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?
YES!
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?
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.
To be sold at 60 000 kms and 5000 hours - commercial vehicles should have hour meters.
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
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.
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.
Sorry sclack.
Some may say the donut machines and coffee percolators draw heavy amps.
Pie heaters may be. cheers Ron.
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
There's always one....................................................smartar$e. :cup:
Quote from: UIZ733 on July 26, 2016, 04:26:22 PM
There's always one....................................................smartar$e. :cup:
I try to make it me everytime, but I can't be everywhere at once.
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.
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
CFA run pumps & trucks on fire ground all the time . lf it ant running you can be in trouble quickly :cheers:
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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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