe to your own threads? LOL

I have nine threads started by me in my subscriptions....what of it?

[Berries]

I said I unsubscribed but lamos keep quoting me because they haven't got anything better to do than to respond to a now completely redundant thread

Like this you mean?

[MIXONE]

It doesn't surprise me you'd run away, fits with the pattern... Neglectful mothers never seem to have much staying power... cause or effect one wonders. Let me guess, a divorcee to boot?

Let me guess,a failed abortion to boot.

[Maha]

Let me guess,a failed abortion to boot.

He probably has the forehead damage as proof of the attempt.

[MIXONE]

He probably has the forehead damage as proof of the attempt.

The brain damage is a given.

[Motorcycle Recovery]

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

In almost all of my experiences with breakdowns on main roads and motorways, particularly those involving vehicles in dangerous positions, the police officer has always placed his vehicle in a shielding postion far enough away to warn traffic via the emergency lights. Any children are usually left in the vehicle they are in as they are in less danger "belted in the car" than running around the roadside. Although not ideal, this is always a judgement call on the part of the PO and IMO is sometimes the best course of action. It is worthy to note that a recovery vehicle can be called to remove the vehicle if the officer believes the vehicle "poses a danger" to the occupants of the vehicle or to other motorists. This is almost always done at the owners expense (as it is our responsibility to ensure our vehicles are road worthy at all times). It is also worthy to note that "poses a danger" refers to the situation without the presence of the PO and his vehicle highlighting the danger to approaching traffic.

There are a lot of factors that are not outlined in the OP which could have contributed to the officers actions at the time, the end results of the collision with the truck and also the eventual decision to line tow the vehicle to the service station.
These include the strength of the nanny's accent and his fluency in english (I mean no disrespect by this), his emotional state when the officer first arrived on site, the weather conditions at that time, right down to how heavy the traffic flow was when the truck clipped the wing mirror and the speed it was doing. All of which are irrelevant to us reading it, as each situation is assessed and dealt with at the time it is encountered and is done so on it's own merits.

I'm not wanting to enflame a smoldering thread, simply supplying a possible answer to the question in your original post. The above may not be the exact to the law procedure the police follow, however it is the norm I have encountered whilst out on the road. A breakdown in a dangerous position can easily be one of the most traumatic experiences a person can go through when driving and this is compounded if you are new to a country and unfamiliar with the official procedures. Your nanny would not be the first driver to panic in that situation and by no means will he be the last. You may possibly have to chalk this incident up to experience, if you have not done so already.

-Kevin-