Vehicles and Patrol Cars
The current patrol vehicle is the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. A small number of 2002 Chevrolet Camaros were developed, at first intended for commercial enforcement, but later distributed to many major offices for general patrol. Many will soon be retired as they approach 100,000 miles (160,000 km).
With Ford Motor Company discontinuing the Crown Victoria, the current replacement vehicle being rolled out in the latter part of 2012 will be the Ford Explorer for patrol units and Ford Escape for supervisors. The Dodge Charger was introduced as an interim replacement vehicle until the CHP decided on the Explorer. The replacement of the Crown Vic was rumored to be the Ford Taurus Police Special but was insufficient for weight requirements mandated by federal minimum weight standards. California requires their CHP units to meet weight requirements as though four officers in riot gear and related equipment were to be in the vehicle.)
Several vehicles were allocated to public affairs officers and are used for recruiting purposes. An example of these vehicles can be seen at the California State Fair and other venues. CHP also uses Chevy Silverados, Dodge Rams (for commercial vehicle enforcement), Ford Expeditions, and Dodge Durangos for their divisions that snow frequently or have certain terrains to permit off road driving.
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“Only by the supernatural is a man strong; nothing is so weak as an egotist. Nothing is mightier than we, when we are vehicles of a truth before which the state and the individual are alike ephemeral.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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Stared on the horses of the sea, and heard
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And fought with the invulnerable tide.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)