Subject: | Re: Go easy on drivers, cops told
| Date: | Sun, 13 Jul 2003 19:38:32 +0100
| From: | "Chris Jones" <dosuser@REMOVETHISbigfoot.com>
| Newsgroups: | uk.transport,uk.rec.driving
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> Michael Todd has warned staff that continuing to pressure motorists
> through the use of speed cameras will see many law-abiding people
> develop anti-police feelings.
Sounds sensible.
> Last November, six weeks after he took over as chief constable of
> Greater Manchester, he moved 200 officers from traffic duties to
> tackling street robbery, which quickly reduced.
Not so sensible. There are other, far more dangerous, driving practices out
there, such as running red lights, tailgating and middle-lane hogging. Leave
the officers in the traffic division, but tell them to concentrate on more
serious offences and not just stop people for speeding.
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