Comments on: Police come out from hiding on long weekends http://www.ardorpes.com/2010/04/29/police-come-out-from-hiding-on-long-weekends/ Passion, Eagerness, Strength Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:26:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ardorpes http://www.ardorpes.com/2010/04/29/police-come-out-from-hiding-on-long-weekends/comment-page-1/#comment-825 Ardorpes Mon, 31 May 2010 04:42:54 +0000 http://www.ardorpes.com/2010/04/29/police-come-out-from-hiding-on-long-weekends/#comment-825 makes sense. Although if they pulled more people over they would get more revenue, so surely that would pay for the extra staff and costs? makes sense. Although if they pulled more people over they would get more revenue, so surely that would pay for the extra staff and costs?

]]> By: Jarrad http://www.ardorpes.com/2010/04/29/police-come-out-from-hiding-on-long-weekends/comment-page-1/#comment-824 Jarrad Mon, 31 May 2010 04:40:41 +0000 http://www.ardorpes.com/2010/04/29/police-come-out-from-hiding-on-long-weekends/#comment-824 In a nutshell. Long weekend = more traffic on roads more traffic = more accidents (including fatalities) Reasoning; they have extra police & double demerits to encourage people to slow down reducing the probability of accidents. Why dont' they do this all they time? Money. They put it where it will have the most effect which are most often long weekends and holidays. In a nutshell.
Long weekend = more traffic on roads
more traffic = more accidents (including fatalities)
Reasoning; they have extra police & double demerits to encourage people to slow down reducing the probability of accidents.

Why dont’ they do this all they time? Money. They put it where it will have the most effect which are most often long weekends and holidays.

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]]> By: Josh Plunkett http://www.ardorpes.com/2010/04/29/police-come-out-from-hiding-on-long-weekends/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Josh Plunkett Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:30:36 +0000 http://www.ardorpes.com/2010/04/29/police-come-out-from-hiding-on-long-weekends/#comment-784 Yep, it is common knowledge that we have more fatalities on the road on the long weekends. It may be from people driving too many hours on the freeway without resting or it may be from drink driving. Either way, the police are called to respond to this scary statistic with the high number of fatalities on the road. If you want some interesting reading on the subject, check out: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/death-never-takes-a-holiday-in-land-of-the-relentless-road-toll-20100423-tj1c.html http://cumberland-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/anzac-day-long-weekend-road-toll-stands-at-six/ Also, police do not have nearly enough man power to constantly be visible on the road every day of the year. In my opinion, they are under funded and under 'manned'. There is so much to say about this topic, but I will leave it that. Yep, it is common knowledge that we have more fatalities on the road on the long weekends. It may be from people driving too many hours on the freeway without resting or it may be from drink driving.

Either way, the police are called to respond to this scary statistic with the high number of fatalities on the road.

If you want some interesting reading on the subject, check out:

http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/death-never-takes-a-holiday-in-land-of-the-relentless-road-toll-20100423-tj1c.html

http://cumberland-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/anzac-day-long-weekend-road-toll-stands-at-six/

Also, police do not have nearly enough man power to constantly be visible on the road every day of the year. In my opinion, they are under funded and under ‘manned’.

There is so much to say about this topic, but I will leave it that.

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