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but if you don't wait, how do you know it's stuck on red - it may change to green just after you decide to cross it
Hi Recycled,after waiting for 20mins you may probably think it was broken. especially when you cross it everyday to go home and it takes about 92secs to change
Wow, Ive read all the threads and im impressed. We have people blatantly admitting offences and trying to justify, having been caught, why they should not be prosecuted. Im a bog standard patrol officer who has to deal with this stuff every day. What's not mentioned are the incidents that go horribly wrong. For example, as stated in one post a driver jumps the green light in one direction and another jumps the red from the other direction..bang and they both blame each other. We do not get any financial reward for prosecuting motorists, in fact its a a pain in the bum and represents only paperwork, we are measured on 'detections' and apart from dangerous driving (and even that needs the permission of CPS), all other motoring offences are not 'detectable'
I have a task for you all. When you are driving tommorow, make an effort to watch other road users, particularly at traffic light controlled junctions. Look at every driver coming towards you, when you are stationary look at evey one around you, make the effort and you will see lots of offences being commited. Who wears seatbelts nowadays? Mobile phones are still being used. At our nick we joke that a red light means 'oh go on then just two more cars' In general, the UK's roads are unpoliced, its only due to the majority of road users obeying the highway code that things run reasonably smoothly. Come back and tell me Im wrong!
Traffic cars are all equipped with video, whether its on at the relevant time is a different matter.
The biggest single thing people gripe to me about (apart from yobs) is other peoples bad driving.
FACT. most officers I know, ignore most traffic offences...its not worth the bother. It bothers me unfortunately.
Wrong - I have has successful prosecutions where my light has been green and a car has driven across my priority!
If my light is Green - yours will be red! its that simple.
Traffic cop for 5 years!
after waiting for 20mins you may probably think it was broken. especially when you cross it everyday to go home and it takes about 92secs to change
This morning I went through a red? amber? light at a junction. Traffic cops were the second car at the junction wating for the green light so they could turn right.
They said it was red, I said it was amber. They were not behind me so how could they tell? They issued me with a fixed penalty and threatened that if I appealed they would recommend a charge of dangerous driving.
I felt a bit hard done the rest of the car journey to the office. When I looked at the fixed penalty I noticed that the police officer had stated the wrong street name on the form.
Is it worth taking a chance?( I have no points on liscence)
Also If I accept the fixed penalty(3 points and £60) am I admitting guilt?
What would you do? Thanks.
Craig
I would class that attitude as having no confidence in yourself at all. Very weak self esteamMy three-point plan:
- Pay the fine
- Don't do it again
- That's it
There is another flaw here. The OP said tthe charges would be ramped out if he contested it in court to careless driving. Why, the offense is the same whether prosecuted at court or through a FPN.
Police scaremongering tactics to extract cash (as they have targets now). Contest it, make some pigs look silly, and feel good.
Hi ***,. Contest it, make some pigs look silly, and feel good.
. Contest it, make some pigs look silly, and feel good.
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