The Worst Police vehicles thread.
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brianmcfa said:
With the angle on that, he should be using aviation colors and not emergency ones! The aircraft can probably see him for miles! :bonk:
lafd55
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That looks pretty level to me. And it's placed there most likely because there is a removable T top with glass, so you could not mount it further forward.
lafd55 said:
Upon further review, I'm stupid and it is fairly level, a quick glance and passing familiarity with the vehcile made me think it would be on an angle. :duh:
I noticed both were parking enforcement, too. Seem like pretty nice vehicles for that task. I especially like the "Abrupt Stops" warning on the Minot car. :rofl: I'll bet they can carry a lot of boots in those things.irsa76 said:
I agree it looks pretty level and you can see the T-tops in the picture, so that explains the placement. Cool for use as a DARE car at the time.lafd55 said:
charliefox
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brianmcfa said:
I remember these things. They had, not one, but two of them! And they used them! To be fair, they also had a Diplomat and an LTD for REAL police work....
charliefox
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brianmcfa said:
For a SRO this wouldn't be a bad ride; makes the copper driving it more approachable. Of course I'm sure there are many "Fast and Furious" comments...
lafd55
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CodeMan
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FireEMSPolice
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CodeMan
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1074S8 said:
Name on the back of the car? Hmm that would be so the public knew who to complain on.. :haha:
lafd55
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brianmcfa said:
Oh wow.... Yeah that's the city crest of Mobile lol Graphics really haven't changed much since then either.
LRGJr72
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brianmcfa said:
I think that this looks super-cool. It has the wrong mounting feet, though... for a VisiBar.
CodeMan
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The Miata itself isn't necessarily so bad. What's tragic is that it's a hard top with no way for it to be a convertible. :duh:CodeMan said:
lafd55
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jprleedy4680
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All you cops complaining about how small the interior of the new Taurus PI is oughta try that car out. :haha:
Honestly guys, but almost any cruiser shown here is a better one than the crap our officers got for testing this year.
I present to you: the Toyota "i miev" :weird: :jawdrop: uke:
I present to you: the Toyota "i miev" :weird:
:jawdrop: uke:brianmcfa said:
Me thinks that is a Hamilton County Sheriffs vehicle. I remember seeing those in Cincinnati several years ago outside the courthouse.
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CodeMan
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Not the worst by far, but odd for a crossing guard unit? the Idea is the marked car slows traffic.
brianmcfa said:
I would do the siren on the roof as just for looks, with the standard speaker under the roof. Do a dashlight or two, some LAWS - I would drive that to work every day and all day.
lafd55
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What the F!?!? That's a total waist of money... Crossing guards don't need more then a handheld stop sign and a traffic vest, lol, not an actual vehicle.CodeMan said:Not the worst by far, but odd for a crossing guard unit? the Idea is the marked car slows traffic.
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FireEMSPolice
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lafd55 said:
Dont be so sure. In a high traffic area, it may be useful. Also it can hold extra equipment (traffic cones, etc).
CodeMan
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lafd55 said:
There are three of these, this is the nicest, the others are old winstars. the lightbars are recycled and the cost to re-stripe (wording) on them is about $50. they do slow traffic down in the high traffic areas, frees up the LEO to patrol their zones & answer calls. I had to post the photo as it is unique & shows some are thinking outside the box i guess.
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SSgt Elmer said:
A speaker under the roof might be a problem. You'd have to roll down the windows so they could hear it better outside the car. :razz: But seriously, a non-working siren even for looks would cause too much wind drag. If I remember right even a spotlight drags a car down 3-4 mph I'd bet that speaker grabs 10.
CodeMan said:There are three of these, this is the nicest, the others are old winstars. the lightbars are recycled and the cost to stripe them is about $50. they do slow traffic down in the high traffic areas, frees up the LEO to patrol their zones & answer calls. I had to post the photo as it is unique & shows some are thinking outside the box i guess.
Wow $50 for that striping? I'd like to get in on that deal. My striping costs $100 for a simple stripe and shield.
Sarge619
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lafd55 said:
As someone who comes from a department who lost their only crossing guard on a heavily trafficked road (and yes she was wearing a reflective raincoat, vest and her handheld STOP sign), I couldn't disagree with you more. Crossing assignments are now handled by uniformed sworn officers in a marked cruiser.
Sarge619 said:
My old dept made two officers work the crossing (major state highway in a smaller town). Even with traffic vests, orange gloves, two marked cars (full light bars, front and rear HAW's, and dash and deck lights), and flashing school zone lights, we still had to be on our toes and almost got hit several times.
