Incredible-to-watch police 'escort' thru' London

[st4]

I wonder how a more modern traffic cop car would fare now and in a city which these days must be more congested.

Cars in the 80's were much smaller but road widths are the same, it was amazing to see 2 cars abreast at the same time not to mention the incredible pace of the cops thru london.

 

[Swiss Toni]

it was impressive, liked it a lot. Pity some forces only want to do it themselves though and tend to prosecute any other member of the services trying to help move organs at great speed the same way.

I'm pretty sure the case you refer to was an ambulance car being used over night to transport non-time-critical tissue. Most of the time, the item would have gone by taxi. The question was whether the legal exemption applied - there was no case law. There is still no case law as the prosecution was dropped.
The law allows the exemption to posted speed limits to apply for vehicles used for Police, Fire, Ambulance (and other stated) emergency purposes.

As an aside, the law does not state you have to be a member of the said services / servant of the crown to make use of the exemption, but I have searched in vain to find a case where a "civvy" has successfully applied the defence (but it seems likely that a chap driving a lady in labour to a maternity wing would have used it - I know that with such evidence a camera partnership would drop a case, so maybe it has never been tested?).

There is case law that attending Court allows the exemption to apply

I'd be happy to argue the case for tripping a camera in a medical emergency but recall a poster on here who said they had been prosecuted (which leaves me thinking either they were poorly represented or not telling the full story?).

Great video.

Everyones a critic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eSySq2KFU0

 

[recycled]

I'm pretty sure the case you refer to was an ambulance car being used over night to transport non-time-critical tissue. Most of the time, the item would have gone by taxi. The question was whether the legal exemption applied - there was no case law. There is still no case law as the prosecution was dropped.
There is case law that attending Court allows the exemption to apply

oops for someone in the noble profession you do make a lot of assumptions.
Now which case is that?is that the mike ferguson one which was dropped only after the uproar? or the numerous people threatened with prosecution for moving over a stop light to give way to the emergency team?

already seen your phone call link ,funny as it seems, i wish we could all take that attitude and hope the police do not bother turning up for things stated on the phone.

I am sure if their payroll staff leave that message on their phones it will be well hillarious

 

[Swiss Toni]

oops for someone in the noble profession you do make a lot of assumptions.

Which noble profession do you assume I am in?