Undercover cop cars just got a whole lot sneakier

[kevie]

Nothing new at all. I got done about 7 years ago (my last offence!) on SH1 north of Bulls for towing a trailer at 105 km/hr. The police car that stopped me was a Nissan 200 SX turbo. Quite an impressive bit of kit - who would have thought it!

LOL thats the Fairlady from Feilding ... awesome mufty car, talked a few times to the cop that drives it when I was on ambulance... said he catches a lot of people.

He previously drove a high performance Commadore V8 persuit car, he got out of that into the Nissan and said the power increase was scary.

[kevie]

I saw a truck with an ad on it the other day

'THIS ISN'T AN UNDERCOVER POLICE VEHICLE.'
'but anything else could be.'

Made me think.

LOL that is on one of Turners trucks .... I wanted to put "*555 Costs me 45cents, What could it cost you?" but boss didnt get that enthusiastic about that lol

[Patrick]

As long as I'm to understand that the penalty for running the red lights is $250 and NO demerit points I think I'll stand by my statement that there's a emphasis on speeding compared to other traffic "violations".......

$150 AND demerits (20 from memory...) all caught on video around here so no arguments about "it was orange" or the like...

LOL that is on one of Turners trucks .... I wanted to put "*555 Costs me 45cents, What could it cost you?" but boss didnt get that enthusiastic about that lol

THAT is priceless......

[Mikkel]

$150 AND demerits (20 from memory...) all caught on video around here so no arguments about "it was orange" or the like...

I very much doubt you got cameras in each and every intersection in NZ!
As such that's another lame argument for not doing any other traffic policing than speeding enforcement. "Or red lights... check, we got those covered. Bought five cameras last week."

My mate who's a cop said no demerits... he could be wrong but what would I know.

[Patrick]

I very much doubt you got cameras in each and every intersection in NZ!
As such that's another lame argument for not doing any other traffic policing than speeding enforcement. "Or red lights... check, we got those covered. Bought five cameras last week."

My mate who's a cop said no demerits... he could be wrong but what would I know.

Nope, quite right there, not one in every intersection. One for our city is all, and we can set it up wherever. Dunno about the other towns, for them to sort out. There isn't a cop on each and every street either.....

Your mate, who is a cop, is wrong....

[BMW]

I've seen a couple of real shitter cars, no idea why I took a second glance, but only to see a radio in the dash, couple of extra lights, and a cop flouro vest on the back seat. They have been using some 'obscure' cars for a while now. A brown Mazda thing round town (where I've seen them) and a corrola sedan down near Puke. Granted, they aren't going to keep up with much, but I've heard bout WXR's and Evo's been kitted out too.
Sneek, yes. Justified, yes. You break the law, you accept you will be caught at some point

seen a wrx down the desert road! And it was kitted out nicely too!

Soo they have been around for a long time. Just do not speed!!

[Pancakes]

.........Just do not speed!!

Hahahahaha! Thats why I come on here, good jokes!

[puddytat]

There is a very fast black Commodore based I think in Greymouth....he can drive pretty good too.Circulates round Reefton, Greymouth, Murchison & Springs Junction

[Mikkel]

There is a very fast black Commodore based I think in Greymouth....he can drive pretty good too.Circulates round Reefton, Greymouth, Murchison & Springs Junction

I've met that fella... sneaky bastard in a rather new fancy looking black commodore... He came up over a hill while I was going from Murchison towards Chch in the car. He pinged me I thought FUCK it's a mufty, hit the brakes, thought "nah, too damn late", kept my speed up - I think I saw some blue and red reflections somewhere as I went over the hill crest. Kept my speed up and never saw him again. But then again, he could've been called off towards Murchison in a hurry

[davereid]

Watch this space... police are moving to the P25 encrypted radio standard. But, depending on how they set it up, it may be "internet aware". So if it is, we will be able to "ping" it... so it may be that we will be able to spot a traffic car long before they can even radar you...

Even it doesnt get an IP stack, its a pretty rare way to send radio trafiic in NZ and will be easily spotted.

Well done NZ police !

[Disco Dan]

Watch this space... police are moving to the P25 encrypted radio standard. But, depending on how they set it up, it may be "internet aware". So if it is, we will be able to "ping" it... so it may be that we will be able to spot a traffic car long before they can even radar you...

Even it doesnt get an IP stack, its a pretty rare way to send radio trafiic in NZ and will be easily spotted.

Well done NZ police !

hmm dont think my ethernet cable will long enough for the ATNR

[toycollector10]

Haven't you learned yet, 'boah'....I don't know you from sh*t but it
don't matter what you post, where you post, how you post or in what context you post, there are just dozens of mutherfuckers on this forum, sitting around with nothing better to do, than pay you out and put you down, so get-the-fuck-used-to-it-mutherfucker!!!

[Patrick]

I very much doubt you got cameras in each and every intersection in NZ!
As such that's another lame argument for not doing any other traffic policing than speeding enforcement. "Or red lights... check, we got those covered. Bought five cameras last week."

My mate who's a cop said no demerits... he could be wrong but what would I know.

Nope, quite right there, not one in every intersection. One for our city is all, and we can set it up wherever. Dunno about the other towns, for them to sort out. There isn't a cop on each and every street either.....

Your mate, who is a cop, is wrong....

Oops... my bad.... your mate is right! There are no demerits for going through red lights!!! Demerits for failing to stop at stop signs, failing to give way, failing to stop at red flashing lights at a railway... they all carry demerits, but not at red lights!!! Go figure....

[puddytat]

I've met that fella... sneaky bastard in a rather new fancy looking black commodore... He came up over a hill while I was going from Murchison towards Chch in the car. He pinged me I thought FUCK it's a mufty, hit the brakes, thought "nah, too damn late", kept my speed up - I think I saw some blue and red reflections somewhere as I went over the hill crest. Kept my speed up and never saw him again. But then again, he could've been called off towards Murchison in a hurry

Ive heard of a similar "experience" lately near Murch. We got 'em using station wagons round here as well . Getting like you got to think that every on coming late model car could be out to get ya!! The days of going for a "blat" down the Gorge (or anywhere else really) might be coming to an end for me & Im going to try & slow down....save the money in fines & try & get to the track .
Hope all the bikers who've been headin' Nth to the Nelson rally have been able to avoid the ravening pack of them round here...