BretD 88GTA

Just an FYI for everyone:

SACRAMENTO -- A stealthy surprise is in store for scofflaw truck drivers and others who think they can avoid a ticket by spotting the distinctive silhouette of a California Highway Patrol cruiser in the rearview mirror and adjusting their driving accordingly.

A fleet of sleek, low-slung and very fast white Chevrolet Camaros is being put into traffic duty throughout the state as the CHP steps up its fight against truck-involved collisions.

In a shift from the familiar full-size black-and-white Ford sedans with their conspicuous roof-mounted red-and-blue light bars, the Camaros are intended to blend seamlessly into traffic and become virtually impossible to detect from the elevated cab of a big rig or in the rearview mirror of a passenger car. About 60 Camaros are being assigned to traffic duty. They are unmarked, except for the CHP name and logo on the doors. No shotgun is visible. The standard police push-bar bumper is gone.

Gone, too, is the easily recognized light bar, which resembles a ski rack and advertises that a CHP vehicle is in the vicinity. Instead, the Camaros are fitted with extraordinarily low-profile light bars that are only 2 inches high and all but impossible to spot, even from a few feet way.
"We want to keep folks off-guard a little bit," said CHP Commissioner D.O. "Spike" Helmick. "We want them to think there may be an officer behind them and slow down."

The CHP said four of the new cars are planned for its Los Angeles area offices. Nine are scheduled for San Bernardino, five for San Diego and five for the Central Coast. The others are assigned to the San Joaquin Valley and Northern California.

Jason92Z

Thats kind of old news. But thats only because of my affiliation with the CHP. I have already seen the camaros and there has already been a 4th gen in San Bernardino, but that was shared between 3 offices. Should be interesting to see how often i see them on patrol.

MRZ28HO

Yeah, no kidding. I heard about this almost a year ago. You gotta excuse Bret, he's kinda slow. (sorry Bret, j/k :sillylol: ). I have already seem them on the highways, and no you can't tell they are C(or any state)HP, until they pass you and you notice the door decals.

BretD 88GTA

Hey, this just showed up in the L.A. Times today so

Plus, I don't have to commute on the freeway anymore so the only CHP I usually encounter these days is when I pass the local station near my work.

89 TA

I thought you were going to say local Donut shop.

RU-QWIK

iTrader: (3)

My neighbor is a Highway Patrolman and he was given a new Camaro for his "cruiser"a few weeks ago. Pretty cool car !

lonsal

iTrader: (2)

I don't know it it was one of the "new" batch or not. 1 CHP Camaro in our lil local 4th of July parade. It was painted in the usual b&w color scheme instead of the monochrome paint and did have the really low profile light bar on top. Also a CHP Saleen 'vert. How useless! But it did sound nice.