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Avon & Somerset Police think there’s no offence with this overtaking maneuvre

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  • August 8, 2017 at 2:16 pm #27471
    hawkinspeter

    I submitted some cam footage to Avon & Somerset Police and they’ve responded that the car didn’t commit any offence. Now, I’m not sure whether I should pursue this further as my view is that the car was dangerously too close and would be considered an unsafe pass even if he was going the same direction as me and I think (maybe pedantically) that he’s foul of rules 163 and 167.

    What’s your opinion?

    Here’s the footage: https://youtu.be/f-s5iwjLEv4

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  • August 8, 2017 at 7:32 pm #899365
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    Mungecrundle

    What, you mean that grey Merc
    What, you mean that grey Merc that you couldn’t be arsed to slow down just a teensie bit for so that he could complete his perfectly reasonable overtake of the parked cars safely?

    August 8, 2017 at 7:17 pm #899363
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    hawkinspeter
    DoctorFish wrote:
    Looked to me that the driver had already commited to the manouver, if I were you I would have just slowed a bit and let them through with a bit more space.

    I thought the same after the event, but at the time I judged that there was just enough gap (luckily I was right).

    August 8, 2017 at 7:04 pm #899361
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    DoctorFish

    Looked to me that the driver

    Looked to me that the driver had already commited to the manouver, if I were you I would have just slowed a bit and let them through with a bit more space.

    August 8, 2017 at 7:03 pm #899359
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    hawkinspeter

    If you’d’ve been driving,

    If you’d’ve been driving, then I bet he wouldn’t have gone for that overtake.

    With your complaint, did you submit it via http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/dashcam as I like their new facility (despite their decision). The previous time I submitted footage, I posted it to them on a disc and as it happened, they did act on that although it was just to “have a word” with the driver for their aggressive behaviour (and I fully agreed with them on that).

    August 8, 2017 at 6:11 pm #899357
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    Dr_Lex

    The Merc? Nah – he’s already

    The Merc? Nah – he’s already passing the parked cars.  If I had been driving, I’d have stopped to let him through.

    (Disclaimer: A&S police acted on a complaint of mine)

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