Police LPG Falcons = Lemon?

[Ozfords]

Originally Posted by TURBOTAXI

Thanks - as I said I am happy to be corrected.

If I read the above correctly, that means that the onus is on the individual officer to decide what is or is not appropriate on the roads, and they no doubt need to be able to defend what they do.

I still have been told that cars other than Hwy Patrol are not allowed to pursue, does anyone have a take on this?

That is the case if say for example a Rodeo, Triton, Landcruiser, Patrol or GD's car is in pursuit of another vehicle and a Highway car joins them, then the vehicle's categorised as the least practical to pursue are retired.

Other wise if the driver of the pursuing car has a real death wish and it has been determined that it is too dangerous to the public to continue the pursuit, then Police Helicopters will take over, but by then in metro Sydney a huge operation to co-ordinate road blocks would have swung into action. So even if the Police abort the pursuit chances are you going to get caught anyway.


Back on topic, the LPG cars experience trouble during high speed responses. When they are most needed. I've already explained that due to paper work constraints many cars experience cool down periods as police follow up investigations and get paperwork done at the station. Then urgent messages come over and your off racing away from the turn of the key.

From my understanding from the article in the Sun-Herald the cars need a warming up period, which they are not getting, it would be a joke to sit around warming up the gas Falc's before a urgent or high priority run.

Police need a car that doesn't need special treatment and can take abuse, this isn't blue oval bashing but reality.

Does anyone driver there e-gas BA Falcon like they've stolen it from cold?