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Colorful CHP's
- Thread starter reugene
- Start date
- Joined
- Apr 4, 2002
- Location
- Menlo Park, Ca.
- Moto(s)
- Keep me rocking life
- Name
- Budman
- BARF perks
- AMA Life Member #203453
I saw one and was shocked. Sneaky.
- Joined
- Dec 28, 2010
- Location
- your mom’s house
- Moto(s)
- DR6Fiddy x 2!, 790 ADV S, 9Fiddy SM-R, 89 Transalp, TTR2Fiddy
- Name
- Triple R
- BARF perks
- AMA #2771957
rude!
BillSmith
The Little Twitches Grandpa
- Joined
- Nov 22, 2007
- Moto(s)
- HD 2011 FXDF Dyna Fat Bob
- Name
- Bill
Colorful? Still got white doors?
ScottRNelson
Adventure and Dual Sport
They did that in Salt Lake City in 1969 with Plymouth Satellites. I think they ordered one of every color available. It wasn't all that hard to spot them, because they still looked like cop cars, just with more colors.
NATEWA
Active member
- Joined
- Nov 12, 2014
- Location
- Sac
- Moto(s)
- 17 Kawasaki Ninja 1000, 2 GSXR 750’s and Honda cb500x
- Name
- Nate
CHP unveils new fleet of patrol vehicles designed to blend in with traffic
Instead of seeing the typical black and white patrol cars, drivers in the Golden State will soon see sleek new silver and gray SUVs.
deathbug74
owns 99
- Joined
- Jan 21, 2007
- Location
- california's navel
- Moto(s)
- ex500 (mine), ex250 (hers), gs500f (project)
- Name
- James
nope, solid color. lights hidden in the grille, windshield, and rear window. still visible markings on the sides, and it looks like a few small antennas on top.
gixxerjeff
Optimistic Underdog
I remember their Camaros and Mustangs, so....yeah.
CDONA
Home of Vortex tuning
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2010
- Moto(s)
- TW200, Monkey
- Name
- # 44659
Ford Explorers, grey/ silver, stealth logo's in Az.
berth
Well-known member
I was going to say, I remember seeing these kinds of vehicles with the Utah HP. Basically, stealth, unmarked patrol cars (and pickup trucks!).
NorCalBusa
Member #294
Unicolor in six variations. Slick top, half a dozen little black antennas. They got the hemi in these 100 or so units.
N4teTheGreat
FknN8
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2009
- Location
- San Francisco
- Moto(s)
- 2012 DRZ 400s, 2018 Ducati Hypermotard SP, 2008 KTM 950 SM
- Name
- Nathan
I never seem to notice them until it's too late anyway so nothing changes for me I guess 
BillSmith
The Little Twitches Grandpa
- Joined
- Nov 22, 2007
- Moto(s)
- HD 2011 FXDF Dyna Fat Bob
- Name
- Bill
I'm old, so is my information. CHP traffic enforcement required a white door. Now? By what I see, just logo is enough for highway and stop.
My defense if I daydream and start riding with the flow of traffic is, "Officer, I slowly passed that truck and trailer at a +5 delta. He was going 55 mph. Wasn't he? Are you stopping me for going too slow?"
My defense if I daydream and start riding with the flow of traffic is, "Officer, I slowly passed that truck and trailer at a +5 delta. He was going 55 mph. Wasn't he? Are you stopping me for going too slow?"
larry kahn
Well-known member
- Joined
- May 7, 2006
- Location
- Morro Bay
- Moto(s)
- Scrambler 1100 Duc, 1970 Bonneville,
Honda S90, NORTON!,
Watch out for this guy...
berth
Well-known member
This doesn't really bother me, especially if they're going after the lunatics on the road.
There's value to identifiable CHP as they act as a reminder and a deterrent just by their presence.
At the same time, for those on the lookout for them, hiding in plain sight has advantages.
In my travels around here, I see very little speed enforcement. I'm doing 80 (along with most others), and still get my doors blown off by others. I don't do 80 to do 80 per se, but just more to keep with the flow (no really!). So it honestly wouldn't bother me that much to tone down overall traffic velocity.
There's value to identifiable CHP as they act as a reminder and a deterrent just by their presence.
At the same time, for those on the lookout for them, hiding in plain sight has advantages.
In my travels around here, I see very little speed enforcement. I'm doing 80 (along with most others), and still get my doors blown off by others. I don't do 80 to do 80 per se, but just more to keep with the flow (no really!). So it honestly wouldn't bother me that much to tone down overall traffic velocity.
gixxerjeff
Optimistic Underdog
greenmonster
Well-known member
I wonder if someone will complain about how the new cars blend in too much making it unfair.
ctwo
Merely Rhetorical
I see a market for AI image recognition technology integrated with dashcam systems.
berth
Well-known member
I thought about that years ago.
"Simply(tm)" a camera looking backward that points out any vehicle that's "gaining" on you.
The premise being that the officer, typically, has to pace you, so to do that they first have to catch up.
So, if you see someone closing in on you, give them an extra look see to determine if its Johnny Law, so you can act accordingly.