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A rear-seat airbag system could keep suspects safer in the rear seat in case of a crash.
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Police want airless tires so they can't be shot out
Michelin introduced an airless tire in 2019, and GM said it could be available on a production vehicle as early as 2024, though that seems unlikely.
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Texas Highway Patrol now has a 1,080-hp Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat cruiser
The modified Challenger Hellcat belonged to a criminal and was awarded to the Texas Highway Patrol by a judge.
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1998 Toyota Supra seized by cops sells for $265,000 at auction
A 1998 Toyota Supra that once belonged to a drug dealer and will now be stashed away in a California car collection.
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Police now using the Grappler Police Bumper to end car chases
Police ensnared a car on the run in Phoenix, Arizona, using the Grappler Police Bumper, which brought the pursuit to a safe halt.
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The quickest police car isn't a car, it's a Ford F-150 pickup truck
Ford's F-150 continues its reign as the pursuit vehicle of choice—for the police, not the perps.
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The updated Dodge Charger and Dodge Durango Pursuit vehicles come with an available 8-speed automatic transmission and more options for police officers.
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Record the police on an iPhone with "Hey Siri, I'm getting pulled over"
A Siri shortcut will discreetly record interactions with police simply by telling your phone, "Hey Siri, I'm getting pulled over."
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2021 Chevrolet Tahoe suits up for police duty
The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe is offered in two police models, PPV and SSV.
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Officers weigh in on 2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility
Police officers weigh in on the new hybrid Ford Interceptor Utility, based on the new 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid
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Dubai police begin to test hoverbike patrol units
It seems like the Dubai police department wants all the toys. It already has a fleet of mesmerizing supercar patrol cars, and now it has begun to test hoverbikes. Like something straight out of a science-fiction film, the hoverbikes are vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicles with four rotors...
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French police using drones to catch drivers breaking the law
The French police stepped up its traffic enforcement efforts this past summer when Bordeaux traffic cops employed drones to track drivers. Since the summer, the drones have helped Bordeaux police issue "hundreds" of fines for various traffic violations. Marketplace reported on Monday that the...
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Perps on the run in the United Kingdom take note: police forces are stepping up their game—literally. The Lincolnshire police force is testing a new way to train officers in high-speed driving and it involves a whole lot of video games. Through a partnership with Sony's PlayStation, four officers clocked a lap time at Silverstone raceway in their standard BMW patrol cars. After a day of setting their best lap times, PlayStation then put them behind the wheel of "Gran Turismo Sport" to hone their skills on the digital version of the race track. The video game alerted the officers to any...
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StarChase system could help police end high-speed chases quickly
What's the best kind of high-speed chase? The one that doesn't happen, or at least the one that is over quickly. A pursuit aid called StarChase may help the police end pursuits quickly. StarChase LLC has released the third generation of its Star Chase GPS Launcher system, and it can fool "perps"...
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The Grappler aims to help police end pursuits safely
Police chases are incredibly dangerous. For the public that happens to be in the path of the pursuit, the officer, and the perp, it's a high-speed event that could have tragic results. A PIT (precision immobilization technique) maneuver can bring things to an end but it can also wind up causing a...
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Audi R8 Speeder Fined $17k, Including Court Expenses To Call His Bluff
A U.K. court calls an Audi R8 driver's bluff.
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Koenigsegg One:1 Gets Sideways In Need For Speed Rivals Trailer: Video
The Koenigsegg One:1 is one of many supercars in the latest Need For Speed game.
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Cop Resigns After Green Light Drag Race Video Goes Viral
A police officer in Montgomery, Alabama has resigned after a video of him racing a local motorcycle rider went viral. The unidentified officer was captured on camera by the rider, Lawrence Lee Spillers, accelerating hard away from a green light after being asked, "do you wanna race?" The officer...
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The city manager of tony Atherton, California, thinks he'd like some new police cruisers. In fact, George Rodericks suggested to the San Jose Mercury News, "I'd love to see the [Tesla] Model S be used for Atherton's police cars." There are hundreds, if not thousands, of millionaires living in the tiny Silicon Valley town, where the median house price is $6.7 million. Turns out those are just the people who buy Tesla Model S electric cars. In fact, according to Edmunds data, the Tesla Model S now has a 15-percent market share of the new cars sold in Atherton. So Rodericks' comment got us...
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Cop Says He's Written 800 Texting And Driving Tickets This Year
Texting while driving is still a major problem, apparently.
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Man Charged For Letting Nine-Year-Old Drive Ferrari: Video
An Indian man is facing charges for allowing his nine-year-old son to drive his Ferrari F430 on public roads. News of the stunt first broke a few weeks ago when video, filmed by the father, Mohammed Nisham, went viral on YouTube. The video showed the boy driving the mid-engine supercar on a...
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Appeals Court To Decide On GPS Tracking Without A Warrant
In January 2012, the United States Supreme Court ruled that attaching a GPS tracking device to a subject’s car without a written warrant was the equivalent of an illegal search, prohibited by the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The current administration views things a bit...
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Drivers Rejoice: Maryland Woman Ticketed For Obstructing Left Lane
For those of us who spend a fair amount of time driving the interstate highways, few things are more frustrating than the self-righteous or completely unaware drivers that block the left lane, intentionally (or otherwise) driving below the speed limit. In most jurisdictions, blocking the passing...
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BMW Addresses Key Cloning Issue On Select Models
In July, we brought you news that car thieves (in Great Britain, anyway) had gone high-tech, stealing new cars via the use of NFC key reprogramming devices. Instead of relying on old-fashioned methods to steal certain new cars, today’s thieves just need access to the car’s diagnostic...
Kurt Ernst