Comments on: Victorian Police Force Holden VE SS Commodore

By: Peter Harvey

Peter Harvey — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:39:21 +0000

250zx and the douche that wrote the comment that driving on straight, flat and long roads are less likely to have crashes, you are dicks. 76% of road accidents happen on long, flat and straight roads simply because you do not have to move the steering wheel, or your foot and looking straight ahead for period of time, you fall asleep and drift into oncoming traffic, which most are fatal, or you wrap your car around a tree.

By: CQ

CQ — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:03:48 +0000

The SMART Cars are purchased by the TAC (Vic Compulsorary Third Party Insurer) out of the premium money we pay every time we renew our rego.

The TAC supplies them with VERY strict conditions on how Victoria Police use these cars. They represent all that is wrong with the current Labour Government (addicted by fine revenue) that encourages such “contractual arrangements” between government departments.

All Hwy/Traffic cars should carry the same type of high visibility markings.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:25:30 +0000

Lol

QUOTE = Actually that is a good point i agree that highways are the last place to crash but also speeding down built up areas your alot more likley to hit someone or something if something goes wrong compared with highways..

I agree in built up areas like where houses are… but like main roads I dont think there is a major issue. And personally I think to much emphasis is being placed on speeding rather then educating say pedestrians. Look at 40km/h zones in schools, Im all for it (although Im not sure why high schools need them…. by 12 years old and higher you should have enough self awareness not to run onto the road!), but how bout instead of blaming the cars for hitting a kid we blame the lack of education or parenting!! I know when I was young I never ran onto the road for any reason, because you were taught not to no matter what!

By: texas ecological sodomite

texas ecological sodomite — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:42:01 +0000

With all the speed cameras and patrol cars collecting cash they are now finally able to afford some flash V8 Commodores, which they will use to raise more cash for whatever other car they want to upgrade to. I wouldn’t be surprised if we start seeing more HSV patrol car or even a Ferrari one day.

By: 280ZX

280ZX — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:08:34 +0000

Quote: “The point Im trying to make n e way, is speeding as a major issue imo has been blown out of proportion, ESPECIALLY so on highways, they are the last place most people will ever crash – long, straight and relatively flat”

Actually that is a good point i agree that highways are the last place to crash but also speeding down built up areas your alot more likley to hit someone or something if something goes wrong compared with highways..

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:13:09 +0000

Disappearnace of highway patrol cars? Ummm I still see them in good numbers (shyteloads come double demerit time coincidentally). Nevertheless I dont see how they have any effect, catching 1 car out of 10,000+ that speeds… and as Ive alluded to previously the visibility factor if anything creates poorer driving habits as people aernt focusing entirely on the road.

The point Im trying to make n e way, is speeding as a major issue imo has been blown out of proportion, ESPECIALLY so on highways, they are the last place most people will ever crash – long, straight and relatively flat.

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:00:10 +0000

as a truck driver on the Pacific Highway in N.S.W. 6 days a week / 40 years on the road/ I lament the dissapearance of Highway Patrol cars. you only have to look at the statistics of how many ‘braindeads’ are caught by the clearly marked speed cameras in this state to judge their worth. Put the cars and the unknown factor back. By the way as a volunteer in a Rescue Unit I have spent 19 years doing Road Crash Rescues.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:56:53 +0000

280ZX I think you have mis-interpreted what I said, I wasnt talking about not looking in your rear vision mirror… I meant by having such a focus on speeding people are more worried about looking down at their speedo to make sure it isnt 2km/h over or looking in their rear vision mirror to OFTEN instead of focusing on the road! Im sure alot of people can relate to this, focusing on making sure they dont get caught instead of on the road… because they are doing 5km/h over the limit!

By: 280ZX

280ZX — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:17:53 +0000

Paul if you were doing 120 in a 110 zone and a cop pulled out you would shit yourself! so dont tell me you wouldnt look in your rear vision mirror ( as you should every 7 seconds anyway).. You know the cops use to hide but that would mean they would have to chase someone because the dip shit didnt notice them behind the same bush or bill board so they thought let people see us and no need for a chase it didnt achieve much. so now when people even see flashing lights down the road they slow down and it turns out to be a rubbish truck haaaaaaaaaaa but what are they scared of if they are driving within the limit ????? Hmmmmmmm

By: steane

steane — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:06:38 +0000

These cars are ok I think. I’d much rather see the police, policing. I think it would have a far more positive effect on peoples driving than 1,000,001 speed cameras ever could.

If it means driving cars that look like lollypops, so be it at least they are out there.

Now, if our various state governments would start spending some of their hard earned speed camera proceeds on properly educating drivers we might start to get somewhere.

I didn’t mind the Lotus police car or these V8′s. It makes it all a bit more interesting for the car enthusiast and hints that there may be a car enthusiast or two hidden in the ranks of the various highway patrols…and that has to be a good thing.