Prius Police Car!

VinceDee · 12-09-2006, 12:15 PM

Leave it up to Berkeley to have a Prius police car. I saw this on my way home last night and just had to stop and ask the officer to let me take a picture. You can see that it's a brand new unit by the fact that it doesn't even have it's plates yet (They bought it from the same place that we bought ours: Toyota101 in Burlingame).

Now all they need is to make a Prius Interceptor pursuit unit

Michgal007 · 12-09-2006, 12:42 PM

That is so COOL!

VinceDee · 12-09-2006, 03:32 PM

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ok so are they tring to let people get away with crime. i could outrun that thing on my sisters bike. come on get a real car for police. man if i was a cop and the station gave me that to drive i would quit the force and start selling drugs. with all the cops driveing that i will take hours to respond to calls.
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Obviously that Prius is a "Crime Scene Investigations" unit, not a pursuit or patrol car, so the way they're using it is just fine with me.

Vince

tleonhar · 12-09-2006, 03:43 PM

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ok so are they tring to let people get away with crime. i could outrun that thing on my sisters bike. come on get a real car for police. man if i was a cop and the station gave me that to drive i would quit the force and start selling drugs. with all the cops driveing that i will take hours to respond to calls. [/b]

Looks like we have a troll here. Can't afford the gas for his Hummer, so he has to come and troll.

Stev0 · 12-09-2006, 03:45 PM

I've driven in Berkeley. They are the WORST drivers in the country (and I regularly drive in Boston, and have ridden in Miami when I say that). The rest of the Bay Area are actually some of the best drivers I've seen, but hit the Berkeley border...

You could easily use this as a pursuit car. Just turn on the red and blue lights and the guy you're chasing will stop right there and think, "Oh, wow, man! Groovy lights!"

Prius313 · 12-10-2006, 06:01 PM

Just an FYI, NYC has many Prii, both Classic and newer ones that it uses for a number of city departments. They can be seen frequently, if you are looking for them.

There are also many hybrid buses.

creamer · 12-10-2006, 06:55 PM

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Obviously that Prius is a "Crime Scene Investigations" unit, not a pursuit or patrol car, so the way they're using it is just fine with me.[/b]

And if there was a Prius patrol car, can you imagine the fuel economy penalty from the strobe light bar atop the cruiser? (Especially at high speed?)

Okay, so the Prius isn't the best choice for high-speed pursuits. But, in stealth mode, we could probably follow that troll on his sister's bicycle without him hearing us. And we've got better range, too, unless he's in shape for a 500-mile pedal...

VinceDee · 12-10-2006, 08:14 PM

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I've driven in Berkeley. They are the WORST drivers in the country (and I regularly drive in Boston, and have ridden in Miami when I say that). The rest of the Bay Area are actually some of the best drivers I've seen, but hit the Berkeley border...

You could easily use this as a pursuit car. Just turn on the red and blue lights and the guy you're chasing will stop right there and think, "Oh, wow, man! Groovy lights!"
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You've only driven in Boston, Miami, and the Bay Area, yet you managed to extrapolate that Berkeley drivers are the worst in the entire country?

Of all the places I've been (and that really does include a sizable chunk of the country, and Canada and Europe) the worst drivers I've experienced are in Arizona. But you notice I didn't say that makes them the worst in the country...that would just be asinine.

Vince

daveleeprius · 12-10-2006, 08:22 PM

Seattle also has first and second gen Prii in their motor pool, and you can see them (they are all white) driving around the city daily, not to mention scads of people driving Prii in the city as well. We saw quite a few down in Portland today as well.

Dave

TJandGENESIS · 12-10-2006, 09:00 PM

Cool!

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12-09-2006, 12:15 PM	#1
VinceDee Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 198 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Leave it up to Berkeley to have a Prius police car. I saw this on my way home last night and just had to stop and ask the officer to let me take a picture. You can see that it's a brand new unit by the fact that it doesn't even have it's plates yet (They bought it from the same place that we bought ours: Toyota101 in Burlingame). Now all they need is to make a Prius Interceptor pursuit unit

12-09-2006, 12:42 PM	#2
Michgal007 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 832 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #4 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 3	That is so COOL!

12-09-2006, 03:45 PM	#5
Stev0 Aluminum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northampton, MA Posts: 5,672 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 24 Thanked 40 Times in 34 Posts Friends: 7	I've driven in Berkeley. They are the WORST drivers in the country (and I regularly drive in Boston, and have ridden in Miami when I say that). The rest of the Bay Area are actually some of the best drivers I've seen, but hit the Berkeley border... You could easily use this as a pursuit car. Just turn on the red and blue lights and the guy you're chasing will stop right there and think, "Oh, wow, man! Groovy lights!"

12-10-2006, 06:01 PM	#6
Prius313 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 187 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Just an FYI, NYC has many Prii, both Classic and newer ones that it uses for a number of city departments. They can be seen frequently, if you are looking for them. There are also many hybrid buses.

12-10-2006, 08:22 PM	#9
daveleeprius Heh heh heh you think so? Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 424 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: Base Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Seattle also has first and second gen Prii in their motor pool, and you can see them (they are all white) driving around the city daily, not to mention scads of people driving Prii in the city as well. We saw quite a few down in Portland today as well. Dave

12-10-2006, 09:00 PM	#10
TJandGENESIS Are We Having Fun Yet? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ★Lewisville, part of the Metroplex, Dallas, in the Republic of Texas★ Posts: 5,299 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 247 Thanked 44 Times in 34 Posts Friends: 18	Cool!