Tuesday 24 January 2012

POLICE PERSUITS

Letters
The Herald Sun

Six dead after police persuits in just six months. There has got to be a  better  way.  But  police  command seem obsessed with big expensive persuit vehicles.

"Victoria  Police Technical Specifications For High Speed Motorcycles" states "The motorcycles offered must be capable of speeds in Excess of 180  kph  for both long and short periods ..." Why? City traffic often crawls at less than 10 kph.

Mid-sized  motorcycles  cost  less  to buy and run. They can carry the required  payload and can cope with gridlock. Used in pairs they offer a  safer   work  place  for  both  male  and female officers and more effective enforcement particularly where in-car offences are concerned.

Paramedics are currently testing 600 cc scooters in Melbourne.

Damien Codognotto
Independent Riders' Group
Melbourne

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