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I was having a yarn to my old man and he was telling me how the police have formed a team of 18 officers to patrol the hills/ country areas. He believes they will have V8's or wrx patrol cars. They have apparently made this unit because of the high number of deaths in rural areas. Could anyone please shed some light on this topic?

cheers Josh

Read your Advertiser guys!!

Country highways get more police

By JILL PENGELLEY

20may06

NEW Highway Patrol cars soon will be policing country roads in a plan to cut the road toll by 40 per cent.

Police Commissioner Mal Hyde yesterday revealed 33 metropolitan traffic police would be moved to rural areas, where almost 60 per cent of fatalities occur.

The new focus would include a high profile for the rural traffic officers, with "new cars badged up with distinctive markings".

The SA Police road safety strategy for the next four years aims to cut fatalities from 148 last year to 86 in 2010.

The traffic officers, including eight sergeants, would be relocated from policing areas with fewer recorded fatalities, including Port Adelaide, Holden Hill and Adelaide.

"Obviously, we need to concentrate our attention in the areas where we need to make some gains," Mr Hyde said.

"We'll shift some of the resources into those country areas.

"We will in due course also be looking to put some of the additional 400 (recruits) into road safety, but of course it's going to take some time for those staff to come on board. This issue is here and now and we need to deal with it now so that's why we're reallocating the resources."

The 33 relocated police will be posted in the Far North, Riverland, South East, Hills-Murray, South Coast, Gawler and Sturt regions. The Gawler and Sturt police will concentrate on the Barossa, Sturt Highway and Adelaide Hills areas.

Mr Hyde said all police officers would be required to be responsible for road safety and were expected to lower their tolerance of bad driving.

"It is not just the domain of specialist traffic police, but all police will be expected to contribute where and when they can," Mr Hyde said.

The public also was urged to lower its tolerance of bad drivers.

Who's flaming who?

I wasnt referring to you, it was a general comment....

I drive an import and have never been a target. Ive been followed numerous times, and had my car looked over quite a few times and never had a defect. It comes down to driver...

oh no...with the driving record of police, putting them behind some high powered machines, i think we will have more deaths on the roads.

and that annoys me a bit. i use to like taking my car out for a nice casual cruse through the country. either from victor to yank or victor to the adelaide hills and i dont want to be picked on. for the fact im driving a potentially fast car. just cause i own it doesnt mean i drive it like it was designed for.

if they're goin to use unmarked cars, watch out

seen a new unmarked commie the other day - souped VZ SS that had a discreetly placed 297 badge on the rear

wouldnt pick the prick as a copper either........dark tint, no antennas, blue paintwork

Mr Hyde said all police officers would be required to be responsible for road safety and were expected to lower their tolerance of bad driving.

One would assume that's more referring to some people's inexperience in driving those sort of roads...

Just a rather interesting way of wording it...

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