Hi Jo Anne I am sticking my neck out a bit, but alas. You are absolutely right , especially at speed, even in an emergency. They would be totally in the wrong, if someone came out of a driveway or an intersection, and drove into the vehicle or visa versa. However, I too have crept through one way roads, in the wrong direction, at night, with my car lights extinguished, on occasions while doing a patrol. If the road was downhill, I have even switched the engine off, and crept along, gravity doing the rest. It is intended to catch a perpetrator by surprise. Personally I would only do so in the dead of night, not a soul around, a wet night or a dark night etc, but take rather extreme caution in doing so. I know and have seen SAPS also doing so, even they would be in the wrong. Obviously, by day it must not be done at all. I however pardon myself when doing so at night, and continue all in the cause of catching a criminal red handed. I definitely caution VS doing this in the day but would be accommodating them doing it at the dead of night with caution. Your views are important, and we appreciate your alarm to the matter if VS had done it recklessly, defiantly or carelessly. Your further comments or rejection of this writing is welcome, and will accept to conform. Kind regards James
*James Cowley* *082 926 1220* *021 448 2824 (t&f)* Observatory Neighborhood Watch: Chairman On 12 October 2011 20:46, Virgil Brits <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jo Anne > > Sorry for this bad behavior of my drivers. > I understand and know that we need to stick with the rules of the road, but > as you know we have had many break-ins and theft in Observatory we are also > trying our strategic ways to catch these suspects etc. > > Be sure that all my drivers will be briefed regarding this and they won't > be > doing so unless it's necessary to use the one way as a short cut in > catching > criminals or responding to life and dead matters. > > Please let VS know of any irregularities in your vicinity.0214471066{24hrs} > > Thanks > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Jo-Anne Stolk > Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 6:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [obsnw] Vetus Schola's driving habits > > Hi all > > On several occasions now I have noticed the VS Obs CID bakkie driving > up our one way street (Ivy) in the wrong direction. The most recent > time I was arriving home and only just managed to park outside my > house before they came down the road. They never speed so are > obviously not responding to an emergency, but I assume on their > regular patrols. > > The first time, some months ago, I confronted the driver who was > apologetic in a very dismissive way after initially getting a bit > shirty and commenting that he was sure I wouldn't mind him driving > illegally if he were responding to my emergency. > > I know it's a small thing to moan about, but road rules are road rules > and there to be obeyed by everyone, even appointed security guards. > > Jo > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en.
