The pedestrians in Sydney wouldn't put up with that sort of control. They
would just stampede all over the cop.

Many years ago they tried using mounted police to control Xmas shoppers in
the CBD. They would position the horse across the crossing, but they simply
crawled under the horse to get across.

I recall in Melb in the 60s, the cops on point duty had whistles for ped
control. Do they still use them?

From:TramsDownUnder@... [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of C. B.
Sent: Monday, 4 February 2013 8:29 PM
To:TramsDownUnder@...
Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Road policy nonsense

...........and I bet the police can't understand why they get so little
respect! This one seems to have been trained in Britain!

Chas

On 4 February 2013 09:51, Tony Prescott prescottt@...> wrote:

--- InTramsDownUnder@...
mailto:TramsDownUnder%40yahoogroups.com , John Wayman wrote:
>

>

> Here is an example of police moving vehicles and not people. A tram has

unloaded at the safety zone outside Flemington Racecourse on Melbourne Cup
day last year. Not a vehicle in sight, and the crowd of passengers has to
wait for very long traffic light cycles without a vehicle in sight! People
were given no priority over vehicles and would be booked if they attempted
to cross against the lights! View this at
http://tdu.to/wayman_2012-11-06_4322.jpg
> CheersJohn WaymanTo:TramsDownUnder@...

mailto:TramsDownUnder%40yahoogroups.com
>


Classic. That cries out for a bit of Sydney's old larrikinism (sadly no
longer) - a single copper would have no chance.

"At the count of three, lads, scatter!!!"

cheers
Tony P