{"id":2054,"date":"2015-09-23T23:28:31","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T22:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2054"},"modified":"2016-01-29T11:52:53","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T11:52:53","slug":"dubai-police-force-has-a-fleet-of-super-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/dubai-police-force-has-a-fleet-of-super-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is the dubai police force assembling a fleet of supercars?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Dubai, supercars help keep the\u00a0streets safe \u2013 a fleet of supercars containing everything from a Camaro to a McLaren.<br \/>\n<del><\/del><\/p>\n<p>So why is the Dubai police force assembling a fleet of supercars?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Supercars on patrol<\/h2>\n<p>The Dubai police force started to assemble its supercharged patrol cars in April last year when it threw some flashing lights and green decals on to a Lamborghini.<\/p>\n<p>So taken was the force by its new addition, it promptly added a Ferrari FF \u2013 which, having four seats, would prove to be far more practical than the Lamborghini \u2013 as well as a Mercedes Benz SLS AMG (natch).<\/p>\n<p>And it didn\u2019t stop there. Well, no super-fleet would be complete without a Bentley Continental GT, an Aston Martin One-77 and, of course, a Bugatti Veyron.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pi_gdC8e1pk\" width=\"600\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oh, and a McLaren MP4-12C, obviously.<\/p>\n<p>And, presumably because all that was missing was a bona-fide American muscle car, someone threw in a Chevrolet Camaro somewhere along the line.<\/p>\n<p>But why?<\/p>\n<h2>The tourist (speed) trap<\/h2>\n<p>Dubai has a problem with speeding and drink-driving, with a road accident-related death being logged every 36 hours. For a population of not much more than two million, that\u2019s a grim statistic \u2013 there are around 6 fatalities a day in the UK, but our population is nudging nearly 70 million.<\/p>\n<p>Although the total number of accidents in Dubai actually fell year-on-year during this period, from 2,119 to 2,062, the number of deaths increased by almost two-thirds (65%) from 83 to 127.<\/p>\n<p>Over half (60%) of these accidents were caused by driver mistakes, tailgating, and sudden lane changes \u2013Dubai\u2019s roads range from between one and five lanes of traffic in any one direction \u2013 while drink-driving was the cause 201 accidents, in which 56 people were injured and eight killed.<\/p>\n<p>So, a high-powered, high profile police force could act as the perfect deterrent to any miscreant motorists \u2013 except the authorities have pointed out these supercars won\u2019t be used for hot pursuits.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they\u2019ll be used to patrol the tourist areas of the city, such as the Burj Kalifa, Dubai Mall and Jumeirah Beach, and so will be something of a mobile tourist attraction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Dubai, supercars help keep the\u00a0streets safe \u2013 a fleet of supercars containing everything from a Camaro to a McLaren. 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