Do NZ Police cars have GPS built in?

**milan24** · 30th December 2011, 17:12

i wonder if our police car have gps build in?

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10775720

**DrunkenMistake** · 30th December 2011, 17:15

does england no good?

**James Deuce** · 30th December 2011, 17:17

Yes. It's how a helicopter got to me so quickly.

**haydes55** · 30th December 2011, 17:49

Originally Posted by DrunkenMistake

does england no good?

Only reason I clicked on this thread was to see what it was supposed to say

**BoristheBiter** · 30th December 2011, 17:52

Originally Posted by milan24

i wonder if our police car have gps build in?

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10775720

Maybe all cars should have built in gps.

**milan24** · 30th December 2011, 20:43

i wish i know this a year ago, that cop might not have proven he pace check me at that speed in court.

**scumdog** · 30th December 2011, 20:53

A cardboard licence plate?

No wonder he didn't have the brains to just stop...

**Damantis** · 30th December 2011, 21:01

stores information like speed, acceleration, deceleration etc for only a short time and is continually overwritten. Only in a crash does that info become usefull to investigators. I don't know if actual GPS units are in all police cars here but I have definitely seen them on occaision. Probably a very usefull tool for the police. Interesting that individual officers in Victoria appear to be "licensed" to pusue at certain speeds. Shit, I've seen Kiwi cops hit 150 kph before they even flick the lights and siren on!

**red mermaid** · 31st December 2011, 05:55

And as well, 130 km/h through red lights but it wasn't his fault.

Originally Posted by scumdog

A cardboard licence plate?

No wonder he didn't have the brains to just stop...

**nosebleed** · 31st December 2011, 11:28

No.

They just don't lie in court about the details of the event.

Damn we need a "sarcastic" smiley

**SMOKEU** · 31st December 2011, 11:33

I think that highway patrol cop car I had a complimentary ride in had a built in GPS. VE Commodore.

**FJRider** · 31st December 2011, 11:44

I would be supprised if Police cars didn't have a fleet type GPS tracking unit installed.

**Gremlin** · 31st December 2011, 15:57

Originally Posted by FJRider

I would be supprised if Police cars didn't have a fleet type GPS tracking unit installed.

Would make a lot of sense for resource allocation...

afaik, they just have standard GPS units, but that's only from passing cars now and then and having a quick glimpse at all the goodies.

**Ronin** · 31st December 2011, 16:25

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Would make a lot of sense for resource allocation...

afaik, they just have standard GPS units, but that's only from passing cars now and then and having a quick glimpse at all the goodies.

AFAIK the system logs location, speed, light and siren activation and so on and so on.

**FJRider** · 31st December 2011, 17:06

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Would make a lot of sense for resource allocation...

afaik, they just have standard GPS units, but that's only from passing cars now and then and having a quick glimpse at all the goodies.

I have never heard of an officer being asked ... where his location was ...