Police Escort Vehicle wide load
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Police Escort Vehicle wide load
(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.
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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
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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.
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
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...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.
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Any idea what frequency?PD224 wrote:but also have their own commercial channel...
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considering this was about 1.5 years ago... i doubt it is still the same anywayConstableCare wrote:Any idea what frequency?PD224 wrote:but also have their own commercial channel...
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ha... i love it when people re-hash old posts!
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Don't bet on it my friend... If you have ever worked in Gov't you would know how slowly the wheel turns!Nafenn wrote:considering this was about 1.5 years ago... i doubt it is still the same anywayConstableCare wrote:Any idea what frequency?PD224 wrote:but also have their own commercial channel...
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ive had a pilots licence for 2 years, trust me - i know how slow the govts wheels turn.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!
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)
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Anything I say is my opinion, and has nothing to do with/does not reflect the views of anyone I was/am/will be involved with/employed by/volunteer for/associated with. There, I think that should cover it!
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Anything I say is my opinion, and has nothing to do with/does not reflect the views of anyone I was/am/will be involved with/employed by/volunteer for/associated with. There, I think that should cover it!
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That's an "easy" dept. to deal with buddy.... There are many worse dept's around!Nafenn wrote:ive had a pilots licence for 2 years, trust me - i know how slow the govts wheels turn.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!