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Originally Posted By: eljefino
We had a blizzard here a while back and the cops parked the CVPIs for Parks & Rec F150 4x4s (that got no respect) and a D.A.R.E. Chrysler Minivan from the mid 90s.
Back in the mid-90s I remember there was this one California Highway Patrol pickup truck in standard black and white markings that I'd see occasionally along my commute. It was maybe an early 70s model that was still in service. It was dented but looked like they just repainted it without taking the dents out. I'm wondering how you got that assignment (heard they're primarily for commercial vehicle enforcement). Looked kind of like this but without the utility shell:
I was in a pileup, and lo and behold it's this officer who is first upon the scene. He's wearing what the CHP call their "utility uniform" (jumpsuit really) and instructs us to wait there (although they'll pull you off to the side now). He notes all that and then drives away. Another CHP officer arrives on the scene and asks if we've already been assisted. We mention the officer in the pickup truck, and he says that he knows him.
Still - I'm wondering what kind of assignment is this and isn't it kind of considered low on the totem pole to have to wear a jumpsuit like you're a mechanic and drive a beat up pickup truck?
We had a blizzard here a while back and the cops parked the CVPIs for Parks & Rec F150 4x4s (that got no respect) and a D.A.R.E. Chrysler Minivan from the mid 90s.
Back in the mid-90s I remember there was this one California Highway Patrol pickup truck in standard black and white markings that I'd see occasionally along my commute. It was maybe an early 70s model that was still in service. It was dented but looked like they just repainted it without taking the dents out. I'm wondering how you got that assignment (heard they're primarily for commercial vehicle enforcement). Looked kind of like this but without the utility shell:
I was in a pileup, and lo and behold it's this officer who is first upon the scene. He's wearing what the CHP call their "utility uniform" (jumpsuit really) and instructs us to wait there (although they'll pull you off to the side now). He notes all that and then drives away. Another CHP officer arrives on the scene and asks if we've already been assisted. We mention the officer in the pickup truck, and he says that he knows him.
Still - I'm wondering what kind of assignment is this and isn't it kind of considered low on the totem pole to have to wear a jumpsuit like you're a mechanic and drive a beat up pickup truck?