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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 07:19 |
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ACC has been buying old police radar gear in a covert plan to thwart speeding motorists.
The radars have been mounted on power poles at up to 70 sites nationally, and are intended to fool drivers with detectors in their cars into thinking police are nearby.
Five radars have also been bought by school bus companies to slow motorists around children, and another six have been requested.
Official estimates put the number of motorists with radar detectors at about one in 10.
A Wellington firm, Emergency Vehicle Systems, buys the radars from the police and sells them on renamed as "drones".
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Friday, 05 February 2010 17:51 |
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A union ad campaign on giant screens at this weekend’s Wellington Sevens will take a light-hearted route to a serious message about ACC, the CTU revealed today. The adverts, featuring the fictional misfortunes of ‘Borat’ in his fluorescent mankini, aim to inform revellers about the very real threat to ACC protection from the Government’s plans to cut entitlements and privatise the accident compensation scheme.
“Our ads will keep with the fun of the occasion for fans watching on the screens around Wellington while giving a gentle reminder that the financial protection from ACC that they take for granted is under serious threat from this government’s policies,” said CTU President Helen Kelly.
With the strapline “That’s gotta hurt – but cuts to ACC will hurt more”, the adverts will play between games televised on giant screens at the Westpac Stadium concourse, Queen’s Wharf and Courtenay Place. The campaign was paid for by unions who are backing the march and rally at Parliament on Tuesday 16 February which will also involve the bikers’ lobby, health professionals and concerned members of the public.
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