Police need training in cordiality

The front page reports in The Times earlier this week, regarding the arrogance of some members of the police force, reminded me of an incident last Sunday morning at Tower Road, Sliema.

I was walking along the promenade when a traffic policeman on patrol passed by in the direction of Għar-id-Dud. Walking a short distance I then saw this policeman inside a route bus which was at a standstill right in the middle of the road.

The policeman was probably booking its driver. His motorcycle was parked right in front of the bus.

What a show! Cars behind the bus did not realise what was going on, so nobody overtook the bus. Result: a whole queue starting from near St John Bosco Street trailing up to Għar-id-Dud.

This arrogance is common also next to roundabouts.

When police are on duty they usually stop drivers right in the middle of the road instead of telling the drivers to park by the pavement, with the consequence that traffic is reduced to a snail's pace.

This is now becoming endemic as the traffic wardens are in the habit of parking their cars in forbidden areas, including on double yellow lines.

Our police and local wardens need training to act cordially in every situation.