Operation R.a.i.d

[Charles89]

Back to topic, to confirm that operation RAID has started, this morning I was driving to work, I saw a divi van with a sticker on the back of it saying R.A.I.D lol.

I tried to get closer to see what it actually means, but I was still too far

And last night, on the intersection of Springvale Rd and Lower Dandenong Rd, they blocked off all 4 directions with a drug bus on each lol, first time I've seen something like that o.O

Oh and they don't just breathe test you, when I got waved into the drug station, they pulled a kid over on his red P's carrying 3 passengers lol.

[_bobo_]

spotted a undercover with the big device stuck on the side of the window lol.

[eMsta]

was ok tonight - went to pick up my date from ringwood, then went to docklands, and finally crown, before heading down princess hwy - no hassles from the cops or anything.....guess when people drive sensibly, there is no need to worry!

[W0rp3D]

was ok tonight - went to pick up my date from ringwood, then went to docklands, and finally crown, before heading down princess hwy - no hassles from the cops or anything.....guess when people drive sensibly, there is no need to worry!

I use to agree with you but after being dicked during a blitz on pricess hwy i no longer do, in that sort of situation and that area it is purely pot luck, if they are bored and have nothing else to do then they will pull you over, if they are flat out with other people doing stupid shit you will fly under the radar.

Edited November 28, 2009 by W0rp3D

[33gtst]

I have no idea where operation RAID was targeted but it certainly wasnt on dandenong rd from berwick to city nor springvale rd or for that matter over west in kings park, footscray or laverton. Didnt see a single member of the popo. Could it have been too wet for them? But if not anything else scare tactics worked a treat didnt see anybody anywhere...LOL

[W0rp3D]

I have no idea where operation RAID was targeted but it certainly wasnt on dandenong rd from berwick to city nor springvale rd or for that matter over west in kings park, footscray or laverton. Didnt see a single member of the popo. Could it have been too wet for them? But if not anything else scare tactics worked a treat didnt see anybody anywhere...LOL

You get around

[33gtst]

LOL...nar

Raid stands for Remove all Impaired Drivers Charles89.

[Spunky Munky]

Just avoid driving your modified Skylines into CBD areas or hotspots such as Dandenong, Springvale/Noble Park, St. Kilda etc....a few of my friends - including myself have gotten defected of late!

[RBPOWA-(TJ)]

down at docklands yesterday, then came home down princess hwy to keysborough.

then out to cheltenham, then back down to hampton park later on.

saw one cop car......

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

i went from elwood to micolour to fitzroy to south yarra to home on sat....

no shit i saw at least 10 cop cars... all on varying traffic duties

[Sarumatix]

Seen a few RAID stickers on cop cars. Also seen the plod on the corner of Gratton and Elizabeth writting tickets for cyclists and pedestrians breaking the law. They had every side of the road covered and were seeing people on one side of the intersection and pulling them over on the other. A few seatbelts and mobile phones . Was good to not be on the receiving end but i'm guessing a lot of people had a bad day.

[UnCo]

Charles, I've been through spaghetti junction twice where they've blocked off every direction before. Then people turn in to where Hungry Jacks is and there's cops waiting in there too to get the ones trying to avoid them haha.

Last night on Fitzsimmons Lane just near the apple peel, there was a booze bus and they were stopping everyone, not letting cars through.. just letting it back up so everyone had to get tested.

I was following behind a P plater in a VZ ute and Mercedes and as we got to the apple peel roundabout, they saw the flashing lights ahead. The ute pulled in to the bus stop at the Shell and the Mercedes did a u-turn.

I kept watching the mirrors and undercovers came out of the new carwash there and were on them in seconds.

Couldn't stop laughing haha.

There were plenty of cars already parked at the booze bus, shows how many stupid people there are around my area

As I was waiting to go after being tested, the car at the front of the queue was being questioned so I asked the cop how long they'd been set up there for since there were so many cars already caught. She told me 8pm so 6 hours already and they were going to be there until 4am.. long night standing there!

Does anyone know how these "new" speed detectors pinpoint which car is actually speeding when the cop is driving too?

If it's being used in a busy area like Knox and there's a bunch of cars driving, how can they be sure which one the radar picked up?

Edited November 29, 2009 by UnCo

[omega36]

oh no i dont live in melb, im actually from...south africa...yeh...

Cool, i'm from south africa too

[bozodos]

the local cops were all out in force the last two weekends, however this weekend it was patrols at ~11.30pm like usual, and of course 10 minutes after they head back down for their shift change everyone starts racing on the highway lol.

[xALmoN]

I got pulled over yesterday.. at 11.45am for a breath test, its so early in the morning, who's going to have alcohol in their blood?

And it was just down the road from where i live, now, who are they planning to catch if they're parked at such a secluded spot?

[shanusr33]

Not to do with breath testing, but thought i'd let you know there is an unmarked white ss patrolling all the 40 zones around oakleigh east, chadstone etc, as i've seen him both friday on my way to work and this morning on my way to work. I think this is good because ppl dont slow down enough for these zones. But as for the weekend and princess hwy as i live on the damn road... nothing! it was fairly quiet.

[RBPOWA-(TJ)]

Not to do with breath testing, but thought i'd let you know there is an unmarked white ss patrolling all the 40 zones around oakleigh east, chadstone etc, as i've seen him both friday on my way to work and this morning on my way to work. I think this is good because ppl dont slow down enough for these zones. But as for the weekend and princess hwy as i live on the damn road... nothing! it was fairly quiet.

there is also a white unmarked SS with bullbar and clear lights on the roof.

sits outside the Video Ezy on Princess hwy, across the road from Noble Park McDonalds, friday-saturday nights

looks like a secruity car though, but its a cop

[Birds]

I got pulled over yesterday.. at 11.45am for a breath test, its so early in the morning, who's going to have alcohol in their blood?

And it was just down the road from where i live, now, who are they planning to catch if they're parked at such a secluded spot?

Alcoholics! You might be surprised how many people down drinks in the morning, and these are the same types who wouldn't knock back driving around after having more than a few. Maybe not in your specific location but they are definitely around.

Not to do with breath testing, but thought i'd let you know there is an unmarked white ss patrolling all the 40 zones around oakleigh east, chadstone etc, as i've seen him both friday on my way to work and this morning on my way to work. I think this is good because ppl dont slow down enough for these zones. But as for the weekend and princess hwy as i live on the damn road... nothing! it was fairly quiet.

Meh, marked cars would be much better as a preventative measure of speeding in these areas. I don't agree with unmarked cars at all...they tend to support the "cure is better than prevention" ideology.

[RBPOWA-(TJ)]

but i gets the dickheads off the roads, cars impounded, license suspended, wallets damaged.

if they can't see a marked cop, they think its clear, then they act like a dickhead and get done.

where as if they see a marked cop, they'll hold out till the next area. this way gets them off the roads faster cause they get caught in the act

[Birds]

Yeah that's a good point TJ...they do catch out the sly morons. Still...with the number of unmarked cars out there, if they were all marked then perhaps these idiots might not be able to wait for the next street cause there are too many cop cars around. Plus an unmarked car can only really stop one dickhead at a time - when there's a marked cop car around, there's a very noticeable change to the flow of traffic around the car.