Is this copper dumb, dangerous or both?

[Tokyo Geoff]

Coming home today along Victoria rd West Ryde as I came over a crest looking straight into the Sun there was Officer plod parked in the start of an right hand turn S lane WTF? At least it was an FGX.

Traffic was slow enough to have a peek and he was simply sitting there looking ahead. As far as I could see there was no accident debris or breakdowns. It could have been a Sun glare thing but without his lights on he was lost in the glare himself and I think a dangerous position.

[STINKY NINJA]

Doesn't look dangerous to me,he is within the marked lines where everyday drivers(not coppers) should not be anyway,should have pulled up and had a go at him if you thought he was doing the wrong thing.

[98TLS]

At a guess i would say he had within the last hour written a ticket for someone speeding then whilst pulling up to the lights it occured to him that he had just given a ticket to a dead person thing was the person wasnt dead which in turn left him stunned....hence he sat there dazed in a state of dis-belief.

[4vxc]

pretty sure that's the crest coming up to Shaftsbury rd
good place to get rear ended

[98TLS]

Originally Posted by 4vxc

pretty sure that's the crest coming up to Shaftsbury rd
good place to get rear ended

If my guess is right hes been rear ended for years...one more wont bother him.

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by 4vxc

pretty sure that's the crest coming up to Shaftsbury rd
good place to get rear ended

One of the better places. I got side swiped in the left lane going city bound just after where kissing point road enters 2 years ago, when old mate in a tray back decided to change lanes without indicating or even looking... Atleast it was the work car. Victoria road is a jungle at times, I've driven it every day for 6 years, but it beats the hell out of the m4 or the dreaded parramatta road

[Trump]

He's a stationary road hazard where he is. And if the spot is a known location for rear enders, he's asking for trouble.

[maat1985]

he is certainly not in the smartest spot.... that is for sure... however he is is a spot where no cars should be so you cant really say he is a road hazzard... and if someone was to hit him then they would certainly be the ones at fault not him... it would be no different to being in a breakdown lane....

[4vxc]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

One of the better places. I got side swiped in the left lane going city bound just after where kissing point road enters 2 years ago, when old mate in a tray back decided to change lanes without indicating or even looking... Atleast it was the work car. Victoria road is a jungle at times, I've driven it every day for 6 years, but it beats the hell out of the m4 or the dreaded parramatta road

yeah, I dont know what it is with that road but a lot of Sydney's worst drivers use it. It also seems to be a hot spot for drivers using mobile phones while driving.

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by 4vxc

yeah, I dont know what it is with that road but a lot of Sydney's worst drivers use it. It also seems to be a hot spot for drivers using mobile phones while driving.

Old mate apparently didn't see the fridge white van beside him when he made the frantic move... insurance told the real story and my company won the case, honesty is the best policy.. I failed to mention he was ****ed as a fart, I left him with a little dignity

[jaydee]

Could be any number of reasons, waiting for an Ambulance to do an escort, waiting for a pursuit coming his way to throw out a stinger, someone racing to a hospital and he's going to pick them up, or he's just finished booking someone and writing up his notes.
I doubt he just thought, "Gee, I think I'll just pull up here and park".

[Brazen]

Colour me shocked...... Criticising other motorists. Has a dashcam

[Tokyo Geoff]

Originally Posted by Brazen

Colour me shocked...... Criticising other motorists. Has a dashcam

And your point is? I have a dash cam because I was once in a terrible situation where digital proof would have been an asset. In relation to this, yes he is parked in an area where cars should go and we all know no one ever drives over those S lane zones do they. Additionally the sun was dazzling for all westward motorists.

Being in the right is fine but it is clearly a stupid place to park in this circumstance.
Geoff

[asagaai]

Originally Posted by jaydee

Could be any number of reasons, waiting for an Ambulance to do an escort, waiting for a pursuit coming his way to throw out a stinger, someone racing to a hospital and he's going to pick them up, or he's just finished booking someone and writing up his notes.
I doubt he just thought, "Gee, I think I'll just pull up here and park".

None of these things justify creating a further unreasonable road hazard, potentially putting other third parties lives at risk.

All of those things could be better served placing his car in a location not creating a further hazard to members of the public.

Generally, I have found NSW police pretty professional and fair (unlike another two States) but I think this was a poor choice to pull up.

[STEALTHY]

I dont see the issue, you are only meant to drive in that position if traffic is banked up.

With the abilities of our road users, he's not safe anywhere. Infact he's probably safer there than on the footpath

[Express]

It’s no different to sitting on a concrete medium strip in my books.

If you run into the back of a car there then you’re not driving in the traffic lane.

If the sun is so bad and you can’t see him then you should slow right down as you also won’t be able to see a car in the traffic lane ahead of you.

[Pedro]

Originally Posted by 98TLS

If my guess is right hes been rear ended for years...one more wont bother him.

Thanks mate. That started my day off with a laugh.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Seems perfectly safe to me, can't really see the problem. There could be a million reasons he is stopped there, looks like he is a traffic cop by the markings on the car, so he could be monitoring the intersection for traffic flow or other reported problems.

Unlikely he has stopped there for his meal break or to have a smoke or because he is bored and has nothing better to do.

[arronm]

Dude hes a Cop, they do what they like..... Go have a go at him. I DARE you...

[jaydee]

Originally Posted by asagaai

None of these things justify creating a further unreasonable road hazard, potentially putting other third parties lives at risk.

All of those things could be better served placing his car in a location not creating a further hazard to members of the public.

Generally, I have found NSW police pretty professional and fair (unlike another two States) but I think this was a poor choice to pull up.

If you cant drive to the conditions on the road and run into a fully marked cop car parked on the painted median strip (where you should not be driving anyway) then maybe you're the danger on the road.
If it was an Ambulance or a Fire truck, this wouldn't have been posted up, but because it's a cop car...

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by asagaai

None of these things justify creating a further unreasonable road hazard, potentially putting other third parties lives at risk.

All of those things could be better served placing his car in a location not creating a further hazard to members of the public.

Generally, I have found NSW police pretty professional and fair (unlike another two States) but I think this was a poor choice to pull up.

Yeah I saw how proffessional NSW HWP officers are when I stopped at a little cafe in Glen Innis a few months ago.Pulled up behind HWP car idling over while plod is inside getting his coffee.He then comes out of the shop puts his phone to the ear and drives off down the highway,probably looking for someone driving with a phone up at the ear whilst driving

[arronm]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

.He then comes out of the shop puts his phone to the ear and drives off down the highway,probably looking for someone driving with a phone up at the ear whilst driving

Dude hes a Cop, they do what they like....

[NTF6]

He's there getting the afternoon sun, looks like a nice spot. He might have his shirt off sun tanning 😂😂😂

[Tokyo Geoff]

Originally Posted by jaydee

...If it was an Ambulance or a Fire truck, this wouldn't have been posted up, but because it's a cop car...

Actually no. Perhaps I need to get out more as I've never seen a cop car parked in the middle of the road like that. Sure I've seen them between divided lanes on highways but not in the start of an S lane.

I am not cop bashing. I strongly believe in high vis policing as opposed to subcontracting to Macquarie Bank but that's a different story. They are often just a hundred metres or so from this point in a side street with a westward pointing laser. I agree with many stating that we cannot drive over these striped line areas, though we all see it especially in heavy traffic. However, they are also held to higher standards than us hence they can use their phones while driving. So, he should also have been aware that the Sun glare did bring extra risk.

And lastly its not always black and white when someone runs into another or something immoveable. My workplace often provide evidence to the police about the angle and position of the Sun in relation to accidents.

Geoff

[Ben73]

Originally Posted by Brazen

Colour me shocked...... Criticising other motorists. Has a dashcam

Dashcams are awesome. Mine has saved me an insurance excess in a sticky situation that would of been hard to decide who was at fault without any proof. Paid for itself many times over.

I bet you have never criticized any driver.

[DoubleTrouble]

Originally Posted by Tokyo Geoff

Actually no. Perhaps I need to get out more as I've never seen a cop car parked in the middle of the road like that. Sure I've seen them between divided lanes on highways but not in the start of an S lane.

I am not cop bashing. I strongly believe in high vis policing as opposed to subcontracting to Macquarie Bank but that's a different story. They are often just a hundred metres or so from this point in a side street with a westward pointing laser. I agree with many stating that we cannot drive over these striped line areas, though we all see it especially in heavy traffic. However, they are also held to higher standards than us hence they can use their phones while driving. So, he should also have been aware that the Sun glare did bring extra risk.

And lastly its not always black and white when someone runs into another or something immoveable. My workplace often provide evidence to the police about the angle and position of the Sun in relation to accidents.

Geoff

Obviously you thought he should not have been there but the policeman did have his reason & unfortunately you will never know of it whether it was a good one or not.

[Struggo]

No issue here, move along >>>>

[asagaai]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

Yeah I saw how proffessional NSW HWP officers are when I stopped at a little cafe in Glen Innis a few months ago.Pulled up behind HWP car idling over while plod is inside getting his coffee.He then comes out of the shop puts his phone to the ear and drives off down the highway,probably looking for someone driving with a phone up at the ear whilst driving

I can say based on my experience, the police in the NT were great, and the police in NSW are also pretty good with common sense and if you are not a ***** they are pretty fair and straight. Very happy to live in NSW, would HATE to live in 2 other States, because the cops appeared genetically/morally challenged compared to the police in NSW.

Just my experience.

[Sprint]

The squeeler is obviously retarded and pulling over to clear the excess snot from his nose, he obviously thinks its the coolest sniper spot ever to eat his mc Donald's, meanwhile he could not have picked a more dangerous spot ever for other motorist, both coming and going.

What's the moral of this story? revenue over safety?

[Mercury Bullet]

He's obviously been driving Commodores for too long and forgotten how to reverse park.

I can see a good spot on the left. :P