WTF: Do ambos have radar?

**Squeak the Rat** · 7th November 2006, 15:44

Thrice recently I've had an ambulance approach from behind under lights while I'm stuck in traffic and my radar detector has hit the roof on Ka band.

Is this just a coincidence that there happened to be a cop in the very near vicinity out of eyesight, or do ambulances have radar in them for some reason unfathomable to me?

**Craig11** · 7th November 2006, 15:53

Probably just the ambo, those thing go off when u pass malls and stuff don't they? Something with the eftpos or something?

**ManDownUnder** · 7th November 2006, 15:54

Dog whistles, brass knuckles, and mace... yup - they should carry those.

But a radar? Curious (unless there's equipment like the defibrithingimallator that sets it off?)

**bugjuice** · 7th November 2006, 15:54

radars scan for the police radio frequency (amongst other things), ambo's use a similar band, so the radar picks that up

**Squeak the Rat** · 7th November 2006, 15:55

Originally Posted by Craig11

Probably just the ambo, those thing go off when u pass malls and stuff don't they? Something with the eftpos or something?

Not usually on Ka band. I think it's X or K band that gets set off by automatic doors and the like.

Maybe the ambos are in cahoots with the coppas helping to bust innocent speeders

**ManDownUnder** · 7th November 2006, 15:55

Originally Posted by Craig11

Something with the eftpos or something?

LOL... Sir you're having a heart attack - that's $59.95.

Would you like a kidney failure with that, we have them on special for $40, or we can run you over with this fine ambulance for a mere $75.00 + cleaning fee

**The_Dover** · 7th November 2006, 15:57

you might be on to something there squeakyrat.

i was hooning up past drury one night last year, flew past an ambulance (going the other way) at a fair crack and got pulled up by a pig on a bike just after manukau for a "chat".

**ZorsT** · 7th November 2006, 15:57

I thought some radar detectors detected emergency vehicles, when they have lights and siren going?

**Craig11** · 7th November 2006, 15:58

HAHA, lol now youre just being a smartarse... Being run over with an ambo doesn't cost that much!

**tl_tub** · 7th November 2006, 15:59

No radars in ambos. Either a coincidence or the other equipment in them is causing a false alarm

Remember also that highway patrol cars come in all shapes, sizes and colors

**The_Dover** · 7th November 2006, 16:00

There is an expanded K band that has emergency service messages in it but it's not used in NZ.

X band and K band are both set off by door openers.

Stalker, as used by the bacon, are Ka band.

As far as I know it's the only band you need on in NZ, no point in shitting yourself everytime you go past Pak'N'Save.

Do the piggies use Ku band out here yet? I've had a couple of blasts Ku (not KY) on my detector.