When you thought gatsos where bad.....

[Zip]

......helicopters now have been equiped with speed detection systems

Down here they have just started sending out helicopters with speed detection devices on them.
Ive seen upto 4 in the sky all at once in my region alone.
Now no road is safe

 

[Zip]

How is that possibly economically viable?

Im guessing that all the people they book should rake in the cash.
It might be just a thing for weekends and holidays but im not sure. Its oly just been happening. I should know how much they use them in a few weeks

 

[Zip]

I hope they are painted bright yellow

2 of them are

And they arnt just for high speed pursuits, there is neve any high speed pursuits around here. They are definatly used for clocking people and telling ground police where motorists are speeding

 

[Zip]

From what I have seen on TV speeding fines in Australia can be upto an average mans wages for a month. Is that right Zip?

Im not too sure what they actually are but you can get an instant loss of licence for doing 40kph over the speed limit and i know people that have had to pay $200AUD+ for going over by bout 10-15kphs

Edit: Ive never been booked my self
Im on my Ps and if i do get booked for anything my licence is gone for 6 months then i have to take a retest

From about July last year the penaltys got even more strict then what they were aswell

 

[Zip]

Im not sure if they are worrying about cost too much. They have decided to crack down on speeding and crack down hard.
Drink driving also gets even more attension then what it did aswell which is good.
I cant hear or see any choppers today so it might be just a weekend and school holiday thing. But who knows, they might be out in the afternoon sometime.

 

[Zip]

unless i'm mistaken haven't the US police been using helichoppers to catch speeders for almost three decades?

Im not sure, they might have. They are always using them in pursuits but im not sure. Someone from america will have to answer that one