Florida Highway Patrol's NEW tractor-trailer - To teach motorists! Maybe trucks!

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  1. Zigzag777

    Zigzag777 Medium Load Member

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  3. Freddy57

    Freddy57 Road Train Member

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    Hopefully this will actually reduce the death toll associated with people doing stupid things around trucks...however...I have my doubts that people will change their ways around any truck but this one.
     
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  4. teqntexas

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    i'd love to be able to pull it over and give it a level 1. but that's just me.
     
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  5. bubbagumpshrimp

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    Yeah...that's not going to change anything. As the one cop said...if someone was going to drive illegally by any other marked police vehicle, they're going to drive badly around this one.

    Brilliant use of tax dollars though. I wonder how many cruisers, firearms, computers, bullet proof vests, etc. they could have purchased for the price of that big rig? Maybe that or actually put a few extra bucks into the public school system instead
     
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  6. Giggles the Original

    Giggles the Original Road Train Member

    great idea, but i dont think it will matter. they shouldnt have painted it up as a Highway Patrol...HOWEVER, a lot of ppl wont pay attn to what it says, they will just think its another big truck to mess with. will be interesting to see how it goes
     
  7. *Five-0*

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    Interestingly enough, the people that DO notice that it is painted with the FHP paint scheme probably may not be the problem as they seem to be paying attention to their surroundings. It the people that don't notice that are the real problem.
     
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  8. gokiddogo

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    Doesn't Tennessee have one? Has theirs been accomplishing the same goal? Making money? Lol...
     
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  9. Pedigreed Bulldog

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    Officer ride-alongs have been used elsewhere to accomplish the same objective without the expense of operating and maintaining a class 8 truck. At least they didn't go out and buy a brand new rig for this...
     
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  10. thelushlarry

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    It looks like it has a refer unit maybe they going to haul produce on the side.:biggrin_25520:
     
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  11. Giggles the Original

    Giggles the Original Road Train Member


    or maybe its gonna have the reefer on the inside???:biggrin_2551::biggrin_2555:
     
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