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#3084766 4-Jun-2023 14:01

Batman:

where i live the cop cars don't seem to park up and nap. towns are few and far between. hardly any humans between these towns. population in the biggest "city" in lower south island is still in the 100,000+ mark.

they seem to be driving at 90-100kph GPS speed (100-110 on my speedo).

over an 8 hr shift, if they drive for 5 hours that would be 500km.

lower south island here it's mountainous, very windy, and bitterly cold in winter.

they will need every electron to do that range, maybe a miracle and a prayer.

should be ok in Auckland though. maybe.

Interesting. In the upper north island stationary traffic enforcement is common. Means the officers can use turn off their radar's, and use handheld laser speed detection guns, avoiding warning those with radar detectors of their presence.

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#3084767 4-Jun-2023 14:16

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I find it ironic that the superior (and cheaper) BMW patrol cars were rejected in preference for the Skodas because of the fear of the public perception of Police driving ‘elitist’ vehicles, when the Holden Commodore replacement was decided. Now it’s okay for Police to drive a Beamer. I guess the virtue signalling outweighs the social commentary.

I should note that the rumor came from many procurement cycles ago. Back in an era where RWD Holden & Ford sedans were common, and emissions were a much more minor concern.

The narrowing availability of cars suiting the need of the police already forced then to go euro with Skoda winning the last big tender. And the jump from Skoda to BMW is a lot smaller image terms than jumping from Holden to BMW.

And of course this is just a small trial so has less image implications than mainstream use.

These cars are going to be dedicated to highway patrol, so won't be cruising the streets of the most economically deprived bits of town.

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#3084771 4-Jun-2023 14:54

Scott3:

Batman:

where i live the cop cars don't seem to park up and nap. towns are few and far between. hardly any humans between these towns. population in the biggest "city" in lower south island is still in the 100,000+ mark.

they seem to be driving at 90-100kph GPS speed (100-110 on my speedo).

over an 8 hr shift, if they drive for 5 hours that would be 500km.

lower south island here it's mountainous, very windy, and bitterly cold in winter.

they will need every electron to do that range, maybe a miracle and a prayer.

should be ok in Auckland though. maybe.

Interesting. In the upper north island stationary traffic enforcement is common. Means the officers can use turn off their radar's, and use handheld laser speed detection guns, avoiding warning those with radar detectors of their presence.

well i can't be sure of the proportions, but they do both here, just see them more on the road than stationary but could be the route i take, time of day, etc

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#3084966 4-Jun-2023 22:09

Batman:

well i can't be sure of the proportions, but they do both here, just see them more on the road than stationary but could be the route i take, time of day, etc

A decent chunk of police cars I see in highway settings (20%+) have somebody pulled over at the time.

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