Police cars in accidents (3 Viewers)
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Nick
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Has it been said if she went out into the road in front of it?
Haven't seen anything about the mobile scooter yet in the press?
iflynno
Active Member
Yes apparently she stepped or rode out into the road.
The police car couldn't stop in time.
Not sure of her condition.
Nick
Administrator
Christ, there was another one
Female pedestrian, 26, is mowed down and killed by police car | Daily Mail Online
The other one I thought was actually the person being chased by police
PCSO killed in police chase crash - Hopefully this guy gets sent down for a long time.
Female pedestrian, 26, is mowed down and killed by police car | Daily Mail Online
The other one I thought was actually the person being chased by police
PCSO killed in police chase crash - Hopefully this guy gets sent down for a long time.
chiefdave
Well-Known Member
No idea about these particular cases but hardly a day goes by when I don't see someone step out into the road without looking as they're too busy on their phone.
iflynno
Active Member
I walked into a bush doing this exact thing the other day.
tommydazzle
Well-Known Member
Were you upskirting at the time?
Earlsdon_Skyblue1
Well-Known Member
My dad's car was hit by an ambulance about 2 years ago.
He was very very lucky not to be killed.
It wasn't his fault either, but he couldn't win the court case. It's so hard to prosecute an emergency vehicle.
He was very very lucky not to be killed.
It wasn't his fault either, but he couldn't win the court case. It's so hard to prosecute an emergency vehicle.
Houchens Head
Fairly well known member from Malvern
This is why I HATE texting! My last phone statement listed me as sending just 12 texts in a month!
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Sky Blue Pete
Well-Known Member
Wonder if anyone is changing their minds about chasing criminals and lknocking people of mopeds etc. What a tragic waste and I don’t blame the police I blame the criminals they are trying to catch. Probably a statistical anomaly for 3 in such a short space of time but even so it’s tragic for each of the people affected by the three incidents
Nick
Administrator
It depends on the circumstance.
The one yesterday didn't say they were chasing somebody, they could have just been going to a call.
Plus it isn't known if she went into the road in front without looking.
Captain Dart
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https://www-express-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.express.co.uk/news/uk/962613/police-chase-car-crashes-killed-road-accidents-collisions/amp?usqp=mq331AQCCAE=&_js_v=a2&_gsa=1#referrer=https://www.google.com&share=https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/962613/police-chase-car-crashes-killed-road-accidents-collisions
THE NUMBER of people killed in road accidents involving police cars is at its highest figure for eight years. Thirty-two people died following collisions with police vehicles last year, 28 occurring as a result of police pursuits.
It comes as new figures reveal UK police forces are writing off more than one vehicle every 24 hours – costing taxpayers more than £6.5million a year.
Last year police destroyed 480 of their own cars in crashes
PS article from 2018
THE NUMBER of people killed in road accidents involving police cars is at its highest figure for eight years. Thirty-two people died following collisions with police vehicles last year, 28 occurring as a result of police pursuits.
It comes as new figures reveal UK police forces are writing off more than one vehicle every 24 hours – costing taxpayers more than £6.5million a year.
Last year police destroyed 480 of their own cars in crashes
PS article from 2018
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fernandopartridge
Well-Known Member
The police still have a duty to drive responsibly, excessive speed in built up areas unless chasing somebody isn't really acceptable
Sky Blue Pete
Well-Known Member
32 out of 1700 or so
I was surprised how low that figure was as when I was growing up I thought it was huge!
So look at this
Reported Road Casualties Great Britain - Wikipedia
1970 there were 7500 deaths
1990 there were 5217
That is a huge reduction in traffic deaths to do with speed to do with safer cars etc etc
I’m not sure this huge success is really noticed at all
We should be really proud as a nation about this
I was surprised how low that figure was as when I was growing up I thought it was huge!
So look at this
Reported Road Casualties Great Britain - Wikipedia
1970 there were 7500 deaths
1990 there were 5217
That is a huge reduction in traffic deaths to do with speed to do with safer cars etc etc
I’m not sure this huge success is really noticed at all
We should be really proud as a nation about this
Captain Dart
Well-Known Member
That puts it in perspective.
This is good background too.
Driving home? 10 things to know about roads
Terry Gibson's perm
Well-Known Member
Are the police drivers as well trained as they used to be or with all the cutbacks pushed out too early?
OffenhamSkyBlue
Well-Known Member
I think "traffic cops" are very highly trained, and very skillful drivers. But I would be interested to know how many of the collisions, 480 write-offs and deaths were caused by "panda cars" (ask your parents, kids!), either directly or by taking it upon themselves to chase a bandido. And the number of TV programmes I've seen where the copper driving has had one hand off the wheel to operate his shoulder-mounted radio set is atrocious!!