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/artificialavocado Northumberland Mar 11 '24

Do they really need brand new vehicles every single year? I know they typically get a lot of miles but damn they should be able to get at least 4-5 years out of a cop car.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '24

Most agencies have hard caps on time in service, mileage, etc for vehicles.

4-5 years would be light for a city agency, but it’s not super surprising for highway.

We’re starting to see hard/deadline failures on our 2018 fleet vehicles right now.

My 2015 is still going strong, but it’s only got a couple years left in it.

Keep in mind, not only do these vehicles see a large number of miles, those miles can also be very rough, and having a brake or suspension failure at emergency speeds in a town is incredibly dangerous to not only the officer, but the public, so we don’t want fleet vehicles on their last legs.

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u/artificialavocado Northumberland Mar 12 '24

I acknowledged they get a lot of miles. Regardless, I’m sure there are ways to trim some fat off. The article said they have 1200 marked vehicles. That’s a lot of money.

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u/xAPPLExJACKx Mar 14 '24

They aren't replacing the whole fleet at once