NSW Police's new bikes... Hawk

[sogood]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/haw ... 26242.html

So what are these Hawk bikes?

[Caelum]

""Bikes are highly visible and can cover a lot of ground in a short time so officers can get from one side of the city to another very quickly.""



Bikes are highly visible?


Wow, i gotta get me a hawk in that case!

[wayno]

Its Jennifer Hawkins' bike brand

[Hawkeye]

It's miiine, all miiiiiinnne!

And no, we're not related. She wasn't good-looking enough so we disowned her.

[singletracking]

Wow, a kickstand too. Awesome.

Let me guess, as well as "reinforced frames and rims, as well as heavy duty tyres and accessories", they also feature "all-alloy components"?

Just a guess.

Hawk brand eh - maybe they bought them on ebay?

[Caelum]

didn't notice the kickstand....



Maybe they don't bother locking them up while they go to get their coffee from the shop?


How amusing would it be though, someone stealing a cop bike..... i'm sure someone would do it ;o)

[Redbull]

FRED

[mikesbytes]

Image them trying to persue me...

[sogood]

Image them trying to persue me...

They'll call in the Commodore.

[AUbicycles]

Bike and rider is highly visible - with the fluro vest.
I notice there are no mud / rain guards so for wet weather not really appropriate for riding.
Do they have flashing lights? What about night riding - do they have sufficient lighting.
I notice there are no 'uncool' reflectors on the spokes.
And - would a car stop if a police man on a bike asked them to pull over - bike mounted video recorder could work well.

Cheers
Christopher

[timbo]

They look very much like Giant bikes, possibly the Yukon or Alias.

[mikesbytes]

Bike and rider is highly visible - with the fluro vest.
I notice there are no mud / rain guards so for wet weather not really appropriate for riding.
Do they have flashing lights? What about night riding - do they have sufficient lighting.
I notice there are no 'uncool' reflectors on the spokes.
And - would a car stop if a police man on a bike asked them to pull over - bike mounted video recorder could work well.

Cheers
Christopher

I've never seen them at night or in the wet.

[Caelum]

They look very much like Giant bikes, possibly the Yukon or Alias.

Perhaps, yeah.

[MJF]

They are made by Hillbrick.


Info here.

[bigfriendlyvegan]

Do they have a bell? That's still the law, isn't it?

David

[simonn]

My fiance and I saw a foursome of bike riding bobbies on Qantas Drive once. We were in a car. They were riding on the pavement and it did not look like an emergency to me.. Far from awesome. They looked like I did when I bought a similar level MTB after having not ridden since a kid.

Remember that the police and pollies work under a different laws in NSW than the general populace... at least that is how it seems.

[sogood]

They are made by Hillbrick.
Info here.

According to their site, Hillbrick doesn't even have MTB frames. I wouldn't be surprised if they sourced the frames from Giant and did the paint and build job according to government specifications. The frame looked similar to some of those lower end Giant MTB bikes.

[il padrone]

And - would a car stop if a police man on a bike asked them to pull over - bike mounted video recorder could work well.

The police in Melbourne have had bike squads for over 10 years! I've heard from a police officer that in the CBD they often stop drivers - for busting reds, using mobile phones, illegal u-turns etc. Apparently the 'stunned mullet' expressions on drivers faces at being pulled up by a cop on a bike is priceless.

[il padrone]

Do they have a bell? That's still the law, isn't it?

Ooh! Just got my Airzound

[familyguy]

...the police...work under a different laws in NSW than the general populace... at least that is how it seems

And thats how it should be.

Otherwise you'd get complaints like "my fiance had her bag stolen and the bike police didnt turn up for four whole minutes cause they stopped for a red light! Outrageous!"

</stupid example but I feel I've made my point>

They do look like modified Giant's. Now the police run Commodores AND Toyotas!

Jim

[winona_rider]

...the police...work under a different laws in NSW than the general populace... at least that is how it seems

And thats how it should be.

um...call me crazy but i think the law should apply to everyone - including cops.

[familyguy]

um...call me crazy but i think the law should apply to everyone - including cops.

OK, you're crazy.

There's a time, a place, and a good reason for bending and breaking rules. I'm generalising, but so are others. I'll say no more on the police issue.

Jim

[Caelum]

...the police...work under a different laws in NSW than the general populace... at least that is how it seems

And thats how it should be.

um...call me crazy but i think the law should apply to everyone - including cops.

So police should wait for red lights too?


Don't think so.

[jasimon]

And thats how it should be.

um...call me crazy but i think the law should apply to everyone - including cops.

So police should wait for red lights too?


Don't think so.

When not responding to an emergency or otherwise actively engaged in enforcing they law - absolutely!

We have laws for reasons. And if the police are allowed to break any laws they like any time they like chaos would ensue: Police car causes accident because it's running a red light; police speed dangerously; police drive on the wrong side of the road... and do you really think they could have any chance of enforcing compliance from anyone if they ignored the very same rules in their every day life?
Don't think so.

[mikesbytes]

Do they have a bell? That's still the law, isn't it?

David

ha ha and a rear reflector... what else?