Fog…

Todays complaint is another Highway Code related matter. It’s those drivers who drive around in fog and other times of reduced visibility with out any sort of lights showing. Or just sidelights, which is just as bad.

Todays trip to work over the foggy South Downs revealed a number of cars materialising, a few yards away,  out of the grey fog in a grey car, without a care in the world and not a light to be seen.

Something of a matter dear to my heart this one. A number of years ago I was done for this very offence on the Race Hill in Brighton. I had had my lights on, I’d stopped on the top of the hill for something and turned off the engine and lights. A few minutes later, started off again and lo and behold a hundred yards down the road there was a copper. So he pulled me over.

Of course that was the olden days when you saw policemen on the road – not like these days when the only time you see them is when they are screaming around in their cars with the blues and twos going.  You don’t even see them – just hear them. Whatever happened to good old fashioned police patrols? That sounds like the subject of another Rant…

Remember the days of Dixon of Dock Green. A copper in need of assistance would blow on his whistle and a dozen of his mates would appear. These days you wouldn’t find another one within earshot.  Actually I don’t think they even carry whistles these days. British bobbies without whistles. Whatever next. Sigh…

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