Force Orders 1941_12
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GENEBALoRDER16. 12.
d {a ch. 1941.
TO BE CIRCDLATEDTO DIPISIONAL
E DqU RTERB& STATIONOFFICES.
MII,ITARI TRAEFIC.
Referenceia madeto GeneralOrderNo. 37/1939,andto the
Mil3taryOrderaforwardedtherewith,regardingsoldierpedestrians
aud the epeedof militeryvehicles.
In viewof thelargenumberof accideatsin w ic persoanel
and vehiclesof H.M.,Forcea:areinvolved,I wishthePo11ceto
pay speclalattentionto theseMilitaryOrdera,and soldieraobaerved
to be acting1a contraventionthereofreportedto me aa dlrected3n
GeneralOrderabovementioned.
Further,2 wishMotorPatrolsto pay apecialattentionto
veicleso£ H.M.,Foroes1n bu.ilt-upareaa.Any caaeaof speeding
( i.e.35 m11esper hourand over) willbe reportedto me and the
reportwi11statewhethera seniorOfflcer a preaent1n thevehicle
wheatheoffencewas committed.If a seniorOfficer'waspresent,the
Policeshouldinformhim of particularaof theoffenceandnoteaay
eaplanationhe givesaa to why thedriverwaa permittedto exceedthe
speedlimit. »
2n connectionwithcaseeo£ speeding,attentionis drawnto
paragraph2 oP theMilitaryOrdersNo. 1706,regardingauthorisation
in writingto eaceedaormalepeedrestrictions,and thisauthorlty
willalwaysbe demandedby thePol ce,particularsof theauthority
producedor failureto produce1t beiagmentionedin theConstables
report.3nchan authorisationdoesaot a11owtheapeedlimit3n bailtup
areasto be exceeded.
Ch3efConatableof Chesh3re.