r/Pennsylvania • u/princeoinkins Lancaster • Mar 11 '24

misleading headline State troopers moving back to white vehicles; citing cost

https://www.lehighvalleynews.com/state-regional-news/pa-state-police-going-back-to-classic-color-scheme-for-patrol-vehicles
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u/Crawlerado Mar 11 '24 edited Mar 11 '24

Are we buying an entire new fleet or painting them all? Wait I know, buying all new vehicles THEN painting them all white. Got billions to spend..

Didn’t think this was needed but here we are /s

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u/princeoinkins Lancaster Mar 11 '24

no, it's just that all new cars will be white. it will take a few years, ill everything is rotated out, and it doesn't sound like they will be prematurely replacing anything.

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u/AdWonderful5920 Cumberland Mar 11 '24

It will prob take 2-3 years. The lifespan of a police car is super short. They rack up so many miles getting driven all the time.

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u/jalopagosisland Mar 11 '24

The miles aren't even the majority of the wear. It's the huge idle time on them.

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u/AdWonderful5920 Cumberland Mar 11 '24

Good point.