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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.
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 The "jam sandwich" livery on police vehicles across the United Kingdom has today been replaced by Battenburg markings, first introduced in 1998 on the recommendation that the livery makes the vehicle easily identifiable by oncoming drivers as a police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 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.
A Volvo pump truck from South Australian Fire with red-and-yellow Battenburg markings. Battenburg markings or Battenberg markings [a] are a pattern of high-visibility markings developed in the United Kingdom in the 1990s and currently seen on many types of emergency service vehicles in the UK, Crown dependencies, British Overseas Territories and several other European countries including the ...
“It’s more visible; it increases safety; it gives us a new look, and it increases our image. I know it’s the best-looking police car around.” ...
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Most police vehicles in Hong Kong follow the British "jam sandwich" livery and are white, with a blue and red 3M retroreflective stripe around on the sides of the vehicle with wording "警POLICE察" in white, the only exception being the armoured personnel carriers specially designed for the Police Tactical Unit, which are wholly dark blue and with wording "警POLICE察" on a light blue ...
This category is for types of vehicles and models of cars used by police. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. ...