Re: Toyota Hybrid Police cars (long article)
Around here we have pretty strict limits on high speed pursuits and the results have been (a) some police not reporting their speed in order to chase without being told to stop, and (b) police using more communications to strategically intercept suspects in a safe and much more effective manner.
It hasn't been an easy transition, especially for the real hotshot cops that loved to chase, but in the end it has proven to be both more effective and of course safer for everyone on (and off) the road.
That being said, much of the police force could use hybrids, but it's hard to give up old habits, and large luxury cars are certainly going to be hard for most police forces to give up, although they are... I've seen some smaller GM police cars, I guess they buy them in bulk packages.
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