Thread: It pays to keep an eye on the road ahead and keep a safe distance.

Oops. Better call the cops! Arr, they are already there! Oh dear

Originally Posted by travelrover

Oops. Better call the cops! Arr, they are already there! Oh dear

or Gee the cops got there fast!.

And legally the car behind is always at fault for failing to stop in time.

Hi,
Similar happened to my dad, the police insurance wrote off his car at a good value. He was so happy, as he was facing a big expense to rebuild the motor.
Cheers

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

And legally the car behind is always at fault for failing to stop in time.

that's not always the case, there was a spate of insurance fraud based on the fraudster slamming their brakes on for no reason in front of some one, to get the pay out,

If the driver of the red car at the front had continued through the amber light then none of this would have happened but the driver probably saw the police van in his mirror and thought "****! I'd better stop! I don't want to get done for going through a stale amber!"

Or something

Would certainly be interesting to know the result of this. Was anyone injured or charged?
Was the cop driver charged? Should have been.
Would be interesting to have been a fly on the wall when he had to explain his driving to the commander. At least in this case it was accidental, not deliberate.
I know a police commander who tells funny stories about conversations he has had with officers who have screwed up. Usually it is just accidental and just dumb behaviour. When the officer has deliberately broken the rules it can get very nasty.

Originally Posted by Tim_AM

that's not always the case, there was a spate of insurance fraud based on the fraudster slamming their brakes on for no reason in front of some one, to get the pay out,

That's interesting.
I saw a six car pileup once and the rear five cars were all charged for failing to stop in time. Interestingly, in that case the female front driver actually caused the pileup by slamming on her brakes to avoid a dog, but she wasn't charged.
Since then I've made a point of leaving plenty of space to the vehicle in front.