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Police cars are some of the most recognizable automobiles on earth. Here are five of the best and five of the worst.
The first police car in the world was an electrically powered wagon, operated by the Akron Police Department in 1899. The $2,400 vehicle was equipped with electric lights, gongs, and a stretcher, and could reach 16 mph (26 km/h) and travel 30 mi (48 km) before its battery needed to be recharged.
Two Metropolitan Police Hyundai i30s in "jam sandwich" livery (left) and Battenburg markings (right). The "jam sandwich" livery on police vehicles across the United Kingdom has today been replaced by Battenburg markings, first introduced in 1998 on the recommendation that the livery makes the vehicle easily identifiable by oncoming drivers as a police vehicle from at least 500 metres (1,600 ft).
The New York City Police Department vehicle fleet consists of 9,624 police cars, 11 boats, eight helicopters, and numerous other vehicles. The colors of NYPD vehicles are usually a all-white body with two blue stripes along each side. The word "POLICE" is printed in small text above the front wheel wells, and as "NYPD Police" above the front grille. The NYPD patch is emblazoned on both sides ...
Panda car; Peugeot 308; Peugeot 405; Peugeot 406; Plymouth Belvedere; Plymouth Fury; Plymouth Gran Fury; Police vehicles equipped with automated external defibrillators in North America; Pontiac Bonneville; Pontiac Catalina; Pontiac Grand Prix; Pontiac LeMans; Pontiac Parisienne; Porsche 911 (991) Prisoner transport vehicle; Proton Inspira
The car was seized because the driver did not have insurance, but an S2000 probably would not make a very good police car anyway. Actual Police Impound Honda S2000 Dressed as Cop Car Skip to main ...
Japanese police cars are mainly divided into marked police cars (equipped with a two-tone livery [14] and either a red rotating lightbar fixed to the roof, or a single deployable red rotating light) and unmarked police cars (equipped with a deployable red rotating light that can be hidden or stowed away).
A response car, also known as a pursuit car, area car, rapid response unit, or fast response car, is a police car used to ensure quick responses to emergencies compared to patrol cars. It is likely to be of a higher specification, capable of higher speeds, and often fitted with unique markings and increased-visibility emergency lights.