AGS 4x4's

Traumadoc

Traumadoc wrote: »

The 4 PSNI officers recently killed show the danger of these vehicles especially if they roll over.
If they are to be used surely they should be fitted with roll bars?

The PSNI use their 4X4's as response vehicles, we don't. They were Mitsubishi L200's, the Gardai use Landcruisers, mostly for the Traffic Corp.

moose112 wrote: »

TBH I ain't been convinced about the use of 4x4's apart from the mounted and sub aqua units and some remote rural areas. The only other trailer i have ever seen behind a AGS 4x4 was a 8x4 ifor williams trailer bit cheaper to probably just fit a tow bar to a Transit.
The booths in passenger wagon landcruisers and sorento's i argue ain't bigger than most estate cars.

Vans should only be used for carrying personnel and prisoners, not towing trailers. Again, the Gardai use 4X4's for specialist purposes, Sub-Aqua, Mounted Unit, Traffic Corp and the people who don't get named:cool:. As I said earlier on, what are you more likely to see first at an accident, a tall 4X4 or a standard patrol car or estate.

And also keep in mind that there are only 92 4X4's in the Garda fleet compared to 1769 cars. Source Page 6