3/6/2003: Fake cop car in Ukraine

Undertoad · 03-06-2003, 01:36 PM

This news image was taken in the Ukraine, where they are trying to figure out how to stop speeders, and have come up with this idea of putting up fake cop cars.

They're trying this because they're so short on funding. (But if the real cars have rims like that, they can't be TOO short on funding.)

The BBC story (link below) says that the plan might not work because the fake car idea might be scuttled by scrap metal theives. The fake car is made from a sheet of metal, which makes it such a valuable target that the fakes might have to be policed by real cops. Thus defeating the purpose.

How IRONic!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2820393.stm

wolf · 03-06-2003, 01:45 PM

PSP has a cruiser that they move around, which has a fake trooper (actually an old dept. store mannequin) with the radar gun pointed out the window.

It's called "passive enforcement".

juju · 03-06-2003, 02:22 PM

What a great idea!

Lt · 03-06-2003, 03:22 PM

I seem to remember on a fast stretch of road somewhere in the UK seeing a bird house one guy built in his garden which was a replica of a speed camera. It was very effective, apparently.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-06-2003, 04:49 PM

That's why God invented radar detectors.

Cam · 03-06-2003, 05:10 PM

Some town down in the south western part of North Dakota has a real car with a dummy in it.

aqualung · 03-06-2003, 06:21 PM

ALL the cop cars around here have dummies in them...

wolf · 03-07-2003, 01:40 AM

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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
That's why God invented radar detectors.

The fake state trooper has a REAL radar detector hanging on the window of "his" cruiser. If they leave it active, then the radar detector goes off, and drivers slow down ... as do the ones who just see him. Either way, mission accomplished. (all for the cost of one piece of equipment already owned, a donated mannequin, and a decommissioned cruiser ... I kind of remember something about the cruiser being a dummy (nonoperational) as well. I think they flatbed or tow it from place to place.)

BrianR · 03-07-2003, 08:11 AM

And if that radar gun is still there when the police come back, I'll eat my hat.

Brian

russotto · 03-07-2003, 10:26 AM

The real problems come when people decide it's fun to use the decoy for target practice. And then one day they put a real cop there.

Griff · 03-07-2003, 03:38 PM

Speaking of faking a cop, has anyone else had the momentary doubt when someone behind them in traffic has the new inspection sticker that reflects red?

And · 03-11-2003, 07:26 AM

Reminds me of an old Not Necessarily the News skit, where a guy speeding sees a motorcycle cop behind a billboard and slows down. As he draws near, he see that it's a fake cop like the above car. Later, he is speeding again, but a cop comes up behind him and flags him down. He gets out his liscence and registration, and when he turns around...

...It's the cardboard cop standing outside his car window.

I really miss that show... *sigh*

smalland · 03-11-2003, 10:34 AM

Rather than faking a speed camera, I remember another guy in the UK who got fed up with cars speeding on the roud outside his house, so he stood there with a hairdryer pointed towards the oncoming traffic -- worked like a charm!

03-06-2003, 01:36 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	3/6/2003: Fake cop car in Ukraine This news image was taken in the Ukraine, where they are trying to figure out how to stop speeders, and have come up with this idea of putting up fake cop cars. They're trying this because they're so short on funding. (But if the real cars have rims like that, they can't be TOO short on funding.) The BBC story (link below) says that the plan might not work because the fake car idea might be scuttled by scrap metal theives. The fake car is made from a sheet of metal, which makes it such a valuable target that the fakes might have to be policed by real cops. Thus defeating the purpose. How IRONic! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2820393.stm

03-06-2003, 01:45 PM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	PSP has a cruiser that they move around, which has a fake trooper (actually an old dept. store mannequin) with the radar gun pointed out the window. It's called "passive enforcement". __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-06-2003, 05:10 PM	#6
Cam dripping with ignorance Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Grand Forks ND Posts: 642	Some town down in the south western part of North Dakota has a real car with a dummy in it. __________________ After the seventh beer I generally try and stay away from the keyboard, I apologize for what happens when I fail.

03-06-2003, 06:21 PM	#7
aqualung Kinda New Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1	that's funny... ALL the cop cars around here have dummies in them...

03-07-2003, 08:11 AM	#9
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	And if that radar gun is still there when the police come back, I'll eat my hat. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

03-06-2003, 02:22 PM	#3
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	What a great idea!

03-06-2003, 03:22 PM	#4
Lt Fresh Incumbent Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fla Posts: 28	I seem to remember on a fast stretch of road somewhere in the UK seeing a bird house one guy built in his garden which was a replica of a speed camera. It was very effective, apparently.

03-06-2003, 04:49 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's why God invented radar detectors.

03-07-2003, 10:26 AM	#10
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	The real problems come when people decide it's fun to use the decoy for target practice. And then one day they put a real cop there.

03-07-2003, 03:38 PM	#11
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Speaking of faking a cop, has anyone else had the momentary doubt when someone behind them in traffic has the new inspection sticker that reflects red? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-11-2003, 07:26 AM	#12
And Conjunction Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Conjunction Junction Posts: 168	Reminds me of an old Not Necessarily the News skit, where a guy speeding sees a motorcycle cop behind a billboard and slows down. As he draws near, he see that it's a fake cop like the above car. Later, he is speeding again, but a cop comes up behind him and flags him down. He gets out his liscence and registration, and when he turns around... ...It's the cardboard cop standing outside his car window. I really miss that show... sigh __________________ -And, Word Wrangler and Keeper of the Cuttlefish.

03-11-2003, 10:34 AM	#13
smalland Aggregate Aggravator Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 17	fake radar detector Rather than faking a speed camera, I remember another guy in the UK who got fed up with cars speeding on the roud outside his house, so he stood there with a hairdryer pointed towards the oncoming traffic -- worked like a charm!

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