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Originally Posted by Cherie
It was 3am and why not stop the traffic?
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3am doesn't mean there was no traffic, a lot of goods transport goes on overnight on motorways. And stopping traffic would have involved either leaving the dog unattended or waiting for other officers to arrive, who may have been nowhere nearby. Closing a motorway takes more than just a police officer standing in the middle with their hand up. For one, at the very least, they need to find a long straight stretch with good visibility in order for traffic to stop safely (you have to assume some vehicles travelling at 90+ mph, even with perfect reaction times stopping distance is huge). Even THEN, stopping traffic flow on an unlit motorway carries a risk. All it takes is ONE driver not paying attention, going too fast when the road is curving, and you've got a potential pile up.