Police confirm wheelie bin speed camera.

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Police confirm wheelie bin speed camera | PerthNow


Police confirm wheelie bin speed camera
Article from: PerthNow

BIN CAN: Police confirm they have a 'wheelie bin' speed camera, but say it has not been used in over a year.

POLICE have confirmed they have a speed camera disguised as a wheelie bin - but say it has not been used for more than a year.
A photograph of the device is currently doing the rounds on the internet, with bloggers saying it was set-up this week on Albany Highway, Cannington.

The picture, which police say was taken in 2005, shows the camera encased in its grey shell, next to a normal public roadside rubbish bin of the same colour.

Police confirmed “it was an operational piece of equipment that acted as a housing for a standard multi-nova speed camera”.

But state traffic operations commander Michelle Fyfe said the device has not been wheeled out for over 12 months.

“It is just used on the odd occasion and is certainly not on Albany Highway at this point in time,” she said.

“It is part of our equipment, it’s just a different housing for the multi-nova.”

She said there was only one of them within the police cache.

“It will be used of different occasions, depending on circumstances,” Ms Fyfe said.

They had one of these in the Adelaide hills too. It didn't last long.

[Batten]

Does that mean i can throw my rubbish at it?

[BigTim]

I bet one stop patio shop is pissed.

[chew]

Does that mean i can throw my rubbish at it?

Only if its the ultimate in planned obsolescence rubbish. i.e. a time bomb.

[FJ Steve]

But state traffic operations commander Michelle Fyfe said the device has not been wheeled out for over 12 months.

I saw that! That's a crap pun....get a better script writer.

[Bendito]

Oh that's the one I saw outside Innaloo shops yesterday

[Maxo]

I bet one stop patio shop is angry.

Do you think they will put them on the freeway?

[Jonchilds]

They're pushing for more speed cameras, but aren't using the existing cameras at 100% capacity?

Waste of money?

[rcradical]

Do you think they will put them on the freeway?

Only if there is a one stop patio shop bin they can put it in front of.

[Professor Redfern]

[Maxo]

^ehehehehehehe

[Mex]

They're pushing for more speed cameras, but aren't using the existing cameras at 100% capacity?

not using the housing doesnt mean not using the camera...

[darkfibre]

I bet one stop patio shop is angry.

One Stop patio shop had their (partial)sign posted all over the net for free advertising... They should be laughing.

[baxter]

it was in morley days ago the old lady got a photo of it

[Desmo]

LOL @ Buseymonsters.

[Lozzle]

I can't stop watching the Buseymonsters!!

[thro]

I know how we'll slow people down! hide all the cameras!

[Ryven]

I know how we'll slow people down! hide all the cameras!

And the police.

It's harder to spot how many cameras we have, and how few cops are on the road if you hide things.

[Gryphen]

I can't beleive that the media is running a story that is basically 4 years old... is the WA public really that SLOW...

[Ryven]

I can't beleive that the media is running a story that is basically 4 years old... is the WA public really that SLOW...

Wait-A-while.