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In Japan police escort drivers in poor weather - why not in the UK?
Drivers adhering to a safe speed annoy careless drivers who then cause accidents and blame the careful. Driving in Japan in poor weather we saw police cars appear, one in each lane driving abreast, preventing any excess speed until it was safe to drive at the maximum speed limit (80kph) when they left the motorway. We all know that the behaviour of drivers improve when police or cameras are about.
Asked on 16 June 2012 by JK, Littleover, Derby
Answered by
Honest John
During the floods in Thailand in October 2010 (not the far worse floods last year) we were diverted through the mountains in wet conditions. A very sensible cop escorted us as a convoy of cars, trucks and buses at under 60kmh to make sure no-one went too fast on unfamiliar, streaming wet roads, and everyone got through. But it's a bit impractical in the UK where, due to budget cuts, there are now less than half the police patrol cars that there used to be.
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