Does it seem odd (unfortunately the picture of the car only seems to be in Saturday’s West) that the police are advertising their anti-speeding campaign using a “one-off special purpose Ford Falcon XR-6 Turbo”? Perhaps they could use a Prius instead?
From their PDF Media release
“Bionic” Addition To Traffic Enforcement
Two new weapons in the war against the road toll are designed to have a highly visible impact on road traffic law enforcement.
A high tech, high-performance Highway Patrol car is the latest addition to the Police Traffic Enforcement Group.
It is a one-off special purpose Ford Falcon XR-6 Turbo with specially designed reflective markings contrasting with a spectacular “Bionic Blue” paint job, and an experimental new flashing light bar on the roof.
The other initiative is a more driver friendly approach to the use of speed cameras.
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Tags: blue_paint, flashing_light, ford_falcon_xr, highway_patrol_car, reflective_markings, road_traffic_law, speed_cameras, traffic_enforcement, traffic_law_enforcement, visible_impact, xr_6
