On 4/26/06, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've also seen Harley Davidson and Kawasaki police
cars, much less room in those than in a Saturn SL.
German vehicle content: The Oregon and Washington highway patrols just
retired all their Kawasaki bikes and replaced them with BMWs. It's a
Mitch Haley wrote:
John W. Reames III wrote:
I've seen tag-teams working where the spotter ran with traffic in a
cavalier (the giveaway was the windshield mounted transponder and you
could see the blinky-dinks if you looked closely) and the pursuit car was
elsewhere.
Sounds like VASCAR
They use white circles about a yard (meter) in diameter here -- I
think they got the idea from crop circles ;-)
Sounds like VASCAR without the airplane.
With VASCAR, a guy in an airplane with a stopwatch times your progress between
two marks on the pavement that define a measured distance.
David Brodbeck wrote:
Could also be pacing with a certified speedometer, but I somehow doubt
you could order a Cavalier with one.
Late model Cavis were electronic, you could adjust them with the dealer's
computer device. I don't know how you'd ever trace it to a certified standard
though.
Back when the CHP had some (Fast!) Mustangs and Camaros, I asked a friend of
mine what he did about transporting 'Perps'. George (a CHP Sergeant, at the
time) said he cuffed them to a nearby tree, using a length of chain from the
trunk, until one of the Victorias came available.
Jerry
In a message dated 4/26/2006 10:59:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Back when the CHP had some (Fast!) Mustangs and Camaros, I asked a friend of
mine what he did about transporting 'Perps'. George (a CHP Sergeant, at the
time) said he cuffed them to a nearby tree,
you see a lot of the impalas here in georgia. originally, the cops were
very negative on them, but they seem to have gotten used to them here
it's really not a bad car. not sure that the old view of cop/taxi cars
having to be full size and body on frame is particularly valid
On 4/26/06,
chief had his economy cop cars a month or two later. Saturn used it as an
example of why they were a different sort of car company, but why can't it be
that way at every car maker?
If I were a cop I would be reluctant to to be seen in a Saturn police car. A
contradiction in terms if I ever
If I were a cop I would be reluctant to to be seen in a Saturn police
car. A contradiction in terms if I ever heard of one.
I once saw a sheriff's K-9 unit in a Taurus sedan. Why it wasn't
a wagon I have no idea. In the case of the guy who bought the
Saturns, he said there was only one
Mitch Haley wrote:
If I were a cop I would be reluctant to to be seen in a Saturn police
car. A contradiction in terms if I ever heard of one.
I once saw a sheriff's K-9 unit in a Taurus sedan. Why it wasn't
a wagon I have no idea. In the case of the guy who bought the
Saturns, he said
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Saturn cop cars?
chief had his economy cop cars a month or two later. Saturn used it as an
example of why they were a different sort of car company, but why can't it be
that way at every car maker?
If I were a cop I would be reluctant to to be seen in a Saturn
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
chief had his economy cop cars a month or two later. Saturn used it as an
example of why they were a different sort of car company, but why can't it be
that way at every car maker?
If I were a cop I would be reluctant to to be seen in a Saturn police car. A
On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If I were a cop I would be reluctant to to be seen in a Saturn police car. A
contradiction in terms if I ever heard of one. And if a Crown Vic with a cage
barely has enough room for one drunk, just imagine getting one in a Saturn..
What's next,
In my city they are starting to get Dodge Chargers to replace the aging
fleet.
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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