Avt007 From Canada, joined Jul 2000, 2131 posts, RR: 5 Posted (8 years 8 months 22 hours ago) and read 944 times:
To those not familiar with this term, it refers to unmarked police cars. Last night I sat stuck in traffic and some $%#$ in a brand new Nissan Maxima, fancy wheels, tinted windows (very sharp car) went cruising past everyone on the shoulder. I muttered under my breath about how there is never a cop around when you want one, only to find out later, this was a ghost car! Usually I can spot a ghost car a mile away- big, American, black wheels, antennas, only a ghost car to the visually impaired. But to use an expensive import sedan is unusual here. Any other strange ghost cars you've seen?
SlamClick From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 10062 posts, RR: 71 Reply 2, posted (8 years 8 months 22 hours ago) and read 893 times:
"ghost car?"
Reminds me of how my hippie friends used to call narcs "yellow socks" and pilot friends refer to FAA employees as "leisure suits." Same issues with conspicuity.
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LY744 From Canada, joined Feb 2001, 5536 posts, RR: 11 Reply 4, posted (8 years 8 months 21 hours ago) and read 872 times:
Where is this Avt007? I've heard of Caravans being used by cops, seen F-150s and Camaros, the latter seems particularly popular, when it was in production anyways.
IFLYMCO From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 482 posts, RR: 2 Reply 7, posted (8 years 8 months 21 hours ago) and read 856 times:
In a neighboring town they use all Volkswagen cars (VERY strange for the US). Its very hard to get accustomed to looking out for VWs and not the huge, obvious Fords etc... They also stopped using bright yellow Florida gov't license plates too to make it even harder to tell.
Dash8King From Canada, joined Nov 2001, 2742 posts, RR: 12 Reply 8, posted (8 years 8 months 18 hours ago) and read 788 times:
I think they suck. If they have to announce that there will be a checkstop(which I think is stupid anyways) then why don't they have to announce they are cops?
Whitehatter From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 13, posted (8 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 619 times:
You'd be surprised at just what the police use in Britain.
Locally we have a Subaru Impreza which is usually driven by a raving lunatic, with blue strobes discreetly hidden until it sets off chasing someone.
In Essex, the coppers there has a McLaren F1 at some point for the M25!
Most other cars are Volvo or Vauxhall Omega types, with some odd Toyotas. Many of which have been snatched from drug dealers and modified for police service. The Ford Escort Cosworth used to be a particular favourite of mad traffic police.
PROSA From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5440 posts, RR: 5 Reply 14, posted (8 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 596 times:
The NYPD has a couple of units disguised as taxis.
"Let me think about it" = the coward's way of saying "no"
777236ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (8 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 584 times:
I was on the M6 today and a dick in a riced up Mondeo (of all things) decided to take a short cut via the hard shoulder during a queue. It made me so incredibly happy when blue lights appeared in the grill of the Vectra behind me, which promptly peeled off into the hard shoulder to follow him.
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