Better watch out! They come from above!!

[Fev]

Fun times.. hurrah... ugh... big brother is faster and sneakier then ever!

Police say their helicopter has helped catch 3 hoon drivers in the past week.

In one incident, police used an onboard night camera to spot a car speeding along the Kwinana Freeway and were able to direct police cars on the ground to arrest the driver.

Senior Sergeant Ashley Goy from the Police Air Wing says two people were arrested after a second incident.

[4Vman]

At a cost of probably about $10K per arrest too.... :

[JG66ME]

Originally Posted by 4Vman

At a cost of probably about $10K per arrest too.... :

Well we wouldnt want that money wasted on catching a murderer would we?

Imagine if they had to pay carbon taxes on those arrests

[v8falconsrule]

Originally Posted by 4Vman

At a cost of probably about $10K per arrest too.... :

still better than investing a couple of grand to clean up the mess after these idiots lose it!

i say if you wanna speed and bend the rules be prepared to get caught sometime- thems the breaks kiddies. if ya don't wanna get busted, play by the rules. :

[Bobman]

Originally Posted by v8falconsrule

still better than investing a couple of grand to clean up the mess after these idiots lose it!

i say if you wanna speed and bend the rules be prepared to get caught sometime- thems the breaks kiddies. if ya don't wanna get busted, play by the rules. :

Yeah but don't forget most of the "couple of grand to clean up the mess" is as a result of alcohol, poor roads, unroadworthy or dangerous vehicle or fatigue. Speed isn't always the main cause of crashes on the aforementioned roads.

[Ives]

I need to pack RPG in the car.

[BLDNUT01]

Originally Posted by Ives

I need to pack RPG in the car.

too much GTA for you

[Bossxr8]

A stinger would be more effective, can't imagine shooting down a chopper with an RPG would be easy.

[MAGPIE]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

A stinger would be more effective, can't imagine shooting down a chopper with an RPG would be easy.

Locals in Mogadishu have proven otherwise :evil_laug

[AHMD6T]

Originally Posted by MAGPIE

Locals in Mogadishu have proven otherwise :evil_laug

Haha I got that one :P

[scoupedy]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

A stinger would be more effective, can't imagine shooting down a chopper with an RPG would be easy.

Have you seen Black Hawk Down they shot serveral down in it...

[bodes-sh]

Originally Posted by scoupedy

Have you seen Black Hawk Down they shot serveral down in it...

yeah, but try firing an rpg at a helicopter from a moving car lol

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by scoupedy

Have you seen Black Hawk Down they shot serveral down in it...

From the tops of buildings while the Black Hawks were very low, i'm talking about hitting one from the ground while its 500 ft in the sky and its moving. Thats a different story.

[Ives]

Originally Posted by BLDNUT01

too much GTA for you

It's true. :(

[Bobman]

Victoria Police used to use their Dauphins to check vehicle's speed on the Mornington Peninsula and up past South Morang (especially during the holiday season).

Unsure if this still goes on.

[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by Bobman

Victoria Police used to use their Dauphins to check vehicle's speed on the Mornington Peninsula and up past South Morang (especially during the holiday season).

Unsure if this still goes on.

The Moorooduc road chopper signs and lines on the road are still there, however the new roundabout halfway through the detection zone kind of defeats the purpose.

[Auslandau]

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

The Moorooduc road chopper signs and lines on the road are still there, however the new roundabout halfway through the detection zone kind of defeats the purpose.

You mean the Moorooduc shicanes?

Yes they still use overheads on the Moorooduc Road and along the beach between Mt Martha and Mornington which is another notorious race track. Summer months you can see them hovering.



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[Ringo]

Originally Posted by auslandau

You mean the Moorooduc shicanes?

Yes they still use overheads on the Moorooduc Road and along the beach between Mt Martha and Mornington which is another notorious race track. Summer months you can see them hovering.

Is that what their doing?

I always thought they were chasing the escapees from Frankston.

Can't let those people mix with the rest of society.

[jasjul]

Originally Posted by Ringo

Is that what their doing?

I always thought they were chasing the escapees from Frankston.

Can't let those people mix with the rest of society.

GOLD!!!!!

[Fev]

Too bad it would cost tax payers over 100k a month to fly the damn thing

[james22]

Here are the links to the stories if your interested people....

http://www.thewest.com.au/default.as...ontentID=78071

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/c...2-3102,00.html


And one with a twist lol....

Beginning....
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4312248a10.html

Outcome....
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4335673a11.html


P.S - Sorry Fev, for the hi jacking, but I didn't think it was really worth a thread... So here it is :-)

What do you think of that lol?

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by james22

And one with a twist lol....

Beginning....
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4312248a10.html

Outcome....
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4335673a11.html

'Swur I dudn't see um cumming buss! Seemed luk uh prutty choice spoot to pull a uturn eh!"

[TOASTED]

Originally Posted by b2tf

'Swur I dudn't see um cumming buss! Seemed luk uh prutty choice spoot to pull a uturn eh!"

*****/*** lol

[Fev]

lol alright, that news about the bikers getting totalled by a dumbass parked across the road on a corner - well jeez. what an idiot, he deserves whats coming to him.

[Airmon]

I've had the chopper on me a couple of times now, it kind of freaks you out when there is suddenly a giant spot light on you, I can't imagine that would be safe but every few weekends without a doubt he's back out with the spotty on.

[Darkr]

Speed limits are ridiculously low in this country anyway.

More driver training, and less crap boxes on the road would be a good start.

[v8falconsrule]

i agree fully, but i'm sure if a chopper pilot could pick that you were speeding, he'd also notice if you were swerving over the raod etc.....to me it all comes back to getting more police back onto the streets, rather than leaving it all to constable kodak (revinue division).

it just really gets me when people winge about the police 'harassing' them for speed and questionable modifications and all the other things people bang on about. the police are just doing their job- well most of them are anyway.

[Bobman]

I agree mate.

Although, with sadness most of the time the Police air wing is unavailable for "normal" police work, such as chasing offenders, etc. It usually has to turn back due to low fuel. Makes me wonder how much more tax payers are footing the bill for the aircraft to do this kind of activity. One would think Motorbikes (Solos) would be a more effective tool.

[OLDFORDNUT]

this is nothing new, in Victoria in the 1970's,you used to see white lines straight across Hi-wayand country roads all the time,one mile apart and cops would fly cesna's overhead and time how long you took to cross the next set and book you up the road after radioing the next hiway patrol cop on the ground

[XR06T]

i thought drink driving was drink driving, not hooning?