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David F wrote:
On Nov 10, 9:04 am, "Ret." wrote:

I'm sorry but it's nonsense. It is always the aim of traffic
officers to get normal traffic moving again just as soon as possible.

You're right in that *should* be the case, but in many instances it is
not.

Well, speaking as an ex traffic officer and trained accident
investigator I think I have more knowledge of these issues than you...

Are you sure it's not a case of "When I were a lad ... "? These days,
things may be different.

For example, literally almost every day, there are traffic reports that
the M25 is closed somewhere - often for hours on end. OK, there are a
lot of roadworks going on, which doesn't help, and the standard of
driving may have deteriorated, but, a few years ago, I don't recall
there being these almost daily closures. It's almost as if the accident
investigators are finding a job to go to every day.
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Ian