hit and run

[Leodis]

This is a total disgrace. How can anyone in power push for more cycling when their own police force are allowing hit and runs to go unpunished with the minimum of investigation.

I blame Thatcher.

 

[Crankarm]

Plus one to this.

I'm afraid I have little confidence in the police - particularly traffic police - to investigate incidents involving cyclists. My experience, and that of many others I've talked to, they can't be arsed to investigate unless someone is killed - and even then it will be a cursory investigation with every benefit of the doubt being given to the motorist.

When I was hit and seriously injured the police took 45 minutes to turn up and then couldn't even be bothered to fill out the Incident Book correctly. They didn't note down the details of the three witnesses who had waited to speak to them and, further down the line, denied there were any witnesses. This led one of the witnesses, who happened to be a High Court judge, to have words in ears and I got an apology for their behaviour - but others aren't always so lucky as I was. When the police said there were no witnesses, the driver changed his story and his insurers then tried to deny the claim. It was only after the judge had intervened with the police and they were forced to change their story that the insurers accepted liability.

Given your location is Cambridge would it be a good guess to say the police force was Cambridgeshire Police by any chance?

 

[Crankarm]

No - at the time it was the Met (who are even worse than Cambridgeshire IMHO).

Is that possible?!

 

[HLaB]

Plus one to this.

I'm afraid I have little confidence in the police - particularly traffic police - to investigate incidents involving cyclists. My experience, and that of many others I've talked to, they can't be arsed to investigate unless someone is killed - and even then it will be a cursory investigation with every benefit of the doubt being given to the motorist.

When I was hit and seriously injured the police took 45 minutes to turn up and then couldn't even be bothered to fill out the Incident Book correctly. They didn't note down the details of the three witnesses who had waited to speak to them and, further down the line, denied there were any witnesses. This led one of the witnesses, who happened to be a High Court judge, to have words in ears and I got an apology for their behaviour - but others aren't always so lucky as I was. When the police said there were no witnesses, the driver changed his story and his insurers then tried to deny the claim. It was only after the judge had intervened with the police and they were forced to change their story that the insurers accepted liability.

Jeez, in my recent RTC I had similar dealings but I wasn't seriously injured and put the apathy down to that

 

[cd365]

Plus one to this.

I'm afraid I have little confidence in the police - particularly traffic police - to investigate incidents involving cyclists. My experience, and that of many others I've talked to, they can't be arsed to investigate unless someone is killed - and even then it will be a cursory investigation with every benefit of the doubt being given to the motorist.

When I was hit and seriously injured the police took 45 minutes to turn up and then couldn't even be bothered to fill out the Incident Book correctly. They didn't note down the details of the three witnesses who had waited to speak to them and, further down the line, denied there were any witnesses. This led one of the witnesses, who happened to be a High Court judge, to have words in ears and I got an apology for their behaviour - but others aren't always so lucky as I was. When the police said there were no witnesses, the driver changed his story and his insurers then tried to deny the claim. It was only after the judge had intervened with the police and they were forced to change their story that the insurers accepted liability.

This is disgusting, someone should have been fired for this, if an officer is found to be untruthful it should be instant dismissal.

 

[classic33]

This is disgusting, someone should have been fired for this, if an officer is found to be untruthful it should be instant dismissal.

Been there & had the same done to me.

 

[Cycling Dan]

This is disgusting, someone should have been fired for this, if an officer is found to be untruthful it should be instant dismissal.

Going off Cleveland police you can sexual assault many women and even rape one all in uniform over ten years. Even with colleagues complaining of your actions before anything is done.

 

[buggi]

That doesn't sound like they have recorded it as a hit and run on a person.

t thought that. Why, as a cyclist, would they presume you had an insurance company? It's not a legal requirement. Whoever wrote this letter thinks your a driver.

 

[buggi]

Plus one to this.

I'm afraid I have little confidence in the police - particularly traffic police - to investigate incidents involving cyclists. My experience, and that of many others I've talked to, they can't be arsed to investigate unless someone is killed - and even then it will be a cursory investigation with every benefit of the doubt being given to the motorist.

When I was hit and seriously injured the police took 45 minutes to turn up and then couldn't even be bothered to fill out the Incident Book correctly. They didn't note down the details of the three witnesses who had waited to speak to them and, further down the line, denied there were any witnesses. This led one of the witnesses, who happened to be a High Court judge, to have words in ears and I got an apology for their behaviour - but others aren't always so lucky as I was. When the police said there were no witnesses, the driver changed his story and his insurers then tried to deny the claim. It was only after the judge had intervened with the police and they were forced to change their story that the insurers accepted liability.

the CTC are running a campaign to ensure police investigate cycling incidents properly. They have a catalogue of bad investigations.

 

[glenn forger]

the CTC are running a campaign to ensure police investigate cycling incidents properly. They have a catalogue of bad investigations.

Which make for seriously scary reading, a presupposition the cyclist was at fault, disposal of evidence, lost evidence , lost paperwork and baffling decisions not to prosecute.

 

[Twelve Spokes]

This sis shocking,hope you are ok Crankarm.