Police killing us again!

[Coldrider]

so substitute with mondeo/camry/whatever, any of them would be more suitable/cost effective.........

I personally don't give a fuck, merely that there is more of a process involved than being ignorant, just look at the LAV purchases for one thing, then the ammo purchased and returned for a loss because it didn't fit the armanents involved.

[rastuscat]

Polis have a generalist car policy. The cars generally have to be able to carry 5 people in full kit. The other thing is the need to carry a prisoner in the rear seat with a cop either side.

Whatever, this rules out all but the biggest cars, and means a larger turning circle, more 3 point turns and longer to make a u-turn and pursue.

I reckon they need a quick car, not a big and fast one. Like a Wrx, or Evo.

Just my thoughts.

[bogan]

Polis have a generalist car policy. The cars generally have to be able to carry 5 people in full kit. The other thing is the need to carry a prisoner in the rear seat with a cop either side.

Whatever, this rules out all but the biggest cars, and means a larger turning circle, more 3 point turns and longer to make a u-turn and pursue.

I reckon they need a quick car, not a big and fast one. Like a Wrx, or Evo.

Just my thoughts.

Have you seen the UK traffic cop program about the specialist road taskforce they have WRX's EVO's, a Helicopter, and ANPR stuff, needless to say, the crims get owned

[blackdog]

Polis have a generalist car policy. The cars generally have to be able to carry 5 people in full kit. The other thing is the need to carry a prisoner in the rear seat with a cop either side.

dimensions

commodore width 1899mm

camry width 1820mm

so 7.9cm difference, how many donuts is that?

[miloking]

Polis have a generalist car policy. The cars generally have to be able to carry 5 people in full kit. The other thing is the need to carry a prisoner in the rear seat with a cop either side.

Whatever, this rules out all but the biggest cars, and means a larger turning circle, more 3 point turns and longer to make a u-turn and pursue.

I reckon they need a quick car, not a big and fast one. Like a Wrx, or Evo.

Just my thoughts.

In UK they have Evos and WRX for the special pursuit units...they also have police hayabusas.

[miloking]

dimensions

commodore width 1899mm

camry width 1820mm

so 7.9cm difference, how many donuts is that?

Thats one donut at most....

[Fluffy Cat]

In UK they have Evos and WRX for the special pursuit units...they also have police hayabusas.

Yeah,......but how many?. One Hayabusa, 4 wrx's?, not many you can bet. And not all forces have them. They are for show and deterrent purposes only.
They mostly use mid size cars 1.6l escorts etc for your local force and bigger cars similar to the holdens for traffic units.
Imagine the carnage here if the cops had Hayabusas and wrx's. Dead and maimed cops everywhere.

[miloking]

Imagine the carnage here if the cops had Hayabusas and wrx's. Dead and maimed cops everywhere.

Ahhhh...you make it sound like a bad thing

yeah i know its mostly just for show... and probably only the ones that issue most tickets get to drive them.

[Fluffy Cat]

Your right didn't think of it like that!....
More Hayabusa's for them then

[Coldrider]

Napier City council snakes had a GS1000S back in those days.

[Whynot]

In UK they have Evos and WRX for the special pursuit units...they also have police hayabusas.

I have been riding almost daily in the UK for the last 3 and a bit years. I have only seen a one stationary highway patrol type car that i can remember .... it was parked up on a side road just around a slight bend. Naturally my NZ instinct kicked in and i immediately went for the brakes. As i went past i noticed there was a sign next to the car saying "road closed".

Cops in the UK as far as i can tell are not bothered with catching people speeding (90mph on the motorways is the norm). That what they have the fixed cameras for. Although they then go and paint them bright yellow and put lines on the road so you always know where they are.

[miloking]

I have been riding almost daily in the UK for the last 3 and a bit years. I have only seen a one stationary highway patrol type car that i can remember .... it was parked up on a side road just around a slight bend. Naturally my NZ instinct kicked in and i immediately went for the brakes. As i went past i noticed there was a sign next to the car saying "road closed".

Cops in the UK as far as i can tell are not bothered with catching people speeding (90mph on the motorways is the norm). That what they have the fixed cameras for. Although they then go and paint them bright yellow and put lines on the road so you always know where they are.

You see, post like this are not helpful at all...it just makes me hate the local money collectors even more! Oh well..maybe one day we will also have autobahns, and decent speed limit and driver education/testing...

[Whynot]

You see, post like this are not helpful at all...it just makes me hate the local money collectors even more!

Its not that good, they collect the money off you in other ways .... e.g. insurance

[miloking]

Its not that good, they collect the money off you in other ways .... e.g. insurance

Kind of like paying for "protection" to your local friendly mob?

[ynot slow]

Haven't read 70 odd pages but my thoughts on stoopid manouvre(sic) from orificer was there seemed to be enough room to pull onto the verge and spin the car around with 2 wheels on dirt etc with quick flick of accelerator,hell my XR6 can be spun round albeit on pea metal on a small road(wife did it and was impressed)sure no pea metal but surely that would be an idea,although the curb and chanel showed about 50-100mts from crash site.