Google's Car Ticketed for Moving Violation

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Last week a ton of you aired your opinions on whether or not Google Street View was an invasion of privacy or aiding criminals hell bent on breaking into the wealthiest homes they could find. A small town in England forced a member of Google’s Street View team to turn his car around and flee. The small community thought Google was infringing upon their privacy and made their voices heard, while forming a human chain.

This week brings you a more light-hearted tale of the Google Street View vehicles that are currently photographing the United Kingdom, in the form of moving violations.

The incident occurred last summer while the team was busily snapping the streets of Bradford, England. One of the drivers got pulled over by a British traffic cop, but for what, we’re not sure. A Neatorama reader, Chris, wrote in reporting he'd spotted the Google car on the street. He was in the midst of capturing it on his phone when he spotted a police car motioning for the Googler to pull over. According to Chris, this was because the Google car was in a Bicycles/Buses/Taxies Only lane, however, instead of pulling over, the Google car sped off, with the police car tearing after it, complete with lights and sirens.

The two eventually pulled over and turned into an old car park (belonging an old police station, apparently) where Chris, as soon as he caught up, took a few pictures before being told to clear off by the officer. The best part? Google caught itself on camera. Priceless.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Cool.