1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

NYC Police Prius

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by CapeAnn, Mar 18, 2014.

  1. CapeAnn

    CapeAnn Member

    Joined:
    Nov 12, 2009
    114
    25
    0
    Location:
    Northeast United States
    Vehicle:
    2014 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    I saw a blue and white 2013-2014 Prius Police car sitting at Queens Blvd. It was cute looking vs. the standard, chunky-looking USA-made cop car. :D I'll have to take a snap when I have a camera. Years ago it was a Prius taxi which have now become common here in Manhattan.

    Prius Rulz' all others drool. :p
     
    #1 CapeAnn, Mar 18, 2014
  2. Paradox

    Paradox Prius Enthusiast / Moderator
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 22, 2005
    29,110
    8,589
    201
    Location:
    USA
    Vehicle:
    2014 Prius v wagon
    Model:
    Five
    I've seen NYPD and Traffic Enforcement in Prius for a while around here. I've also seen Chevy Volts in NYPD and Sanitation guise as well.
     
    #2 Paradox, Mar 18, 2014
  3. hybridbear

    hybridbear Member

    Joined:
    Aug 19, 2013
    267
    69
    0
    Location:
    Minneapolis
    Vehicle:
    2013 Prius
    Model:
    Persona
    Please post a pic. Would be cool to see.
     
    #3 hybridbear, Mar 18, 2014
  4. Paradox

    Paradox Prius Enthusiast / Moderator
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 22, 2005
    29,110
    8,589
    201
    Location:
    USA
    Vehicle:
    2014 Prius v wagon
    Model:
    Five
    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]

    More in google
     
    #4 Paradox, Mar 18, 2014
    haole man, hybridbear and CapeAnn like this.
  5. CapeAnn

    CapeAnn Member

    Joined:
    Nov 12, 2009
    114
    25
    0
    Location:
    Northeast United States
    Vehicle:
    2014 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    I guess I haven't been paying attention….until I bought my own Prius. :D I am slinging my pocket camera about to make sure I get a Prius Piccie. What I really want to see is a Police Prius C! That would be a cute cop car.

    Cheers,

    CapeAnn
     
    #5 CapeAnn, Mar 18, 2014
  6. szgabor

    szgabor Active Member

    Joined:
    Jul 29, 2009
    993
    175
    0
    Location:
    Oceanside NY
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    This is not NEW City and NYPD is buying prii-s since 2007 like DOT, Buildings etc

    There are still GenII-s running around and certainly 2012+ GenIII-s

    I am not aware any visible change btw my 2012 and newer ... what is new for 2014 ???
     
    #6 szgabor, Mar 19, 2014
  7. El Dobro

    El Dobro A Member

    Joined:
    Jul 12, 2011
    6,972
    3,209
    1
    Location:
    NJ
    Vehicle:
    Other Electric Vehicle
    Model:
    N/A
    How do they get people to stop laughing and pull over? :p
     
    #7 El Dobro, Mar 19, 2014
  8. ckam1989

    ckam1989 Active Member

    Joined:
    Jan 13, 2014
    185
    358
    7
    Location:
    Irvine, CA
    Vehicle:
    2014 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    So very cute :) !!!! Only nice people would pull over. Hhaha. Poor little prius police.

    I've seen plently of Prii as parking partrol, but not as highway partrol.
     
    #8 ckam1989, Mar 20, 2014
  9. Paradox

    Paradox Prius Enthusiast / Moderator
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Sep 22, 2005
    29,110
    8,589
    201
    Location:
    USA
    Vehicle:
    2014 Prius v wagon
    Model:
    Five
    If you read the cars in the pics, they are NYPD Traffic vehicles. That's different from normal cops, highway etc around here. And the last pic of the Volt with the orange stripe is a NYC Sanitation vehicle.

    NYC DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) has been using Prius since the first generation. They have also had many civic hybrids, hyrid malibus, honda insights (first gen), and probably more I am forgetting in their fleet.
     
    #9 Paradox, Mar 20, 2014
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)