- Mar 14, 2005
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There was so much what I believe was justified outcry when the police man " tested" his new car at speeds of up to 159 mph on public roads and was acquitted, he did not display blue lights or sirens and was not responding to an emergency situation.
I personally can find no justification for the officer's behaviour, which for any other member of the public would have resulted in at least a heavy fine and probably a significant ban.
The police have access to private tracks where driving skills can be taught and developed where the potential risk of injury to other road users is controlled.
I have no personal animosity toward the officer, but I am sure it is right that this action should be held to account, and that if he was acting with the instruction and knowledge of his senior officers, that they are also brought to book.
Contrast this episode with the ambulance driver who was fined for speeding whilst delivering a donor organ where time was of the essence. He would have been acquitted if he had a patient on board.
I personally can find no justification for the officer's behaviour, which for any other member of the public would have resulted in at least a heavy fine and probably a significant ban.
The police have access to private tracks where driving skills can be taught and developed where the potential risk of injury to other road users is controlled.
I have no personal animosity toward the officer, but I am sure it is right that this action should be held to account, and that if he was acting with the instruction and knowledge of his senior officers, that they are also brought to book.
Contrast this episode with the ambulance driver who was fined for speeding whilst delivering a donor organ where time was of the essence. He would have been acquitted if he had a patient on board.