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UIZ733

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Police Speed Camera Vehicles.
« on: July 26, 2016, 11:08:27 AM »
Are the engines left running when these vehicles 'are on roadside duty'? I walked by one last week (it was running) and on the way back approximately 45 min later it was still there and running. Normal practice?
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Re: Police Speed Camera Vehicles.
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2016, 11:10:27 AM »
YES!
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« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2016, 11:14:30 AM »
Don't reckon I'd like to sit inside a vehicle in Summer for a few hours without the air con going, so can't blame them for doing the same...likely be a OH&S thing at a guess. Wonder if the vehicle needs to be running to charge up whatever camera and flash system it is they run also?
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Re: Police Speed Camera Vehicles.
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2016, 12:52:58 PM »
Quote from: Rumpig on July 26, 2016, 11:14:30 AM
Don't reckon I'd like to sit inside a vehicle in Summer for a few hours without the air con going, so can't blame them for doing the same...likely be a OH&S thing at a guess. Wonder if the vehicle needs to be running to charge up whatever camera and flash system it is they run also?
It is probably a combination of these two factors.
I wouldn't like to purchase a vehicle (particularly a modern diesel with DPF) that had been treated in such a manner, however.
For the record, the vehicle I observed was a late model Mercedes Vito diesel.
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« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2016, 01:24:09 PM »
To be sold at 60 000 kms and 5000 hours - commercial vehicles should have hour meters.
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« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2016, 02:06:08 PM »
Quote from: UIZ733 on July 26, 2016, 11:08:27 AM
Are the engines left running when these vehicles 'are on roadside duty'? I walked by one last week (it was running) and on the way back approximately 45 min later it was still there and running. Normal practice?


 How could you walk by if it was running?. Must walk fast. Be good at catching pokomons
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« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2016, 02:06:44 PM »
Got a friend that's the Sargent in town they leave the cars running all day or night because of all the gear they need to run the patrol cars. They are fitted with 3 battery's so they can run all the two ways and computers.
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« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2016, 02:06:52 PM »
Quote from: Rumpig on July 26, 2016, 11:14:30 AM
. Wonder if the vehicle needs to be running to charge up whatever camera and flash system it is they run also?
Rallydog beat me to it.
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« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2016, 02:12:18 PM »
Sorry sclack.
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« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2016, 02:38:09 PM »
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« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2016, 02:59:27 PM »
Pie heaters may be. cheers Ron.
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Re: Police Speed Camera Vehicles.
« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2016, 04:26:22 PM »
Quote from: oldmate on July 26, 2016, 02:06:08 PM

 How could you walk by if it was running?. Must walk fast. Be good at catching pokomons
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« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2016, 06:55:46 PM »
Quote from: UIZ733 on July 26, 2016, 04:26:22 PM
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Re: Police Speed Camera Vehicles.
« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2016, 07:59:06 PM »
I saw a Highway patrol parked up on the grass strip he'd been there a few hours would chase cars come back to same spot. 3 days later big brown dead patch of grass too atleast 3 months to recover lol. Its  funny I haven't seen him back in that spot since.
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Re: Police Speed Camera Vehicles.
« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2016, 09:30:14 AM »
Quote from: RallyDog on July 26, 2016, 02:06:44 PM
they leave the cars running all day or night because of all the gear they need to run the patrol cars

As with Ambo's, Fire, SES etc vehicles
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« Reply #15 on: July 31, 2016, 09:38:34 AM »
CFA run pumps & trucks on fire ground all the time . lf it ant running you can be in trouble quickly  :cheers:
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« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2016, 09:51:41 AM »
A mates wife trained speed camera operator's for a while.

Cars a left running for all reasons  listed above.

Heating / Cooling.
Battery Charging.
But the reason its made mandatory is to enable a quick get away if they get stalked.

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Re: Police Speed Camera Vehicles.
« Reply #17 on: July 31, 2016, 11:53:22 AM »
Quote from: davenmarcia on July 26, 2016, 07:59:06 PM
I saw a Highway patrol parked up on the grass strip he'd been there a few hours would chase cars come back to same spot. 3 days later big brown dead patch of grass too atleast 3 months to recover lol. Its  funny I haven't seen him back in that spot since.
So Im guessing round up was on sale that week  ;D ;D
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