My wife nearly had a nasty, on her bike in a narrow lane (the sort of one where you have problems passing an on-coming car) today after she noticed a low flying helicopter. She pulled into a gateway to take a look and shortly after a car went past at high speed, then two police cars. Could have been nasty, earlier she had passed a couple on bikes in the same road, I wonder how they fared. At least one other vehicle was damaged by a police car on another road. Nothing so far on local radio news site. Is it a good idea for us to get off the road when there is a low flying helicopter - just in case there is a high speed car chase under way? The helicopter was not in Police livery -- IanB
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<snip close shave> Is it a good idea for us to get off the road when there is a low flying helicopter - just in case there is a high speed car chase under way? The helicopter was not in Police livery -- IanB
keep an eye out for role in "worst police STOP! chase ever!! vol 5"
If the 'copter is close enough to drown out the roar of speeding crims engine, then I would probably have stopped to look anyway. I guess its something to bear in mind though.
I hate those narrow lanes with high hedgerows. They should be beautiful to cycle/walk down, but I am always weary of the locals who know the roads intimately speeding along, and have not hit anyone. yet.
"IanB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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My wife nearly had a nasty, on her bike in a narrow lane (the sort of one where you have problems passing an on-coming car) today after she noticed a low flying helicopter. She pulled into a gateway to take a look and shortly after a car went past at high speed, then two police cars. Could have been nasty, earlier she had passed a couple on bikes in the
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road, I wonder how they fared. At least one other vehicle was damaged by
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police car on another road. Nothing so far on local radio news site.
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it a good idea for us to get off the road when there is a low flying helicopter - just in case there is a high speed car chase under way?
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helicopter was not in Police livery
Hmm... I've always been under the impression that there's no specific police livery as such, more that the police helicopters are piloted by volunteers.
"IanB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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My wife nearly had a nasty, on her bike in a narrow lane (the sort of one where you have problems passing an on-coming car) today after she noticed a low flying helicopter. She pulled into a gateway to take a look and shortly after a car went past at high speed, then two police cars. Could have been nasty, earlier she had passed a couple on bikes in the same road, I wonder how they fared. At least one other vehicle was damaged by a police car on another road. Nothing so far on local radio news site. Is it a good idea for us to get off the road when there is a low flying helicopter - just in case there is a high speed car chase under way?=20
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helicopter was not in Police livery
=20 Hmm... I've always been under the impression that there's no specific police livery as such, more that the police helicopters are piloted by volunteers.=20 =20 But then, might well be wrong... =20 Thomas.
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Hmm... I've always been under the impression that there's no specific police livery as such, more that the police helicopters are piloted by volunteers.
Hmm... I've always been under the impression that there's no specific police livery as such, more that the police helicopters are piloted by volunteers.
I hope not, otherwise the 26" Merseyside Police Stickers that we make won't end up on their helicopter.
