By Gabriella Payne
We’ve come a long way in the last 35 years, with life-changing inventions such as the internet and the iPhone catapulting society into the twenty-first century – and these technological advancements are also helping improve safety on our roads.
The bright yellow VK Holden Commodore pictured was used by Victoria Police between 1984 and 1986.
It’s a stark contrast to today’s state-of-the-art BMWs and the technology they have to offer.
The newest additions to Victoria Police’s highway patrol come equipped with automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology, which can scan thousands of number plates per shift, a huge improvement on what police used to rely on.