Volunteers?

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 10:51 am

oh ffs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-34877181

andy griff · Post by **andy griff** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:09 am

Not applying then Steve ?

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:51 am

I'd be happy to oblige..........

1st morning:

"Oops! Sorry - I dropped it while leaning over the bridge".......

"I hope it's not too badly damaged?"

Al

The Teutonic Tangerine · Fri Nov 20, 2015 1:05 pm

We already have them in Essex - Pensioners in Hi Viz vests standing about with Speed guns - They take down the details of speeding cars and pass it on to the Police. If you are a repeat offender the police can eventually prosecute. There are two lots of these pensioner patrols right near where I live so I don't know how many there might be ove the whole of the county.

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 1:17 pm

The Teutonic Tangerine wrote:We already have them in Essex - Pensioners in Hi Viz vests standing about with Speed guns - They take down the details of speeding cars and pass it on to the Police. If you are a repeat offender the police can eventually prosecute. There are two lots of these pensioner patrols right near where I live so I don't know how many there might be ove the whole of the county.

There is part of me, which understands this - in problem villages where the addition of a permenant speed camera isn't wanted (or justified on cost)......

But - I think it opens a very large can of worms, and the law is already skewed to force people to accept summary judgement rather than seek a court appearance.

Next thing - they'll be setting up small huts at pub car-parks with pensioners with a mobile phone to report anyone who might have had "one over the odds".

An Army of Crinkly Vigilantes..........

"Crinkilantes"

Al

JamesL · Post by **JamesL** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 1:44 pm

A mate of ours recently got a snotty letter to the effect of 'we know who you are, where you live and don't do 40 in our 30 again or else'. (Hampshire near Alton). Does rather smack of the Nazis or Stalins Russia. Otoh if she really was doing 40 in a 30 that's actually pretty antisocial/ likely dangerous...

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 4:20 pm

We had something similar in our village a couple of years ago.

Of course most of the people 'caught' that received letters were people who lived in the village so all it served to do was cause tension in the village focussed on the 'do gooders' with too much time on their hands.

bikemad99 · Post by **bikemad99** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:43 pm

Just stick to the speed limit,problem solved.

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:23 pm

bikemad99 wrote:Just stick to the speed limit,problem solved.

I'll give it a try, but I'll be frank - It doesn't sound like a lot of fun.....

Al

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:32 pm

bikemad99 wrote:Just stick to the speed limit,problem solved.

And we'd have less to moan about

milleplod · Post by **milleplod** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:40 pm

Or....just stick to the speed limits....where you're likely to get caught!

Pete

eyore · Post by **eyore** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:46 pm

bikemad99 wrote:Just stick to the speed limit,problem solved.

Might as well buy a high horse , wear high viz knickers and shake my fist at bikers and other miscellaneous yobs and plebs in that case.
Or alternatively just cruise around in camper van at 30mph being a mobile traffic chicane while attempting to get to grips with its width difference from the every day Micra.

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:54 pm

eyore wrote:
bikemad99 wrote:Just stick to the speed limit,problem solved.
Or alternatively just cruise around in camper van at 30mph being a mobile traffic chicane while attempting to get to grips with its width difference from the every day Micra.

Ouch! Straight to the heart, there......

One of these?

Al

andy griff · Post by **andy griff** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 8:27 pm

milleplod wrote:Or....just stick to the speed limits....where you're likely to get caught!

Pete

+1

GTBH, I live on a 30mph road and the speed that some d**kh**ds come down the road at makes me want more speed patrols. 60mph is not uncommon and that is just taking the proverbial.

boxerscott · Post by **boxerscott** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 8:41 pm

Well I see it this way, Villagers do get peed off with disrespectful motorists so I see no harm in it. The Police "service" is getting cut and where ever the accountants can see a less expensive way of doing things then this is what happens.

I am a member of the Village Green Preservation Society

I am thinking also about the guy who is known as the Turdinator catching out feckless dog owners.