In message
"John Rowland" wrote:

rail wrote:
In message
"John Rowland" wrote:

rail wrote:
[snip]
Are you aware why they switch the sirens off once they have crossed
the junction?

It could be that the emergency has been cancelled, but if you have an
explanation for why this started happening after the Menezes incident,
I'd like to hear it.



It didn't start after the Menezes incident, it is to reduce the amount of
noise polution, which has the advantage of making the siren more
noticeable when it is used. If you here a siren going continuously for a
while you tend to blank it out. Fire engines and ambulances do the same
thing.

You're talking about when they put the siren off and leave the lights
flashing. I said "I have frequently seen police vehicles pull up at a red
light, wait for ten seconds, get bored, put on the flashing lights, drive
through the junction and then put the lights off again"

I dispute that you have seen it frequently.

About the Greenwich incident I should have said "Once a police car even
pulled up behind me in Greenwich town centre and put the lights and sirens
on (at 3am!) causing me to drive through the red light out of their way,
and then they drove through the lights and put the lights and sirens off."



But you didn't say that. Looks like you are changing the story to fit your
prejudices.

--
Graeme Wall

This address not read, substitute trains for rail
Transport Miscellany at www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail

rail wrote:
In message
"John Rowland"
wrote:

rail wrote:
In message
"John Rowland"
wrote:

rail wrote:
[snip]
Are you aware why they switch the sirens off once they have
crossed the junction?

It could be that the emergency has been cancelled, but if you have
an explanation for why this started happening after the Menezes
incident, I'd like to hear it.

It didn't start after the Menezes incident, it is to reduce the
amount of noise polution, which has the advantage of making the
siren more noticeable when it is used. If you here a siren going
continuously for a while you tend to blank it out. Fire engines
and ambulances do the same thing.

You're talking about when they put the siren off and leave the lights
flashing. I said "I have frequently seen police vehicles pull up at
a red light, wait for ten seconds, get bored, put on the flashing
lights, drive through the junction and then put the lights off
again"

I dispute that you have seen it frequently.

About the Greenwich incident I should have said "Once a police car
even pulled up behind me in Greenwich town centre and put the lights
and sirens on (at 3am!) causing me to drive through the red light
out of their way, and then they drove through the lights and put
the lights and sirens off."



But you didn't say that. Looks like you are changing the story to
fit your prejudices.

Is your nickname "Brick Wall?"

In message
"John Rowland" wrote:

rail wrote:
In message
"John Rowland"
wrote:

rail wrote:
In message
"John Rowland"
wrote:

rail wrote:
[snip]
Are you aware why they switch the sirens off once they have
crossed the junction?

It could be that the emergency has been cancelled, but if you have
an explanation for why this started happening after the Menezes
incident, I'd like to hear it.

It didn't start after the Menezes incident, it is to reduce the
amount of noise polution, which has the advantage of making the
siren more noticeable when it is used. If you here a siren going
continuously for a while you tend to blank it out. Fire engines
and ambulances do the same thing.

You're talking about when they put the siren off and leave the lights
flashing. I said "I have frequently seen police vehicles pull up at
a red light, wait for ten seconds, get bored, put on the flashing
lights, drive through the junction and then put the lights off
again"

I dispute that you have seen it frequently.

About the Greenwich incident I should have said "Once a police car
even pulled up behind me in Greenwich town centre and put the lights
and sirens on (at 3am!) causing me to drive through the red light
out of their way, and then they drove through the lights and put
the lights and sirens off."



But you didn't say that. Looks like you are changing the story to
fit your prejudices.

Is your nickname "Brick Wall?"



Ha bloody ha, never heard that one before.

--
Graeme Wall

This address not read, substitute trains for rail
Transport Miscellany at www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail

rail wrote:
In message
"John Rowland"
wrote:

rail wrote:
In message
"John Rowland"
wrote:

rail wrote:
In message
"John Rowland"
wrote:

rail wrote:
[snip]
Are you aware why they switch the sirens off once they have
crossed the junction?

It could be that the emergency has been cancelled, but if you
have an explanation for why this started happening after the
Menezes incident, I'd like to hear it.

It didn't start after the Menezes incident, it is to reduce the
amount of noise polution, which has the advantage of making the
siren more noticeable when it is used. If you here a siren going
continuously for a while you tend to blank it out. Fire engines
and ambulances do the same thing.

You're talking about when they put the siren off and leave the
lights flashing. I said "I have frequently seen police vehicles
pull up at a red light, wait for ten seconds, get bored, put on
the flashing lights, drive through the junction and then put the
lights off again"

I dispute that you have seen it frequently.

About the Greenwich incident I should have said "Once a police car
even pulled up behind me in Greenwich town centre and put the
lights and sirens on (at 3am!) causing me to drive through the red
light out of their way, and then they drove through the lights
and put the lights and sirens off."



But you didn't say that. Looks like you are changing the story to
fit your prejudices.

Is your nickname "Brick Wall?"

Ha bloody ha, never heard that one before.

So that's a yes then.