Ohio I-90 Accident

I remember seeing pictures of the cars from the 1970s and they had the old Red bars all the way across. Then what sometime around 1991-1992 they switched to the slate color and went to the blue and red strobes which they had till 2003.
This was late 1980's:

Then this was 1997:

Then 2001(This was there sharpest scheme):


Then the 2003-2004 change this was the first year of the new Vista All brights and the white cars.

Then the Fords were discontinued by Ford and the Dodges came in which takes us to the present day.


Now this is 2011 which was the light bar transition period:

All the Crown Vics have been retired from the Patrols Fleet now.

 

@Big Don








Was this the light set up you were talking about on the old CHP slick tops?

 

Virginia had the single blue strobe bubble back in the day:
Sorry about that here's the link.

http://www.policecarwebsite.net/fc/agl0873/vasp227.jpg

 

They came through on my end, but I know how that is sometimes it doesn't sorry about that. Here is the link although I guess these are not really strobe lights.
http://www.policecarwebsite.net/fc/agl0873/vasp3.jpg

 

It is interesting to see all the lights and markings and things especially on the older cars and how they have all evolved with time. Lot's of interesting lights and equipment back in the day.
All of them had different equipment and things that made them kind of uniquely there own which was the whole point. Like Pennsylvania back in the early 1980's with tail lights on the roof:
http://www.policecarwebsite.net/fc/statepdcars/pasp555.jpg

 

Today on my way home from work I saw they put up a flag on I-90 in Lakewood, Ohio right on the mile marker sign where yesterdays accident happened.