railtrailbiker
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An off topic question, but why don't the CT State Police have any painted markings on their patrol vehicles? I've noticed this for decades, but never understood why.
digitalBill said:the Troopers keep their cars even when off-duty....they just remove the light bars then have a normal(ish) looking sedan to drive home in
comspec said:Unfortunately, taking the light bars off is not enough to make them invisible. The still look like police cars, still have antennas, still have those suspicious looking hub caps, etc. etc.
Besides, if they bear down on you in the left lane you would probably pull over just to be safe (I know I would
Also, I guess being called for service while off duty is the trade off for getting to take the company car home. I wonder if they get paid extra for actually filling the report where stopping to help may be a freebie? That may explain why he was willing to do the papaerwork.
Truth is I actually know very little about the CSP. What little I do know comes from a cousin who knows the resident trooper in his town.
KB1JHU said:They all have connector boxes on the drivers side of the car so they can be removed quickly. When the bar is off the roof, the box stands out pretty well. The new EnCon Police F-250s are the same, they can remove their bars when they don't need it or want to try to blend in a little better.
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I understand that, but the actual mechanical attachment of the bar to the vehicle is what I was referring to, not the wiring.KB1JHU said:They all have connector boxes on the drivers side of the car so they can be removed quickly.
MarkEagleUSA said:I understand that, but the actual mechanical attachment of the bar to the vehicle is what I was referring to, not the wiring.
MarkEagleUSA said:I understand that, but the actual mechanical attachment of the bar to the vehicle is what I was referring to, not the wiring.