FYI: Speeders beware: MN State Patrol sports new wheels

[rose0529]

From KSTP: http://kstp.com/news/stories/s1375421.shtml?cat=1



Speeders beware: MN State Patrol sports new wheels

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The Minnesota State Patrol is putting new wheels on the road designed to stop and catch aggressive drivers.
The state patrol is using five new Dodge Chargers that are only marked with a small state patrol logo on the passengers side.

The patrol says the goal of the new vehicles is to allow its troopers to blend in with traffic. The state patrol released dash cam video of how the vehicles work. The video showed one unlucky driver who made the mistake of darting in and out of traffic, tailgating, and excessively speeding without noticing the trooper's vehicle. "He didn't know it was a squad car," said Capt. Matt Langer. "In fact, at one time he thought the trooper was trying to race with him." The new cruisers cost the same as the highly-visible state patrol vehicles.

[At-Least-It's-An-Evo]

That's retarded imo but I usually tend to be careful if it's any kind of american car in case it's an unmarked car.

[A//// Guy]

I will still see them, always do.

[scheides]

Black chargers, wut?

[TkrPerformance]

I have seen them out for a while

[mlomker]

if it's any kind of american car in case it's an unmarked car.

Exactly. It's always a V8 American car...

[tpunx99GSX]

I must say, "FINALLY!!!" The tailgaters here drive me fucking insane. Seriously, when im driving 70 down the highway and the guy is on my ass and i have my son in the car, i get sooo pissed.

[Halon]

So then get the hell outta the left lane and I'll get off your ass :P

I don't like it, but I understand the idea. I just don't like it because I don't want to get caught, ha. I like it in Europe where the cop cars are dinky, they ALWAYS have the light bar lit up letting you know it's them, and they have fixed radar stations, but they warn you a half mile in advance that they are coming up.

[tpunx99GSX]

So then get the hell outta the left lane and I'll get off your ass :P

LOL. If a DSM ever did it and I found out who they were, they would get pay banned for a month.

[LingLing]

I will still see them, always do.

Yep, they're not as sneaky as they think they are.

I have seen them out for a while

True, I've been seeing unmarked Chargers for a year or so now. This is nothing new lol.

St. Paul Police department has been using cars they seize as unmarked. I've seen a few 2000-ish Malibu's a few mid-90's Tahoes. I even saw a Lexus ES300 with the interior police get-up.

But either way, if you know what to look for visually, it's pretty easy to call them out before they can do any harm to your wallet or driving record.