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We start this section with a close look at a Honda ST1100 Pan-European unmarked traffic police
bike. Here is the front of the dark green bike. The camera for recording traffic offences is arrowed and the clear lights mounted on top of each indicator flash blue when activated.
It is sometimes difficult to picture what is required, as the camera is fixed to point straight ahead only. |
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This is the rider's view. All of the regular motorbike controls are there, with added police radio, speed checking equipment and lights and siren activation switches. |
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Here is one of the rear panniers open to show the TV monitor. When a motorist is stopped, they can immediately be shown their
driving by the police officer. The video recorder is kept on constantly while out on patrol. |
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Now let's take a close look at the rear of a UK patrol bike: There is an extendable blue xenon flashing light on the pole, as well as a on/off flashing light mounted centrally at the rear. These are supplemented by two rear facing red flashing lights (for use by themselves when stopped on a motorway or with the blue lights). The aerials for the radios are clearly seen, as well as the high-visibility markings on the rear. The wording 'police' is not too large as it is quite clear this is an emergency vehicles by its markings. |
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Here we have a Police portable command
unit |
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W208
PNL is a Northumbria Police Ford Fiesta 5 door. |
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Two white Northumbria Police horses. |
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This is a picture of a Ford Mondeo estate traffic car and a Ford Explorer, photographed in Essex. |
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JMY is a London Metropolitan Police Isuzu recovery vehicle, used for parking enforcement on double red lines. |
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RLB is a Ford Transit short wheel base model, operated by London Metropolitan
Police |
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N312
EUB is a Daihatsu 4x4 vehicle from North Yorkshire
Police. |
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ALO is a very special vehicle from Durham Constabulary; a Honda S2000. It seems to be more for publicity purposes as the blue lights look easily removable and there is no camera nor police radios inside. Inset: the rear view, left: Durham's
crest |
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A Vauxhall Senator which is used on the skid pan. The tyres are bald and pumped up to 60 p.s.i. and the registration plate is "Skidpan 1"! |
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W154
PBB is a Peugeot 406 and N139
NTN is a Ford Mondeo used for Durham Police Driver
training. |
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W311
PPT is a Vauxhall Astra and W157
PBB is a Volvo S70 used for Durham Police Driver
training. |
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S853
KCU is a BMW 5 series used Durham Police
Driver training seen here with a Volvo 850. |
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R448
JTN is Land Rover 110. |
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R156
PNL is a LDV used for personnel carrying. |
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R154
PNL is a Iveco truck in the Durham livery. It has yellow flashing lights,
not blue. Its uses include towing the incident trailer below. |
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A mobile police office. |
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R458
JTN is a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van used by the accident investigation
branch. |
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N317
NTN is A Durham Constabulary Ford Escort
Van. |
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This is a Honda Goldwing motorbike. |
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A general view of police motorbikes from various
forces. |
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A Volvo V70 T-5 in normal Durham markings, featuring the V arrangement of the roof lights.
Apparently the blue stripes above the headlights serve no purpose at all! |
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GJU is a Ford Transit, decked out in
checker markings of North Yorkshire |
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The rear view of the same
Transit. |
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Now this is a rare sight; two police scrambler bikes. The bikes seem to be unmarked, but the riders have luminous vests with 'police' written on. They are obviously used off road to patrol large hilly, rocky areas, clamp down on off-road
motor-biking and searching for burnt out cars. |
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PRH is Humberside Police's Mounted Police Transporter. It was spotted in North Yorkshire Police's area. Note the absence of any blue lights, as it will be used in a pro-active role, being stationed where large crowds will gather: |
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The side view of this lengthy vehicle. |
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The access point for the horses. |
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The rear and offside of the truck in use. |
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This is an armoured Range Rover armed police
car, belonging to North Yorkshire Police. It is semi-covert, with clear glass to the roof-mounted blue flashing light, and lights and siren on the front semi-hidden.
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The rear view of the same car. This is no longer used
by the police and this is why it is shown here. |
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Below is an off-road police scrambler
motorbike alongside its road-going equivalent.
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Here is a display trailer, used by the road policing group to promote better driving. |
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Another such trailer. |
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A Ford police prisoner transportation
truck from North Yorkshire. |
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The rear view. |
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Here we have an Iveco van with roof storage ability. Observe the extra blue flashing lights mounted high on the front of the roof. |
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N308
NTN is a Vauxhall Cavalier and a
R434
JTN is a Peugeot 306 from a selection of training vehicles, used on public roads. They are minimally marked with small blue lights on the front, the Durham crest to the rear of each side, and a small sign on the back stating it is being used for training
purposes |
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T691
OEW is a Durham Ford Focus. |
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T260
AFT is a Durham Vauxhall Astra. |
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P183
CFL is
a Ford Galaxy people carrier converted into an Accident Investigation
Unit. |
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R448
JTN is a Land Rover 100 Accident Investigation
Unit. |
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This is a Volvo 850 T5 speeding past
with its lights and siren on. This type of Volvo is a very fast and versatile machine. |
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This is a very special view of the arrangement of lights on top of a BMW police car. They form a 'V' shape and
because of this coloured light can be seen from whichever direction you are looking at it. |
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A Honda Blackbird police bike
(capable of 200mph+) with a side car? It must be for show only. |
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A West Yorkshire Police Honda Blackbird. |
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A Metropolitan Police bike out of active service. |
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