Law on the road?

Question

your car and my car are just vehicles or autos..so whats up with the police,they ride around in whats called a Cruiser.whats the difference other than the lighs and sirene

Answer 1

They are designed and built with superior performance and durability in mind. They run 24/7 where our cars do not....

All areas are modified. Suspension, engine, brakes, transmission and rear ends as well as some electrical, ie the alternator and extra power delivery lines for computers, gun locks etc...

They also have specialized radio and navigation stuff to track rolling stolons and computer aided television monitors as well as mounted front and rear radar guns.

The canine units are modified even more...

Answer 2

Differences (other than the lights and siren) usually include a police package. Ford calls it the "Police Interceptor" package. Chrysler, LLC calls it the "Pursuit" Package.

But, other than the lights and siren, police vehicles usually have more powerful engines, better suspension, heavy duty electrical, and calibrated speedometers that run in excess of 150mph. Many have a divider to separate the front and the rear. Ones that do have a divider tend to have a thicker material in the rear seat. Police vehicles also have push bars in the front, extra electrical points on the interior for computer, radio, etc.

Police vehicles come from the factory with special packages. In some cases, police departments will hire a shop to specially fabricate specific automobiles to have similar specs as the standard Crown Victoria, Charger, or Tahoe/Suburban.

Answer 3

Police cars are usually passenger car models which are upgraded to the specifications required by the purchasing force.

Several vehicle manufacturers, such as Ford and General Motors, provide a "police pack" option, which is built to police specifications in the factory.

Police forces may add to these modifications by adding their own equipment and making their own modifications after purchasing a vehicle.

Modifications a police car might undergo include adjustments for higher durability, speed, high mileage driving and long periods of idling at a higher temperature.

This is usually accomplished by heavy duty suspension, brakes, calibrated speedometer, tires, alternator, transmission and cooling systems, and also sometimes includes slight modifications to the car's stock engine or the installation of a more powerful engine than would be standard in that model.

It is also usual to upgrade the capacity of the electrics of the car to accommodate the use of additional electronic equipment.