There Is a Reason Why Police Cars Are Black and White
There Is a Reason Why Police Cars Are Black and White
When you hear a police siren blaring around the corner, you’re already expecting to see a sedan painted in certain colors rushing past you. But have you ever wondered why exactly police cars are painted in colors they use? In fact, there are plenty of reasons for that in any given country.
Let’s take the USA and Canada for example. When first North American police cars appeared in the early 1900s, pretty much all automobiles were painted black, and law enforcers weren’t any exception. Later, most authorities across the US thought it prudent to make police cars easily recognizable to the public. And so they worked out a color palette that would be both symbolic and affordable for the budget.
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Police of the USA and Canada 🚔 0:21
The British traffic police car (aka “jam sandwich”) 2:09
What the Battenburg markings are 2:37
The Czech Republic 4:14
Dubai (the most visible police cars!) 5:07
More subtle differences in police cars from regular ones 5:46
Vehicles designed for pursuit 6:24
👉 The only real advantage of the police cars 👈 7:28
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USA. FLORIDA. MIAMI BEACH. APRIL – 14, 2017: POLICE CAR: By SergeevDen/Shutterstock.com, https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/usa-florida-miami-beach-april-14-621090572
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SUMMARY:
– A monochrome design proved to be very efficient: people would instantly recognize a police car as such, and it was also not hard to give it another paint job in case it was given to a detective or an undercover officer.
– With the appearance of vinyl decals, however, it became increasingly easy to paint a car in whatever colors you wanted.
– Originally, most police cars in Europe and the UK were white with distinct markings on them in either black, blue, or red.
– But then, in the 1990s, the revolution came: the Battenburg markings. Developed in the UK, this distinct pattern became a standard for the British, Australian, and many of the European police cars.
– The markings look like alternating squares of two different colors — kinda like a chess board.
– The reason for such a radical redesign is simple enough: making the emergency services highly visible.
– Only the emergency services are allowed to bear them, which makes these vehicles immediately recognizable even in the heavy traffic.
– In the Czech Republic, for example, most police vehicles have striped decals running along the bottom of the side of the car.
– When light-reflecting stripes are put lower on the body of a car, they always get enough light to be seen for what they are.
– But probably the most visible police cars ever reside in Dubai. The police force in that wealthy city has perhaps the most expensive set of vehicles in the world.
– Dubai creates a picture of the richest and most luxurious city in the world, and having their police officers drive around in Lamborghinis and Ferraris does a lot to add to this image.
– Police vehicles are generally more powerful than those available to the public. All around the world, governments place special orders for their police cars.
– There’s one thing the police have that makes almost every car chase a success: communication. And that’s the only real advantage of the police cars.
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in aus they are white and have blue checkers
Dutch police cars are white with red of orange stripes going upwards with blue lights the fire service are red with blue and white stripes and ambulances are yellow with blue and red stripes and the coast guard cars and jeeps are orange with blue and white stripes and the military police are the same as normal police cars but from the back on they are dark blue
why swat vehicles are black?
I drive thru downtown Toronto for a living and this happens all the time. As soon as I hear it if I can’t see it, I throw er’ in park and step out and look for the vehicle
im from the uk
There used to be a saying back in the day here in the US. You can outrun the police but you can’t outrun Motorola
Black is used for defense
White means protect saying the word " protect and serve "
My police cars are black and white. And distant colors
my land doesnt have black and white cop cars (netherlands)
My local police is light blue and grey
Highly visible police cars most definitely have their places when emergencies come up such as a police chase or a fire. But I do see a downside too, in our case, for the Black & Whites. I was really happy that these were brought back into services in my city. But my problem with these cars is people who play loud music and have barking dogs can quickly turn the volume down or get their dogs inside, denying everything and the police not believing those who are being disturb by these noisy neighbors. The police need to plan their routes by taking side streets where they can’t be seen instead of driving in front of the houses.
In the case of the dog barking all day the police was never able to catch the noisy neighbor until I called again and suggest that they drive down my street where the noisy neighbor would not be the wiser. The police can see the dog in the front yard on a long lease barking it’s head off and the dog being allowed to walk across the sidewalk and into the street, both against city ordinance. This noisy neighbor got caught and was given a warning. No one should have to put up with noisy neighbors and the police needs to be smart about catching these noisy neighbors by NOT driving in front of the houses where their cars stick out like sore thumbs.
umm’ what abaut GTA VC it has green and white police cars
Crown Vics in USA 🇺🇸 are the boss of all police cars ever! Period. Greetings from Los Angeles California.
Im my country they can have blue and green squares
??………
Does the bright side back the blue ?
Hi
My city uses black and white however the county sheriffs department uses white and no, They use suvs mostly like explorers and tahoes now.
‘👮🏻drives a 🚔”
This has turned from talking about it’s paint job to the how the car is made
Nice
U DID NOT SHOW FINLAND POLICE CAR I DISLIKE
So that they blend in with a field of Belted Galloways
I want to become a police officer
Warner Robins used to be white with the yellow and blue stripes before they went with the gray and blue letterings, there’s even one that has gray and pink lettering, and occasionally, there’s even a pink car with black lettering, the Sheriff’s Office is black with the gold lettering, but some of the units still have the gray and black lettering, and finally, Georgia State Patrol has the Blue and Gray with the orange lettering. The military police is usually white with blue lettering with the badge of the United States Air Force Security Forces, I’ve seen a Dodge Ram that is painted blue with silver lettering.
Yes
And I was in one and the ambulance was just behind the cab
like the backround music
dubai: yes high speed chase
That what we have the europ
Im from the uk 🙂
In Singapore the police cars are blue, red and white
Police car have more power
HAHAHA
Not in Romania with Dacia Logan 90 hp :)))
Lol DUBAI police also has Bugatti VERYON and Bugatti Chiron the fastest car in world 🤑🤑🤑
But in the UK they have blue and yellow like you just talked about
4:09 the blue car is ford ecosport
The car from Australia you showed was a fire department car
except for state police vehicles 1:13
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i dont know why american police forces arent adapting reflective markings. they have loads of lights, i get it, so do europeans, but reflective markings are PASSIVE, they can be seen even when the officer is not near the vehicle, the vehicle is parked or something, traffic wont hit the police car. you cant run the lights allll the time.
I see a skin of belasco City police
Yes I have been in this kind of situations
I was a medic for 25 years and this bouncing sound you talk about is why alot of counties and even some states banned the use of Hi-lo siren tones.
"but there’s one thing that make a car chase a success, communication"
My city: *immediately pit manouver*
In India the police suv are white blue and rad
Hey there! How do police cars look in your country?
I have a crush on ur mom
What
3:44 No I have not that is why they have different sirens
White with floral yellow or green with blue light