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Photos: new Ohio State Patrol light bars
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MeefZah
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ohpsv said:
I'm fairly certain it was completely clear, and the Tahoe was striped as a OSP unit.
Also had no push bumper.
Check out the cover of the Ohio State Highway Patrol's latest Flying Wheel magazine - Click on the image at right (PDF file)
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Hoser said:
Not certain... I got a pic of the rear of one of those new Tahoe licence plates w/ affixed LED's though... (Off topic - Anybody here getting hail / tornado warnings yet?)
I installed some ceiling mounted projectors at the academy in the early 2000s. Down in the basement, they have a room with a car (green Chevy Cavalier, maybe?) and the front half of a Crown Vic that they used for some kind of training.
I asked how they got it down there and our contact said "one piece at a time". I thought about Johnny Cash, LOL.
I asked how they got it down there and our contact said "one piece at a time". I thought about Johnny Cash, LOL.
rlsllc said:
My dad actually made me watch a "PM Magazine" TV story about Cash's Limo when I was a kid because he thought it was intersting, and now your very mention of this has vindicated his actions for doing so. Otherwise, I'd never have caught your reference here! As for OSP959®'s earlier post here, that Trooper of the Year Car may have 'extras' not seen on other O.S.H.P. vehicles such as the rear-plate LEDS. That being said, what ever happened to the solar panels in the rear window the state had introduced a few years back? It was a great concept, but what ever happened to it?
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ohpsv said:
OK....so the Edge bars had clear rear flashers?? This is highly unusual.....also, do they SB for worklights?? This also would be highly unusual....The RX2700 bars are sick....
emtanderson51 said:
I'd only noticed the rear clear lights in use twice several years ago, the first while passing by a crash at night where I guess they were used to light the scene. The second was in broad daylight as a motorist was actually tail-gaiting a Trooper. The Trooper turned on only the clear lights, and the motorist backed-off and exited the highway at the next exit. And yes, it was a fully-marked O.S.H.P. cruiser this guy was toying with... Regardless, I never noticed the rear clear's flashing, but perhaps they were capable of this?
Maybe if you selected rear flash and steady burn you could use the rear clear halogens as such. I saw a vid on youtube of an old 9308 OSP bar on a pick-up (it was amber and clear, and kind of a mess) and it appeared to flash every light on the bar in pursuit mode, even the alleys.
MeefZah
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For several years we used state bid Whelen bars, they had the clear rear "takedowns", which could be used as steady burn or alternating double flash. I never used the clear flasher to the rear at night, they were blinding. The work lights were handy for backing out of driveways and such.
In the daylight, the double alternating rear white flashers were quite handy as rear warning.
In the daylight, the double alternating rear white flashers were quite handy as rear warning.
Speaking of car 1000:
When I worked IS90 in Lake County, I would get cars that would stop behind me while I was on a traffic stop and ask for directions. I've also had them stop because they were traveling with the vehicle I was stopping. Those rear takedowns allowed you to see what the vehicle behind you was doing.
When I worked IS90 in Lake County, I would get cars that would stop behind me while I was on a traffic stop and ask for directions. I've also had them stop because they were traveling with the vehicle I was stopping. Those rear takedowns allowed you to see what the vehicle behind you was doing.
For you people on facebook, there's a pretty cool picture of a silver Charger on the Ohio State Highway Patrol's FB page. I'm not sure if it's photo-shopped or what, but very cool and it would make for a nice desktop picture on your PC! Note: You have to actually be logged-into FB to see it - under the title "The new look of the Ohio State Highway Patrol" from Paul Mercer.
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