Would a police officer have the prescence of mind to do the right thing? I
know a police officer who has just retired after 29 years of service. He
has never had any form of driving instruction, nor participated in any form
of driving course.
Unlike in Europe and other Continents, I believe police forces in North
America are trained only to deal with enforcing the law. Driving with greater
skill than other road users is not part of the North American police ethos.
That's not criticism by any means, just an observation. I worked with
police forces in the UK for some years while working for a car manufacturer
that was selling them their pursuit cars. Their standard of driving was
incredible.
With this in mind, I would not expect a North American police officer to
have better emergency reaction skills, when operating a vehicle, than other
members of the public. Again, not criticism; just an observation.
Tim Dyer, Proprietor
Kings Creek Trees and Ornamentals
427 Kings Creek Road, RR3
Ashton, Ontario, K0A 1B0, Canada
Phone/fax: 613 253 4126 Website: _www.kingscreektrees.com_
(http://www.kingscreektrees.com/)
Proud member of Landscape Ontario (the Ontario association of Horticulture
Industry professionals), the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association and
Christmas Tree Farmers of Ontario
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