Coming to the Met soon?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20797692
No, wait - we don't have policeman doing point duty any more do we. And he'd need a stab vest. Someone would complain about the whistle. And it's probably something-ist. Any accident due to unconventional hand gestures would put all our insurance premiums up, and the cost of the risk assessment would be astronomical.
Otherwise, it's as good as on the streets tomorrow.
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He does not seem to have a gun, not seen that before across the pond.
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What a first class 'male bird'.
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Is officer Lepore of Italian extraction one wonders? Because I can remember seeing a traffic policeman in Rome whose signals and body movements were extremely elegant and entertaining, while crystal clear and highly effective. Seemed to make the drivers happy, improving their behaviour. Even seen a more muted version here, in the days when coppers did that quite often.
One has to approve. Elegant signals can only encourage elegant driving, which is more efficient by definition.
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Apart from at accidents, or very rarely, I have seen a policeman directing traffic at a busy junction when the lights have broken down.
But not real point duty like they used to do, wearing white gloves, and standing on a box thing?
Does the HC still have a section on how to signal to a policeman on point duty which way you want to turn? I remember straight on was holding your hand up like a red Indian saying "How".
They probably went out about the time when the hand signal "I am ready to be overtaken" disappeared.
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Cliff, are hand signals still part of the test?
(including motorcyclists)
Last edited by: Ian (Cape Town) on Thu 20 Dec 12 at 15:36
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>> Cliff, are hand signals still part of the test?
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Can't answer for the test...but...I think you'll find the traditional British hand signal has evolved somewhat.
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This one manages to entertain at the TT:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1HqiUeKpyg
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Dancing policeman - Old Navy
