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Police Escort Vehicle wide load
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 1:40 pm
by Kombi
(I suppose this goes in here ?) 2pm I just passed a Wide Load Escort Vehicle, then a 4 wheel drive Wide load Escort Vehicle with red and Blue police lights and strobe lights, it said on side, ? something Escort, I couldnt take eyes off road long enough, another wide load escort, the semi load, then 3 more wide load escort vehicles behind, they were traveling north on Malaga Drve turning left into Beach, the semi trailer load was a stretch trailer with a huge concrete bridge section, and i mean HUGE, taking up the best of 2 lanes , they would be in bother if turning right into Alexander Drv ,as its all road works and ripped up ??? Traffic was banked up for yonks behind it all.
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:56 pm
by nachoman
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:58 pm
by Toottoot
Wow I only just clicked it doesnt say police anywhere on it
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:03 pm
by Anon-e-mouse
As far as I am aware.. The reason it does not say police is that these are now operated by civilians employed to the police.
Escort
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 5:04 pm
by Kombi
nachoman wrote:perhaps like
these
Yes but it was Black and appeared to be more like a USA Humbi ?? nO, it didnt say Police any where that I saw, but definnately had Police light bar on top and front grill was strobe blue and reds, but i only had a quick side glance..
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 5:34 pm
by Toottoot
may have been advance life escort service
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:07 pm
by PD224
Yeah, they are often used on the country roads to escort (hence name) oversize loads or important traffic. Your supposed to clear the whole way off the road and drive with extreme caution when you see one. They are on uhf CB channel 40 but also have their own commercial channel. Never seen an all black one though
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:22 am
by godinoz
Any load over 5.5m wide requires a police escort. This job is now performed by civilians employed bby the police service and the oic of the unit is a serving member. They operate white nissan patrols 4x4s and they wear a brown uniform with the insignia saying traffic warden. From time to time they do use WAPOL members from different districts and they normally use one of there district cars.
I have never heard of a black vehicle and for the life of me I wouldn't know what Advance Life would be doing as i thought that they were a medical organisation.
Thought it was black
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:28 am
by Kombi
godinoz wrote:Any load over 5.5m wide requires a police escort. This job is now performed by civilians employed bby the police service and the oic of the unit is a serving member. They operate white nissan patrols 4x4s and they wear a brown uniform with the insignia saying traffic warden. From time to time they do use WAPOL members from different districts and they normally use one of there district cars.
I have never heard of a black vehicle and for the life of me I wouldn't know what Advance Life would be doing as i thought that they were a medical organisation.
Im not saying im right, i only had seconds to glance back and thought the police looking vehicle was black, was more intent on trying to read the side of it, ive done wide load escort before when you could use some old bomb and sleep in the back going to Karratha, 25-30 yrs ago,lol...
Re:
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 9:47 pm
by ConstableCare
PD224 wrote:but also have their own commercial channel...
Any idea what frequency?
Re: Re:
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 4:54 pm
by Nafenn
ConstableCare wrote:PD224 wrote:but also have their own commercial channel...
Any idea what frequency?
considering this was about 1.5 years ago... i doubt it is still the same anyway
Re: Police Escort Vehicle wide load
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 7:24 pm
by phreak
ha... i love it when people re-hash old posts!
Re: Re:
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 9:10 pm
by ConstableCare
Nafenn wrote:ConstableCare wrote:PD224 wrote:but also have their own commercial channel...
Any idea what frequency?
considering this was about 1.5 years ago... i doubt it is still the same anyway
Don't bet on it my friend... If you have ever worked in Gov't you would know how slowly the wheel turns!
Re: Re:
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 5:16 pm
by Nafenn
ConstableCare wrote:
Don't bet on it my friend... If you have ever worked in Gov't you would know how slowly the wheel turns!
ive had a pilots licence for 2 years, trust me - i know how slow the govts wheels turn.
a few of my mates recently sat their Private licence flight tests, and the paperwork takes 3 - 4 weeks to get back to them, and they can't carry passengers till the paperwork gets back - and the whole idea of consolidation is taking people around (oh, and getting your hours up)
Re: Re:
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:36 pm
by ConstableCare
Nafenn wrote:ConstableCare wrote:
Don't bet on it my friend... If you have ever worked in Gov't you would know how slowly the wheel turns!
ive had a pilots licence for 2 years, trust me - i know how slow the govts wheels turn.
That's an "easy" dept. to deal with buddy.... There are many worse dept's around!