
It's been my general impression over many years that some male SXP's, especially older ones, are power mad.
thirdcrank wrote:Re School Crossing Patrols, around here, they are taught to avoid problems of this type by keeping the head of the lollipop pointing downwards until they are preparing to stop the traffic, when they hold it right-way-up and then pick a safe () opportunity to step out into the carriageway. The idea is that drivers are warned by the lollipop being raised but I'm not so sure.
It's been my general impression over many years that some male SXP's, especially older ones, are power mad.
pwa wrote:thirdcrank wrote:Re School Crossing Patrols, around here, they are taught to avoid problems of this type by keeping the head of the lollipop pointing downwards until they are preparing to stop the traffic, when they hold it right-way-up and then pick a safe () opportunity to step out into the carriageway. The idea is that drivers are warned by the lollipop being raised but I'm not so sure.
It's been my general impression over many years that some male SXP's, especially older ones, are power mad.
There is an elderly gentleman not far from here who does that job, and he is an entertainingly forceful character. But he never jumps out into the road. He eyeballs the oncoming drivers and makes his intentions clear through his body language and wielding of the lollipop. You would have to be really lost in a world of your own not to recognise the symptoms when he wants to step out.
brynpoeth wrote:What is the legal situation, does an SXP have some of the powers of a constable?
Elli123 wrote:My car has tiny scratch on back which I honestly dont care about. I am just worried about if I should have given him my details or reported incident to police, he didn't ask for any insurance nor I his, he said he was not injured and rode off ...
... What is the legal situation, does an SXP have some of the powers of a constable?
Power of school crossing patrols to stop traffic.
2.-(1) When between the hours of eight in the morning and half-past five in the afternoon a vehicle is approaching a place in a road where children on their way to or from school are crossing or seeking to cross the road, a school crossing patrol shall (subject to subsection (3) of this section) have power, by exhibiting a prescribed sign, to require the person driving or propelling the vehicle to stop it.
(2) When a person has been required under the preceding subsection to stop a vehicle -
(a) he shall cause the vehicle to stop before reaching the place where the children are crossing or seeking to cross and so as not to stop or impede their crossing; and
(b) the vehicle shall not be put in motion again so as to reach the place in question so long as the sign continues to be exhibited.
Any person who fails to comply with paragraph (a) of this subsection, or who causes a vehicle to be put in motion in contravention of paragraph (b) thereof, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds.
28 Stopping of vehicles at school crossings.
(1) When a vehicle is approaching a place in a road where a person is crossing or seeking to cross the road, a school crossing patrol wearing a uniform approved by the national authority shall have power, by exhibiting a prescribed sign, to require the person driving or propelling the vehicle to stop it.
(2)When a person has been required under subsection (1) above to stop a vehicle—
(a)he shall cause the vehicle to stop before reaching the place where the person is crossing or seeking to cross and so as not to stop or impede his crossing, and
(b) the vehicle shall not be put in motion again so as to reach the place in question so long as the sign continues to be exhibited.
(3) A person who fails to comply with paragraph (a) of subsection (2) above, or who causes a vehicle to be put in motion in contravention of paragraph (b) of that subsection, shall be guilty of an offence.
(4) In this section—
(a) “prescribed sign” means a sign of a size, colour and type prescribed by regulations made by the national authority or, if authorisation is given by the national authority for the use of signs of a description not so prescribed, a sign of that description;
(b) “school crossing patrol” means a person authorised to patrol in accordance with arrangements under section 26 of this Act; and regulations under paragraph (a) above may provide for the attachment of reflectors to signs or for the illumination of signs.
(5) For the purposes of this section—
(a) where it is proved that a sign was exhibited by a school crossing patrol, it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, to be of a size, colour and type prescribed, or of a description authorised, under subsection (4)(b) above, and, if it was exhibited in circumstances in which it was required by the regulations to be illuminated, to have been illuminated in the prescribed manner; and
(b) where it is proved that a school crossing patrol was wearing a uniform, the uniform shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, to be a uniform approved by the national authority
thirdcrank wrote:Re School Crossing Patrols, around here, they are taught to avoid problems of this type by keeping the head of the lollipop pointing downwards until they are preparing to stop the traffic, when they hold it right-way-up and then pick a safe () opportunity to step out into the carriageway. The idea is that drivers are warned by the lollipop being raised but I'm not so sure.
It's been my general impression over many years that some male SXP's, especially older ones, are power mad.
brynpoeth wrote: ... Maybe they tried to join the cops but were rejected (not fit enough, too short, not smart enough?) and are taking revenge
I find one actually gets more relaxed as one gets older