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| Thread ID: 87518 | 2008-02-24 15:28:00 | Damned Police Cars And Their Sirens... | bob_doe_nz (92) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 643195 | 2008-02-24 15:28:00 | Good Ole South Auckland is being woken by the sound of police cars chasing someone! Sounds like quite a few cars chasing one single one. Wonder if it will make the news... I hate getting woken by them GRRRRR:mad: |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 643196 | 2008-02-24 16:46:00 | When I get awakened by police sirens I am happy to know that the cops aren't sitting in a warm donut shop talking about their latest exploits and are actually out in public doing their job . Let 'em go and chase things all they want . . . their presence is just good for the local morale . The sirens that DO annoy me are the paramedics that run from 05:30 until about 06:30 every morning . They are hauling people away who woke up dead and room temperature . Here's a rule in Hemet: NEVER make friends with an elderly neighbor . . . . you'll need to find a new elderly neighbor tomorrow when they get hauled away at some 6AM . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 643197 | 2008-02-24 17:20:00 | But bob_doe_nz, that's one of the joys and attractions of living in South Auckland... :) It's the proliferation in South Auckland of boy-racers and other ne'er-do-wells that keeps Auckland cops busy. :D | johcar (6283) | ||
| 643198 | 2008-02-24 19:38:00 | Good Ole South Auckland is being woken by the sound of police cars chasing someone! Sounds like quite a few cars chasing one single one. Wonder if it will make the news... I hate getting woken by them GRRRRR:mad: Buy yourself a scanner and listen in to see what's going down next time you get woken up.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 643199 | 2008-02-24 20:42:00 | Never quite understand why they have the cars chasing them. They have the "Eagle" helicopter. Why not just use that and leave the cars at a discreet distance? Surely the culprits would not continue speeding if they thought that there was not a cop up their bum? The cops know where the car is registered to, if need be, so I would say turn off the siren and lights and follow them from 500 feet above. As for their speed - it's interesting to note that ambulance and fire are not allowed to speed, but that does not seem to apply to the cops. I think they are bloody dangerous! I live not too far from a main road and police and ambulance sirens pass all hours of the day and night - and the fire station is just down the road. We are also on the flight path to the airport so we hear them at 5000 feet as well. Luckily the train line is further away although we do hear them sound their horn now and then. Unfortunately those are the sounds of the city.:) |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 643200 | 2008-02-24 20:58:00 | Never quite understand why they have the cars chasing them. They have the "Eagle" helicopter. Why not just use that and leave the cars at a discreet distance? Surely the culprits would not continue speeding if they thought that there was not a cop up their bum? The cops know where the car is registered to, if need be, so I would say turn off the siren and lights and follow them from 500 feet above. As for their speed - it's interesting to note that ambulance and fire are not allowed to speed, but that does not seem to apply to the cops. I think they are bloody dangerous! What utter crap.:2cents: |
Scouse (83) | ||
| 643201 | 2008-02-24 21:00:00 | Never quite understand why they have the cars chasing them. They have the "Eagle" helicopter. Why not just use that and leave the cars at a discreet distance? Surely the culprits would not continue speeding if they thought that there was not a cop up their bum? The cops know where the car is registered to, if need be, so I would say turn off the siren and lights and follow them from 500 feet above. As for their speed - it's interesting to note that ambulance and fire are not allowed to speed, but that does not seem to apply to the cops. I think they are bloody dangerous! I live not too far from a main road and police and ambulance sirens pass all hours of the day and night - and the fire station is just down the road. We are also on the flight path to the airport so we hear them at 5000 feet as well. Luckily the train line is further away although we do hear them sound their horn now and then. Unfortunately those are the sounds of the city.:)The chopper is expensive to run and it isn't necessarily in the air over South Auckland when a car chase starts. The car is registered to an address, but who's to say that information is correct (or that the registration is current, or that the driver is the registered owner and the car isn't stolen). Don't make too many assumptions... I think you'll find that the cops are only allowed to speed when in pursuit and/or on their way to a callout. They are still subject to the laws that we are if they are involved in an accident while travelling at speed. They have high-speed driving courses to teach them how to handle vehicles at speed - unfortunately that won't save them from an accident in the real world if some idiot backs out of their driveway into their path without looking... The only person above the law when it comes to breaking the speed limit laws is Helen, especially if she's travelling to a rugby match. :groan: :groan: |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 643202 | 2008-02-24 21:52:00 | Never quite understand why they have the cars chasing them. They have the "Eagle" helicopter. Why not just use that and leave the cars at a discreet distance? Surely the culprits would not continue speeding if they thought that there was not a cop up their bum? The cops know where the car is registered to, if need be, so I would say turn off the siren and lights and follow them from 500 feet above. johcar is right with the chopper, they are very expensive, unless you want to personally fund it? Ha, how many chases are there that when caught they find out the vehicle is stolen or has stolen plates? a lot, how is that going to lead them to the person driving the vehicle trying to get away? It is not... |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 643203 | 2008-02-25 00:10:00 | The chopper is expensive to run and it isn't necessarily in the air over South Auckland when a car chase starts . I do understand that the helicopters (they have two) are expensive, but at least one appears to be in the air most of the time . It seems they may only come down to refuel and change shifts - at least that is the way that it seems to me from some while listening to their frequencies . It certainly does not take all that long to fly from one side of Auckland to the other - perhaps five minutes . So yes, the helicopters are expensive, and yes, The End of Reality, I do fund it, along with all the other taxpayers . I was not saying that the cops speed just for fun . I'm quite certain that they only speed when necessary, but when they do it looks excessive and bloody dangerous! Stolen car and/or stolen plates aside, it still would be much safer for all concerned if the cars were pursued from up above . I have heard of many cop chases that have ended in a rather spectacular fashion and it is usually the innocent who are hurt . :annoyed: |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 643204 | 2008-02-25 00:28:00 | Easy Solution: Shoulder launched RPG's. Or you can fire them from the helicopter too! | beeswax34 (63) | ||
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