We frequently get questions about our unmarked police cars, here's a quick video explaining the equipment we put on our cars as mandated by State Statute for routine traffic enforcement.
For you research types, here is the statute that specifically addresses the equipment necessary...
§47-12-218
An unmarked vehicle used as a law enforcement vehicle for routine traffic enforcement shall be equipped with the following combination of lights:
1. Three flashing red, blue, or a combination of red and blue lights emitting the flashing lights to the front of the vehicle;
2. Two flashing white lights emitting the flashing white lights to the front of the vehicle;
3. Flashing red, blue, white or any combination of red, blue or white lights placed at and emitting the flashing lights from the four corners of the vehicle so that they are visible for three hundred sixty (360) degrees; and
4. One flashing red, blue, amber, or any combination of red, blue, or amber lights emitting the flashing light to the rear of the vehicle.
C. The use of the signal equipment described herein shall impose upon drivers of other vehicles the obligation to yield right-of-way and stop for authorized emergency vehicles, as prescribed in Section 11-405 of this title.
People fall on both sides of the coin on whether we should use unmarked cars or not...what do you think?
Ready, set....go!
***Before this gets off the rails. It should be noted that our unmarked cars represent a very small percentage of our fleet. The vast majority, 90% or more, of the cars used for patrol are fully marked police cars.***
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