Thracian Posted 8 April 2009 Posted 8 April 2009 No wonder Daggers gets pissed off with ordinary drivers on Sundays in Sutton! From Yahoo: "A traffic officer who drove his patrol car at 94mph without blue lights or sirens moments before knocking down and killing a schoolgirl has been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving. Schoolgirl Hayley Adamson was knocked down and killed by a police patrol car Enlarge photo Hayley Adamson, 16, was sent flying through the air and died instantly when she was hit by PC John Dougal's powerful Volvo estate car on a 30mph stretch of road in a residential area of Newcastle's West End last May. The 41-year-old officer was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving following a five-day trial at Newcastle Crown Court. Dougal, a qualified advanced driver, was travelling so fast he had effectively become a passenger in his own car and had surrendered "to physics", an expert witness told the jury. Driving standards expert Gordon Robertson said he "could not imagine" a situation where Dougal should have accelerated to more than 90mph, without activating his blue lights or siren, as he was about to enter a built-up residential area. Hayley, dressed in a white tracksuit, was walking with a group of friends at around 11.20pm when she stepped out into Denton Road. The court was shown footage from Dougal's in-car video camera, including the moment the teenager was struck by the car and flung out of shot. Dougal said he saw the girl and tried to brake and steer away from her, but could not. He stopped immediately after and was confronted by the girl's friends. Dougal was on night shift when his patrol car's registration number recognition system alerted him to a suspect Renault Megane which had just passed him in the opposite direction. He turned his patrol car round, and sped up to a maximum of 94mph, slowed slightly as he crested a hill, then saw Hayley step into his path. It was estimated that the Volvo had slowed to around 70mph when it hit the teenager.
Daggers Posted 8 April 2009 Posted 8 April 2009 No wonder Daggers gets pissed off with ordinary drivers on Sundays in Sutton! Not quite sure where I fit into this sorry tale?
StanSP Posted 8 April 2009 Posted 8 April 2009 Disgraceful. I'd hate to have watched that in-court video the moment she got struck
Thracian Posted 8 April 2009 Author Posted 8 April 2009 Not quite sure where I fit into this sorry tale? You complained not long ago about the driving standards in your area on a Sunday morning and it struck me that if the traffic officer was what represented an advanced driver you really couldn't expect much of Joe Public, as an ordinary licence holder.
Guest Posted 8 April 2009 Posted 8 April 2009 You complained not long ago about the driving standards in your area on a Sunday morning and it struck me that if the traffic officer was what represented an advanced driver you really couldn't expect much of Joe Public, as an ordinary licence holder. I don't expect anything but the crappiest standards of driving from our public, to be fair. The driving I have witnessed the last couple of weeks has been nothing short of diabolical.
Daggers Posted 8 April 2009 Posted 8 April 2009 I don't expect anything but the crappiest standards of driving from our public, to be fair. The driving I have witnessed the last couple of weeks has been nothing short of diabolical. I'm currently watching our neighbours - someone hasn't blocked their drive tonight, they've parked in it and fooked off. Not only can people not drive but the respect and consideration people show is as good as non-existent.
Edmund Posted 8 April 2009 Posted 8 April 2009 I don't expect anything but the crappiest standards of driving from our public, to be fair. The driving I have witnessed the last couple of weeks has been nothing short of diabolical. The funny thing is everyone says that everyone else is shit at driving whilst we all say we are the best drivers. In theory everyone is shit at driving accept us behind the wheel. Every driver has this philosophy.
Daggers Posted 8 April 2009 Posted 8 April 2009 The funny thing is everyone says that everyone else is shit at driving whilst we all say we are the best drivers. In theory everyone is shit at driving accept us behind the wheel. Every driver has this philosophy. You are - you are all shit compared to me.
Guest Posted 8 April 2009 Posted 8 April 2009 I'm currently watching our neighbours - someone hasn't blocked their drive tonight, they've parked in it and fooked off. Not only can people not drive but the respect and consideration people show is as good as non-existent. That's just society as a whole. Although our driveway gets used by ignorant twats who don't understand the concept of private property. Your neighbours have my full sympathy. Brake fluid or battery acid, accidentally spilled onto car bodywork whilst trying to move things on or off your drive is a very expensive problem to correct. Especially if you don't notice for several hours.
Daggers Posted 8 April 2009 Posted 8 April 2009 Bloke has just come along for his car to find it firmly blocked by three vehicles! "Oooh, is this a drive? I didn't know this was private property. I was feeling ill and had to get to the doctors." Twat
Guest Posted 8 April 2009 Posted 8 April 2009 Bloke has just come along for his car to find it firmly blocked by three vehicles! "Oooh, is this a drive? I didn't know this was private property. I was feeling ill and had to get to the doctors." Twat Is that the doctors with the large car park? What a tit!
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