Is that a po(l)ice car? (Edited)

eDicky

German and Dutch highway police used a lot of Porsches in the 80s/90s, maybe still do.

A Porsche owning Dutch friend of mine was tootling along an empty motorway one early morning, two cops in a similar 911s came cruising alongside, they looked at each other, smiled, then the cops signalled 'ok, let's go!'... Zoom... 240kph escorted burn up... only the Dutch...

Deanston

NBLondon wrote: »

I googled - it was Sussex Police I was thinking of. On loan from a local dealer (so a bit of an advertising deal as well). Apparently, they later got hold of a Buell Ulysses (some sort of trail bike by the pictures). I guess that if they were trying to pursue rogue bikers as well as attract attention then the ones you mention would be more effective. Something from Ducati? Triumph Rocket III?

The Met Police Cycle Safety Team have use of a DAF XF which I've seen on the road and it does make you look twice.

Trucks been used on the midlands motorways a lot.

Mercdriver

Deanston wrote: »

Trucks been used on the midlands motorways a lot.

Did you measure their speed with a community speed watch gun?

Car_54

coffeehound wrote: »

Ha, po humour indeed. I didn’t know that. Never really thought about pursuit vehicles being needed before speed limits but of course they must have been!

Speed limits began in 1861. Presumably they used horses for pursuit.;)

NBLondon

How is your Plymouth Savoy doing by the way?

Deanston

Mercdriver wrote: »

Did you measure their speed with a community speed watch gun?

Why would I do that?

Joe_Horner

Mercdriver wrote: »

Did you measure their speed with a community speed watch gun?

No, no, no, no.

Deanston is a perfectly normal chap who, like most, accepts that a little nudging over speed limits now and then is a normal part of driving and isn't inherently dangerous.

As I'm sure he'll agree, it's the overall circumstances that create the risk and speed is just the most easily measured part of that

Mercdriver

Joe_Horner wrote: »

No, no, no, no.

Deanston is a perfectly normal chap who, like most, accepts that a little nudging over speed limits now and then is a normal part of driving and isn't inherently dangerous.

As I'm sure he'll agree, it's the overall circumstances that create the risk and speed is just the most easily measured part of that

I love how every time he reinvents himself he doesn't even try and disguise it.

DoaM

Deanston wrote: »

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Mercdriver wrote: »

I love how every time he reinvents himself he doesn't even try and disguise it.

It's not very inventive, is it.

Richard53

Manxman_in_exile wrote: »

Educational note: outside toilet in Manx Gaelic is "Thai Veg" meaning little (Veg) outhouse (Thai).

And in Welsh (somewhat related) it is 'ty bach' or 'little house'.