Camera vans

[kiwi6]

I read here a while ago that the cops had purchased some (expensive) Toyota vans to replace the Mitsi camera vans .... today I saw a black Hyundai van (see photo) ... very hard to pick up as it looks like a old import van !! ... it was using the new "K" band camera

[steve_t]

Nah, these are the vans now. You're right that they're Hyundai and use K band

[Alpha Solo]

They also use old backpacker vans on the West Coast (South Island) there is a ropey looking white one in Westport... good reason to stick to the speed limits

[unstuck]

We have one down here in a crappy looking old toyota estima . Sneaky buggers.

[red mermaid]

They are trialling a red stationwagon round the Manawatu.

[jim.cox]

Why do we allow them to use mufti-vehicles ?

Surely they would do a better job as safety measures if they were very clearly marked

As they are in other countries...

Its not quite entrapment - but it does add to the evidence of revenue gathering

It realy is a shame to see the Boys in Blue reduced to tax collector status

[SMOKEU]

Set it on fire or spray FTP on the side. Cops love file transfer protocol.

[BoristheBiter]

Why do we allow them to use mufti-vehicles ?

Surely they would do a better job as safety measures if they were very clearly marked

As they are in other countries...

Its not quite entrapment - but it does add to the evidence of revenue gathering

It realy is a shame to see the Boys in Blue reduced to tax collector status

funny you should say that as there is one up here that is all decked out in police colours.

[Zedder]

[QUOTE=BoristheBiter;1130494506]funny you should say that as there is one up here that is all decked out in police colours.

Yep, there's 7 in total around the country according to this:http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10854811

[Maha]

Things have really moved forward over the last 4 years.

[Zedder]

At least the cops are trying to be fair.

[Gremlin]

funny you should say that as there is one up here that is all decked out in police colours.

Result: Traffic suddenly slowed on approach (northbound) to the BP Autobahn. Doing 100kph happily then crawling at 50kph.

Got past the van parked up, back to 90-100kph.

Can they please ticket morons slowing to half speed past the vans?

[328FTW]

I almost dumped my old toyota in the manakau harbour one night cause I ripped a massive handbrake slide past the camera but then I couldn't get it to release. Was one of those decisions that you immediately regret making

[McFatty1000]

Result: Traffic suddenly slowed on approach (northbound) to the BP Autobahn. Doing 100kph happily then crawling at 50kph.

Got past the van parked up, back to 90-100kph.

Can they please ticket morons slowing to half speed past the vans?

Its almost like people think they get police brownie points for each km they do under the speed limit past cameras...

[steve_t]

Result: Traffic suddenly slowed on approach (northbound) to the BP Autobahn. Doing 100kph happily then crawling at 50kph.

Got past the van parked up, back to 90-100kph.

Can they please ticket morons slowing to half speed past the vans?

It's cos one person sees the van and brakes to 95, the person behind them brakes to 90 to allow space for further braking if required, and so on and so forth with a queue of traffic that passes that point at a ridiculously low speed and then immediately, and sometimes seemingly magically, the traffic goes back to normal speed