[s-cars] NAC-Motor Trend Police Car Comparison

[Bill Noland]

California CHP started running a few Camaros a few years ago. Very low 
profile light bar made them tough to spot. Lucky for me, they were used 
primarily on truckers.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/06/26/MN159676.DTL

Use of radar on California highways must be approved by each county and 
until the last couple of years, it was not used in most of the Bay Area. So, 
cops had to come up behind and pace you, which made it more of a sport. The 
now departed 5.0l Mustangs were more effective than the Crown Vics, but only 
marginally so. Can't say how many times I spotted CHP cars trying to get a 
jump on me from on ramps and by the time they got up to speed, I'd be at 
65mph -- no more, no less. They would play wingman for a minute or two in an 
attempt to intimidate, then go on looking for another victim.

Cal CHP has installed new light bars on their Crown Vics -- very bright 
blue, yellow, red combo. Looks like a party every time they pull someone 
over.

Bill N