Emergency Response Drivers (Protections) Bill 2017-19 |
Emergency Response Drivers (Protections) Bill 2017-19 |
Sat, 13 Jan 2018 - 19:29
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Member Group: Members Posts: 38,006 Joined: 3 Dec 2010 Member No.: 42,618 |
Should the courts be able to take into account the higher levels of training that appropriately trained emergency drivers have?
http://www.polfed.org/newsroom/5210.aspx https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-1...rotections.html I don't disagree with the principles behind the bill (if an advanced pursuit driver cannot drive to a higher standard than a "careful and competent" driver, his training can't be that advanced), but I'm curious as to what others think. -------------------- If you would like assistance with a penalty charge notice, please post a thread on https://www.ftla.uk/index.php
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Mon, 15 Jan 2018 - 10:08
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Member Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 21 Apr 2016 Member No.: 83,881 |
The Police Federation have quite a bit of stuff about this on their website.
The way it's been put across internally was that on an emergency response it is very likely the drive would in one way or another fit in to the definition of careless driving and there is no exemption from this. Whilst there wouldn't be a prosecution for speeding or failing to adhere to a red light these actions could still be used to support careless driving. (Wether the Feds view is correct or not is another question!) -------------------- If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.
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