Police issue driving advice amid bad weather (From Southend Standard)
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Police issue driving advice amid bad weather
11:00am Saturday 23rd March 2013 in Echo News
POLICE have issued advice to motorists to only travel if necessary as wintry weather sets in.
By 10am today there had been 12 road traffic collisions reported to police in Essex since midnight and most of those do not appear to be weather related.
However further snow is expected today and conditions may deteriorate so police would advise motorists to only travel if necessary.
Officers advise making sure car lights are working and dirt, salt and snow is cleared away from lights.
Always ensure all windows are fully cleared of snow, frost and condensation before setting off on a journey and lear snow from the top of the car..
Keep windscreen washer fluid topped up as windscreens quickly become dirty from traffic spray and salt from the roads.
Make sure you have sufficient fuel for your journey and leave extra time.
Drive to suit the conditions - do not brake or change direction suddenly and look to anticipate changes in the traffic flow ahead. Take a mobile telephone with you and make sure it is fully charged.
Comments(19)
ORACUS
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11:18am Sat 23 Mar 13
Be careful out there and remember what the council said "drive better"
Will they let us down again?
max zorin
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11:21am Sat 23 Mar 13
Biker One
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11:39am Sat 23 Mar 13
emcee
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12:58pm Sat 23 Mar 13
perini
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1:11pm Sat 23 Mar 13
ChampKind
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1:27pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Audioman
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3:27pm Sat 23 Mar 13
the snow falls as not a lot of the stuff is left and he works for the council too !!
Joe Wildman-Clark
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3:42pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Mikkel1
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5:15pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Where I live, IF we see a cops car on the road, we feel it is just a Mirage, as they are SO VERY rare, despite having a local police station.
About the ONLY time we see them, is when a VIP is about, or there has been a Serious road Crash, but otherwise, NO!
eddicaine
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6:31pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Thames Gateway
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6:41pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Ridiculous nanny state claptrap- I don't need the Police to advise me when I can go outside - guess what? I can decide these things for myself thanks! and the roads and conditions today were perfectly fine.
Joe Wildman-Clark
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7:23pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Thames Gateway wrote:Thanks to the well gritted roads.
"POLICE have issued advice to motorists to only travel if necessary"
Ridiculous nanny state claptrap- I don't need the Police to advise me when I can go outside - guess what? I can decide these things for myself thanks! and the roads and conditions today were perfectly fine.
Thames Gateway
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8:51pm Sat 23 Mar 13
pez1972
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9:25pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Great bit of typing from journo's again i see
stopmoaning1
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9:55pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Mikkel1 wrote:I bet your local police station is closed or mainly office space.
Instead of just advising the Idiots, WHY don't the police get OUT there and Stop them for a change?
Where I live, IF we see a cops car on the road, we feel it is just a Mirage, as they are SO VERY rare, despite having a local police station.
About the ONLY time we see them, is when a VIP is about, or there has been a Serious road Crash, but otherwise, NO!
Badger the Government who have cut police budgets and resources to an unacceptable level.
Blackblood
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8:00am Sun 24 Mar 13
stopmoaning1 wrote:Don't blame the government, they've got to pay those bankers' bonuses somehow.
Mikkel1 wrote:I bet your local police station is closed or mainly office space.
Instead of just advising the Idiots, WHY don't the police get OUT there and Stop them for a change?
Where I live, IF we see a cops car on the road, we feel it is just a Mirage, as they are SO VERY rare, despite having a local police station.
About the ONLY time we see them, is when a VIP is about, or there has been a Serious road Crash, but otherwise, NO!
Badger the Government who have cut police budgets and resources to an unacceptable level.
Joe Wildman-Clark
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8:08am Sun 24 Mar 13
Thames Gateway wrote:Zzzzzzzzz
The gritters obviously helped give confidence, however the snow was not settling on any of the side roads that were not gritted, so was not a 'real test' today by any means.
Some people are NEVER happy! The grit also helps stop the roads icing up I believe, with wet roads and grit on them they did not become a problem so gritting WAS needed.
Rochford Rob
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10:12am Sun 24 Mar 13
Says it all really. Regardless of the weather it would appear these idiots would have crashed anyway.
Poilce would be better off issuing a 'F*ckwits stay at home and of the roads' warning.
Bad weather? It's a bit cold for this time of year. That is all. This is Southend FFS not Ontario.
(This of course has been caused by global warming / climate change / choose whichever suits your straw man argument de jour)
Howard Chase says...
11:15am Sat 23 Mar 13