Motorway traffic patrols

cagiva gezzer · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Mar 2003 Karma :

Do these guys have any actual policing powers?

They set up a rolling roadblock today on the M1 at ~40mph. Some people were pushing them along to go faster, but no one chanced an overtake?

AFAIK they can't prosucute for anything, but they can report you????
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gavin · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Karma :

no they dont, and yes they can. whether it will come to anything is something else - police witness statements and opinion have weight in law, more than joe public or a highways agency employee.
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RatBlack · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Karma :

Highways Agency Traffic Officers have no rights to pull you over. They are however allowed to stop traffic and divert as required. Should you choose to overtake a rolling road block then you would be reported to the police for that offence for the consideration of prosecution.

The roadblock is there for a reason.

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RatBlack · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Karma :

They are still nob heads pretending to be police but I didn't say that. They have there uses. No longer do I clear debris from the hard shoulder. They do it now....

Walloper · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Karma :

WTF is a Roling Road Block?

If they are travelling below the National Limit then pass on the right.

If travelling at the National Limit then why do you want to pass?

Did I have to think about that there??

If you want to break the speed limit then it's up to you and you will be fair game and stupid as you may have been warned.

Would not stop me coz they have a blue light on the roof and a badge.
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RatBlack is the authorities Wink

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RatBlack · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Karma :

Walloper, thanks for your concern but I dont stop on the motorways for the fun of it!

It's one of the many roles a Traffic Police Officer has.

Skudd · Super Spammer Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Karma :

I've seen them on the M6 alot. Well none to be seen around a burning car but two around a bit of skirt waiting for the RAC.

Their vehicles should be bright pink then they may realise who or what they are................... mobile traffic wardens.
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Barker-CBR 600 · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 20 Nov 2004 Karma :

I've seen them once on M6 headed south, was right behind them in the car in the nearside lane when along the hard shoulder an Audi came rocketting along with 3 police cars (one unmarked at front which i figure was the first to spot him) giving chase. Later on same audi and 1 police car were on the hard shoulder so i figure they got him.

At the time, when i was done crapping myself at how close it felt to me when he got past, i was thankful whoever was driving the audi wasnt weaving in and out of traffic (which was totally solid in all 3 lanes behind).

So yeah, might be an annoyance but have their uses Thumbs Up

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Stiffler · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Karma :

Saw one of those Rolling blocks on the M1 next to Meadowhell in Sheffield last Thursday. The South Yorkshire Police had pulled 4 of those Volvo Estates onto the motorway. One in each lane inc. Hard shoulder. I was about 4 rows back from all this thinking to myself I was about to waste a few hours of my life.

Anyway about a minute later a tatty blue Volkswagen, maybe a golf or a polo (not sure) came bombing past in the hard shoulder... Closely pursued by two more Police Volvo's. God knows if the idiot hadn't watched Police Camera Action, but needless to say they were fucked... He got to the row of police cars and had nowhere to go, then they boxed him in and that was it, the road block pulled aside and all hell broke loose... It was if I was on the grid surrounded by race drivers and the lights had just gone out. I got away quickly, out-accelerating everything around me, in the way a motorbike can do. I was making excellent progress and yet cars were bombing past me which must have been pushing 120. Admittedly I'd just seen half the local traffic force occupied a mile behind me, but I guess I'm a coward who values his license to go too wild. Don't think I've ever seen that much really fast traffic in one go.

Made a refreshing change to the normal traffic on weekday afternoons on the M1!
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Stiffler · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Karma :

Jeez this is like reading an Irving Welsh book!

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