Can you spot the hidden police speed trap? There it is ... a motorist drives into the fire zone at Black Spur in the Yarra Ranges and (inset) the camouflaged speed trap. IF you thought NSW traffic cops were sneaky, have a look at the new tactics used by their Victorian counterparts to catch speeding motorists. Heavily camouflaged police armed with radar guns are hiding in bushes and have proven highly successful in trapping speedsters, particularly motorcyclists. So successful has the trial been in the Yarra Ranges, police plan to extend the tactics through other parts of Victoria. The tactics used in Operation Surreptitious were revealed when a motorist fined by the "sneak" police mounted his own counter-surveillance. He returned to where he had been fined and then took his own photos of the cops in action. "They were disguised and hiding in thick bush to nab people as they came down a hill on the only overtaking spot for miles around," the motorist said. The officers were dressed in combat-style military uniforms. Victorian police justified the tactic, saying it saved lives and would continue and even be extended to other parts of the state. NSW motorists can breathe easy - police here have no intention of employing similar tactics. We don't see the need for it and won't be adopting anything like it. Our radar guns have a sufficiently long enough range for what is needed to detect speeding motorists," Assistant Commissioner John Hartley, NSW traffic services commander, said. On top of that, we use the air wing for special traffic operations on long weekends and other occasions. Mr Hartley would not comment on or criticise the Victorian traffic tactic, saying any deterrent that reduced the road toll was justified. "In the past two years our road toll has been the lowest in decades," Mr Hartley said. Being highly visible is a great deterrent. Not only do people see police out with radar and on the roads but will pass it on to other motorists. Victoria Police defended their use of camouflaged police, saying the tactic has reduced road trauma in the Yarra Ranges by almost 47 per cent. Acting Superintendent Michael West said the outfits were purely practical because police officers would stand out too much if they wore the traditional navy blue uniforms.