Letters to the Editor

AuthorJ. G. Blair
Published date01 June 1963
Date01 June 1963
DOIhttp://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X6303600609
Subject MatterLetters to the Editor
Aperson can in law obtain third-party insurance against damage
caused by his driving of any vehicles whether or not he has an
insurable interest in them. But on the Court's construction of the
policy in this case, it did not provide an indemnity independent of
rights of user over the named vehicle. The terms of the policy
implied that the insurer should have rights of user over the vehicle.
For
example, the condition relating to maintenance in efficient
condition implied such a right.
LETTERS TO
THE
EDITOR
DEAR
SIR,
Photographic Mapping of Accident Sites
1read with great interest your article in the February 1963 issue
of the Police Journal under the
heading"
Photographic Mapping of
Accident Sites", describing a method of photographing accident
sites by using a camera fitted to the end of a telescopic pole attached
to a Minibus.
Prima facie this appears to solvethe problem
of
obtaining an accu-
rate plan or aerial view of an accident site, but 1respectfully submit
that this method is already outdated and rather laborious since the
introduction of helicopters into police work, especially when com-
pared with the quicker and simple method of photographing such
scenes from the cabin of the helicopter. (I mention the helicopter in
particular as this type of aircraft is able to hover over the area to
be photographed.) .
1am speaking as the observer in the Brantly B-2 Helicopter which
has been used by Durham County Constabulary since November,
1962, on an experimental basis for routine police patrol and in this
connexion, 1have taken numerous photographs from the aircraft
both at low and high level (i.e. between 50 to 1,000f/.) of accidents,
road obstructions, busy road junctions and the like. 1 am not an
expert photographer, but 1 feel that the majority of the exposures
taken have been adequate for production as evidence in court
proceedings.
To substantiate my remarks that a helicopter could be used to
better advantage in this medium than the method described in your
article, 1 would say that the Minibus suffers from the disadvantage
of possible delay through the traffic or weather conditions or
congestion at the scene of the accident. Generally, this does not apply
to the helicopter, although in built up areas it may be difficult to
take photographs from low level.
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