I'll guess the driver of the following vehicle will be accused of something and have their reputaion/credibility et al called into question.Originally Posted by sunhuntin
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I'll guess the driver of the following vehicle will be accused of something and have their reputaion/credibility et al called into question.
2 weird 2 live, 2 rare 2 die.
To be fair, only the most retarded of imbeciles wouldn't A, fail to see the MARKED pol car in front of them and B, not be able to slow down enough to avoid hitting said police car.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
Its as if he just ripped up the hand brake into a 180 and the smoke from his spinning tyres blinded the poor man behind him.
Two sides to every story..
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Check the pics
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/n...h-in-spotlight
Both cars have frontal damage, it looks like the cop turned on the following car. The fuckers did that to my daughter last December and then charged HER for driving over the double yellow coz she was trying to avoid them.
You can't defend the indefensible. The cops have already admitted he did a u-turn; "At this stage the indication is that he [the police officer] did a U-turn in front of the following car," Mr Koefoed said.
Sheesh.
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I know the road and I still say doing a u-turn there is just plain stupid and very dangerous.
Moped rider
I cant belive some of you fucks are thinking the coppers in the clear.
You all seem to think the cop did a u-turn while the following car was miles away.
The fact seems to be the copper didnt check over his fucking shoulder and done a you-e infront of the car cutting him off.
You know the rule about failing to give way????
Its a wonder some of you remember to breath.
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Smarty pants... since ages ago
I have seen similar things happen down this way. A car (vehicle) pulls to the left of the road after indicating left. Stops ... checks mirrors ... see's no-one on his side of the road in his mirrors ... pulls out/u turns in front of a car (vehicle) passing wide on the road, to avoid possible trouble from parked car. and FAILS. ...
Stay on your side of the road.
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
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..........and don't do u-turns in stupid places.
2 weird 2 live, 2 rare 2 die.
Fair enough, although you can't draw a reasonable conclusion without all the facts.. If the cop did indeed make a fuck up, well then it sucks to be him as he will probably be tarred and feathered.
No need to take it to heart there man, the full details haven't been released yet, so you can't make a properly informed conclusion aye.
The cop being a twat and not looking before he turned is not the only plausible explanation for this..
And yes, thank you I am well aware of the give way rules.
The instructions are simple...
Would the old '20 lashes' be an option??If the police officer was found to be at fault there were options that could be explored around retraining, Mr Koefoed said.
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
Forum whore
Cops make fuck ups... what a surprise.
We've all seen a far far higher ratio of faggots in their tin tops doing stupider shite than this. Given the mileage cops do in a year, it's no surprise they trash a few cars in this manner. Sure they should check over their shoulders, just like the rest of us, but occasionally they don't and they nail some poor sucker, just the rest of us.
Sucks to be human.
I'm far more upset about the standard of driving from the average NZ wank stain than I am over the driving standards of the NZ Police.
Easily ammused
I'd like to hear the creativity required to pin a following too close when you hit the front of the car in front of you.
Just remember, a U-turning car, especially a cop car turning for pursuit, is rarely stationary. Therefore, the following or clear distance rules don't necessarily apply. If you look at the pics from the buller gorge crash 18 months ago you will see that there is evidence that the cop car was still moving at the time the left hand bike hit the car. The recommended following distance is 2 seconds, mainly to allow for reaction time. Do you think its possible for someone to do a uturn in front of you without you haven't enough time to react, let alone menouver. I know for a fact it is.
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Originally Posted by FJRider
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 !!!
Who said anything about hitting the back??? The story wasn't about a car running into the back of a police car. It was a story about a car running into a 'U' turning police car! this would indicate a smack in the side of said police car. Even the dear old plod have a responsibility not to pull out in front of approaching traffic unless it is safe to do so?
Hardcore Biker
If the cop did a u-turn from his position in the left hand lane, it would immediately take him out of the path of the following car. It's an obvious case of mis-reporting. More likely, the cop pulled to the left verge in order to make the u-turn (with or without indicating is the question) and the following car assumed he was pulling over so went to pass as the cop starting his u-turn.
"Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death" - Hunter S. Thompson
Hardcore Biker
From yesterday's Christchurch Press:
...The officer had been charged with careless driving after the crash on June 1...
...He allegedly did a U-turn...
...He failed to see a following car...
...The officer would appear in the Nelson District Court on July 3...
All will be revealed.
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You forgot to mention that the 'alleged' u-turn was performed to nail a speeding driver who was travelling in the opposite direction.
Ring any bells?
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