http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/16/...official-fuel-economy-ratings-from/#continued Police forces didn't care much about fuel economy back in the early days of the Ford Crown Victoria, but these days, efficiency is front and center for cash-strapped municipalities. The cost of fuel keeps rising and cities continue to cut their budgets, so one or two miles per gallon might make the difference for a city deciding between a fleet of Ford's new Taurus-based Interceptor, the Chevrolet Caprice PPV and Dodge Charger Pursuit. And so it is with great interest we read the news today that Ford has released official EPA-certified fuel economy figures for the new Interceptor. The base model equipped with a 3.5-liter V6 is rated at 18 miles per gallon city / 26 highway, while the twin-turbo 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 is rated at 16 mpg city / 23 highway. Finally, the Interceptor Utility (read: cop-spec Ford Explorer) powered by a 3.7-liter V6 returns 16 mpg city / 22 highway.
Yes but, those figures are only estimates, driving on straight and level ground under the right circumstances...... The reality is, they get a lot less MPG under "Normal" driving conditions......
Looks to me like the camera shutter speed is so fast that it is only capturing one LED module flashing, within a normal length lightbar.
I have an absolute all time zinger for that pic but it's something that will get me in da glue if I mention it. The laugh I just had out loud was worth it though.
Also, Carver Police have assigned cruisers per each officer, they just can't take them home. A bit of a no-brainer, but addition to command staff, most k-9 officers I know have take homes for obvious reasons.
Isn't there some sort of law or mandate that police K-9's will only be transported to and from work in police cruisers?
Well, if the handler is issued a take-home K-9 cruiser, how/why else would he/she get the dog to and from work? There may be department policies, but I know of no law under MGL that mandates that.
In the backseat of his POV in the way everyone else gets around? Trust me, on my job, if the K-9 guys weren't always on call, mandating they keep their cruisers at the PD when off duty wouldn't surprise me in the least.
