"Alasdair" wrote in message
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> On Sun, 11 May 2008 11:01:21 +0100, "nightjar"
> here>.me.uk> wrote:
>
>>You expect the Police car to stop and book you for it?
>
> There is a case but I cannot remember the citation where a policeman
> in uniform directed a motorist to go the wrong way up a one-way street
> because there was some unconnected incident in the street. The
> motorist was stopped by another constable for going the wrong way in
> the one way street, charged and convicted of the offence. This shows
> that breaking the law on the direction of a policeman is still an
> offence.
I didn't argue that it isn't. However, I seriously doubt that a Police car
proceeding on blues and twos is going to stop for the occupant to book you
for driving on the pavement to get out of the way. Personal experience
suggests that a grateful wave is more probable.
Colin Bignell
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