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  • Re: Uber driver almost hits cyclists at British road race

    From JNugent@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Wed Feb 14 10:29:43 2024
    On 14/02/2024 01:13, Simon Mason wrote:

    QUOTE: Concerning footage filmed at Sunday's Portsdown Classic road race in Hampshire showed the moment an impatient taxi driver apparently ignored marshals and drove onto the course, almost causing a collision with riders. ENDS

    "Judith" was apoplectic when "she" learned that UK marshals had the same power as police officers in stopping "traffic".


    Isn't it an offence to impersonate a police officer, eveb a US Marshal?

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Wed Feb 14 13:11:00 2024
    On 14/02/2024 12:39, Simon Mason wrote:

    The report refers to "rolling road closures enforced by motorcycle outriders and event staff". Unfortunately I don't think that iis the case in UK. I'm pretty sure that only police can stop moving traffic and enforce this and event marshals can only
    warn other users of the event taking place etc with BC accredited marshals having the same powers as "lollipop crossing wardens" to stop traffic. So broadly speaking you can only appeal to the good sense of other Road users. Not a criticism of the
    event at all but the fact is only police can stop traffic.But perhaps I'm mistaken?

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    HLaB replied to CreepingAlong | 36 min ago
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    An accredited marshal can stop traffic and its an offence to ignore them but case in point shows folk do .

    Only a police officer (or traffic warden) in uniform may direct or
    dictate to traffic. Self-appointed "marshals" have no such authority and neither should they have it. Even a CID officer can't control traffic,
    unless donning a proper police uniform first.

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  • From Spike@21:1/5 to JNugent on Wed Feb 14 19:25:44 2024
    JNugent <jennings&[email protected]> wrote:
    On 14/02/2024 12:39, Simon Mason wrote:

    An accredited marshal can stop traffic and it’s an offence to ignore
    them but case in point shows folk do .

    Only a police officer (or traffic warden) in uniform may direct or
    dictate to traffic. Self-appointed "marshals" have no such authority and neither should they have it. Even a CID officer can't control traffic,
    unless donning a proper police uniform first.

    Cyclists seem to make up the law as they go along, provided they benefit
    from it.

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    Spike

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