And if it was a special operator like a tactical guy with weapons, they were just flat out of room.” There were times when you popped the trunk and it was literally filled to the brim. After 9/11, we began carrying CBRN-related equipment. “Over time, we added electronics, multiple radios, even printers in the cars. “When I started in law enforcement, we had a fourchannel radio, a first aid kit and some flares,” Halliday said. Halliday believes increased room and cargo capability are the key reasons officers quickly embraced the SUV as a patrol vehicle. We got it wrong, it quickly became the other way around and now it’s even higher, probably in the range of 75% or more SUV.” Why SUVs have become the standard “We thought it would probably be 60% cars, 40% utility. “Early in the process, they asked what we thought the percentage breakdown would be,” Halliday said. Halliday distinctly remembers when the Ford reps asked for input on what the level of interest would likely be for a police sport utility vehicle. He’s also a founding member of both the Ford Police Advisory Board and the General Motors Law Enforcement Product Council. Behind the scenesĭavid (Doc) Halliday is the former commander of the Michigan State Police Precision Driving Unit and the Vehicle Test Team, which annually conducts a comprehensive review of police vehicles. However, the car manufacturers were not sure law enforcement would embrace the concept. This fact wasn’t lost on manufacturers and it wasn’t long before consideration was given to a police utility vehicle.
As agencies were working through their options, SUVs were growing in popularity among the public. The smaller interior space was especially challenging when two large officers were assigned a car with the typical array of electronics now commonplace in most patrol vehicles. Dealing with vehicle cybersecurity issuesĪs the major manufacturers rolled out the new generation of police package sedans, a frequently heard comment concerned limited interior space and insufficient room for the equipment officers carry in their car.
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