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Ian Jackson · March 16th 12, 10:33 AM posted to uk.rec.driving,uk.transport.london

In message , d
writes
On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:52:47 +0000
Bill wrote:
Looking at it from a different angle. Your loved one is killed in a
crash and when it comes to coroners court the police say, we are not
sure what the exact reasons were, we have a few photos but no detailed

The reasons would be a traffic accident. Accidents happen. End of.

measurements and samples because we pushed everything out of the way and

What samples? DNA on the road surface? FFS , when vehicles crash its not
rocket science to figure out what happened.

Or you have a crash and kill someone, you are prosecuted for causing
death by, you of course say you did not and that this that and the other
happened. But again the police only have a few photos and conflicting
witness statements, no hard facts. So you end up in jail.

Well with few photos and conflicting evidence there would be no presecution
so I wouldn't be worried.

It may be an inconvenience to you and others, but it can save a lifetime
of doubt and uncertainty, or a life changing criminal record, or not,
for those involved.

Looking at it another way , the jams could cause other accidents to happen
elsewhere, they could cause people to be late for job interviews, hospital
appointments, picking their kids up from school, important deliveries or 101
other important tasks that have to be done during a day. One accident does
not take precidence over the life of an entire city. The europeans realised
this long ago, its about time the police in this country woke up to the
fact too.

In order to minimise the need for long road closures, aren't the police
supposed to be getting new technology in the form of a laser 3D camera,
which will used to rapidly scan the site of road accidents? The images
obtained will then be used to produce holographic images of the site,
which can then be used for the actual detailed investigation..
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Ian