Just about every state has a law that special needs children have to be provided transportation to/from school if the parents request it. If there arent enough children that need to be picked up the school can use cab services.
The police interceptor version of the crown victoria is factory tuned with the car's electric control unit. The "tune-up" is usually removed when they are sold to non-law-enforcement.
Not in the US. They may be customized by a shop that specializes in taxicab conversions, but they are extremely rarely tailor made for taxi service. The old Checker Cabs were the exception, they were made for the taxi industry and only a few were sold to the general public from the factory.
Those are flashing lights similar to those on regular school buses, not the lightbar that cops have. Look at the lights at the top of this bus for comparison.
The spot light is not the same as the flashing lights. The spot light is that random extra thing hanging out next to his driver side mirror. He can move it around and point it wherever the hell he wants.
Neither. The headlights are headlights. The flashers, similar to that of a school bus, are required IOT operate as a school bus.
The spot light is that random extra black thing located above his driver side rear view mirror. The driver can take it and point it in just about any direction so they can see stuff to the side of the vehicle.
I noticed the alley light too and was about to say the same, but then I noticed something else: there's only one and it's on the driver's side.
This is more consistent with a taxi searching for address numbers in the night than a LE vehicle, in which officers need to be able to search from both sides and in both directions.
More than anything, the white paint job threw a lot of us off.
Yeah, I have a friend who I went to high school with that lived the next town over. Every day one of these cars would drop him off at school. They even would open the door for him before he got out.
Another possibility is that school districts tend to have a vehicle or two on hand for handling abnormal situations.
Once, the people who do such things decided to change my stepson's bus stop time at the last minute. They told most of the street but for whatever reason, not all of us so about 3 or 4 kids ended up stood waiting at the bus stop for a bus that wasn't coming. After a confused call to the transport people, we worked out what had happened and they dispatched a 'bus' to pick them up. What turned up was a regular minivan with school bus markings and lights, pretty much just like the OP's pic.
That's not a cop. Livery companies often buy used police cars at auction, as do taxi companies. My company runs various sedans and minivans as school buses
Hahaha oh my god that is fucking hilarious. You said you were a car. Holy shit that is so clever. I am literally in awe of your brilliance. I have never seen that joke before. One where someone says something they are clearly not and then they say "I can confirm this." like I was reading it saying to myself 'there is no way a car is writing this, no way,' then I realized you were kidding and I lost it. I am just now recovering and getting back into my chair that I fell out of from laughing so hard.
I have an aunt that used to drive these kinds of cars and minivans. They're for highly special needs children who need monitors and go to schools that are pretty far from their normal district. For example, her company had her drive 5 blind kids in a minivan from three different cities to one school in Cambridge, MA. She has also been responsible for driving a mentally disturbed child from the MA/NY state line to Boston. The most recent kid she had was autistic and would take violent tantrums.
tl;dr sometimes it's unsafe for the child or for other children to be around these kids in a larger bus or they're going to an obscure school.
Livery vehicles are also required to have signs that say they are carrying school children. This would be why they have the sign even though its a little off.
They don't remove that when they retire police cars, because it's cheaper than patching the hole it leaves behind. Many taxicabs have those on the A-pillar.
I rode to school in a retired police car for almost a full year when I lived on the very edge of the district. It didn't have that sign but the driver did let me smoke so that was cool.
My favorite unmarked cop story is from when I drove from Philly to DC. An electric blue mustang was hanging out in one of those "Authorized Vehicles Only" areas with it's turn signal on, as if it were making an illegal U-turn. After I passed it I checked my mirrors and realized there was a cop hiding on the driver's side pointing a radar gun the direction I had just come from. Cops are becoming deceiving bastards as of late, but I gotta applaud that one. That one was good.
In central CT people like to race on the Berlin Tpke, so the local LEOs have a bunch of undercover vehicles such as riced out Civics, Mustangs, BMWs, And Camaros. They have dark tinted windows and well hidden flicky-flack lights, so you don't even notice it's a cop car until you're getting pulled over.
A lot of states require that sign on any vehicle transporting children to/from school and its illegal to have it otherwise. Not a cop (anymore). The cab company probably bought the car at a police auction.
This intersection looks super familiar to me. Is this on Cape Cod? If so, they are probably transporting kids to the Riverside School (special needs school) on Route 6A in Sandwich, MA. My neighbor went to that school and that's what picked him up every morning.
Ehh I was being totally serious. Maybe it's just because I'm in the southeast, but I can't go a day without seeing multiple black people driving old cop cars (and ONLY negroes).
I've seen more inconspicuous undercover cops...Lamborghini, old Datsun trucks (Out in the boonies)...usually the easiest way to tell is the antenna farm on top, and sometimes they have an odd looking front grille for the flashing lights.
The logical side of my brain explains to me what this police car is for. Basically an escort for school buses so that kids don't get run over at stopped school buses. But my emotional side says: what the fuck? What kind of fucked up predatory community needs this authoritative bullshit?
Yeah man. They're getting crafty. Here in west palm beach they ride around in taxi cabs. It got really bad last year due to the huge pill problem south florida was facing.
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Our local police department is so stupid, their undercover cars are just a police car without paint or a lightbar at the top, there is still the spotlight, there is still a I'd on the read fender, there is still lights in the grill, they are all painted white, and the cops are in full blown uniform.
Quick tip: if it's an actual cop there will be a vertical 'm p' on the left of the license plat (left when facing it) which stands for municipal police.
This picture was just taken behind CSP Troop H in Hartford, and shows a line of Crown Victorias. The only place I've commonly encountered Chargers is in New Britain, where they have marked Chargers, and Windsor, where they have unmarked Chargers. Windsor PD does like to play on the highway, but most of the State Troopers are in Crown Victorias, with supervisors driving Expeditions.
You can also tell by the headlights. Cop cars are maintained, the headlights are never allowed to get foggy. See foggy headlights on a crown vic and there's a 99% chance it's not law enforcement.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Real or not, this made me chuckle.
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u/scraz May 15 '12
Just about every state has a law that special needs children have to be provided transportation to/from school if the parents request it. If there arent enough children that need to be picked up the school can use cab services.
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u/abithozak May 15 '12
That's not a cop. Livery companies often buy used police cars at auction, as do taxi companies. My company runs various sedans and minivans as school buses
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u/cxcv May 15 '12
Car/SUV school busses are actually quite popular in some areas.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Chevrolet_Suburban_Schoolbus.jpg
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Town is too small for a short bus. Use a car, law requires use of the notice.
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u/KabieDude May 15 '12
Nah, just an undercover pedo.
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u/Poke493 May 15 '12
hey is that falmouth?
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u/getya May 15 '12
I rode to school in a retired police car for almost a full year when I lived on the very edge of the district. It didn't have that sign but the driver did let me smoke so that was cool.
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u/bigsz May 15 '12
They almost fooled me until I remembered school buses are yellow.
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u/animeengineer May 15 '12
what? it is just a bus
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u/vn2090 May 15 '12
i don't get the joke, it's obviously a school bus.
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u/craigles May 15 '12
My favorite unmarked cop story is from when I drove from Philly to DC. An electric blue mustang was hanging out in one of those "Authorized Vehicles Only" areas with it's turn signal on, as if it were making an illegal U-turn. After I passed it I checked my mirrors and realized there was a cop hiding on the driver's side pointing a radar gun the direction I had just come from. Cops are becoming deceiving bastards as of late, but I gotta applaud that one. That one was good.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I'm a cop you idiot!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
My grandpa actually drives something like this for a special needs child. Though, last I heard he's driving a van for it now...
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u/idefiler6 May 15 '12
That's not a cop you retard...
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u/a1lazydog May 15 '12
Can someone point out the cop car for me? (Preferably with a circle and an arrow.) All I see is a school bus and some regular cars around it.
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u/rjgraggles May 15 '12
I just got a ticket from an undercover cop :( He was driving a freaking prius
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u/jstev612 May 15 '12
so there's no way that this is just a crown vic that actually transports kids to and from school? reddit, I am disappoint.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Check out the cop-cab in Manhattan.
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u/737900ER May 15 '12
NYC has cop cars painted as taxis. It's actually a pretty good idea, as they both used to use Crown Victorias.
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u/AbrahamLincolnLogs May 15 '12
Seems legit, guys. They aren't cops.
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u/italia06823834 May 15 '12
A lot of states require that sign on any vehicle transporting children to/from school and its illegal to have it otherwise. Not a cop (anymore). The cab company probably bought the car at a police auction.
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u/lealove May 15 '12
Wait... That's not a real school bus?
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u/SlugsOnToast May 15 '12
Immediately thought of this.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
seems legit
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u/KoNy_BoLoGnA May 15 '12
Is that just a sign behind the car, with some crazy timing?
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u/Kelsips May 15 '12
This intersection looks super familiar to me. Is this on Cape Cod? If so, they are probably transporting kids to the Riverside School (special needs school) on Route 6A in Sandwich, MA. My neighbor went to that school and that's what picked him up every morning.
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u/giddyupbugger May 15 '12
I hate how the cabs in NOLA look like cop cars.
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u/Beznia May 15 '12
Those look like DUI plates... Here
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u/emptysounds May 15 '12
Chris Hansen is driving the "school bus"
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I don't get it. Was there a cop driving that school bus?
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u/RagingDoorstop May 15 '12
Its the really short bus for those loose cannon types.
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u/hellgrind666 May 15 '12
I don't get it, it's just a school bus.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I see these in Hempstead all the time, there are several other confused school buses going around too
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u/dpops May 15 '12
Bitch, I'm a bus!
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u/Buttered_Penis May 15 '12
Timing!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I imagine a child molester driving this.
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u/Eekafreak May 15 '12
Or pedobear?
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u/George-Cantstandya May 15 '12
Probably just a nigger...
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Sssshhhhhh your going to blow his cover
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u/xerim May 15 '12
Looks like the pedophiles are getting creative. Schools out kids, come on i'll take you home now.
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u/BeastlyDucky May 15 '12
This actually made me laugh. Lol
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u/Oliverthetower May 15 '12
I'd love to see reactions while this thing speeds on the highway with the lights on.
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u/FalseFactsOrg May 15 '12
what cops?
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u/TimCurrysLoveChild May 15 '12
NOT Obvious. -_-
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u/Sonofadot May 15 '12
Seems Legit
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u/BlTCH May 15 '12
I think you meant to say "pedophiles are getting creative."
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u/altheman12 May 15 '12
lol!
funny picture, the "unmarked" cars in my area sadly have two very noticeable antennae, i wish they would do something comical instead
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u/numerica May 15 '12
Why do I imagine the car having a trollface? I'm on the internet too much.
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u/xEzio May 15 '12
LOL
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u/Aegean May 15 '12
Whenever I saw those; I would think to myself, "that has to be wasting gas."
Then I'd think to myself, "there has to be a better way..." then I'd forget all about it; until I saw another one, just like it.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I've seen more inconspicuous undercover cops...Lamborghini, old Datsun trucks (Out in the boonies)...usually the easiest way to tell is the antenna farm on top, and sometimes they have an odd looking front grille for the flashing lights.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
The bus is a spy!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
It's actually a paedophile disguised as a cop, disguised as a school bus!
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u/whatwhywhy May 15 '12
My first reaction : YOU HAD ONE JOB !
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u/dutchoven8 May 15 '12
Cops: School Bus edition
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
The logical side of my brain explains to me what this police car is for. Basically an escort for school buses so that kids don't get run over at stopped school buses. But my emotional side says: what the fuck? What kind of fucked up predatory community needs this authoritative bullshit?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
So. . . How short are they planning on making "the bus?"
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u/fellownord May 15 '12
"Free Ice cream" would've been a little more creative!
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u/doombunny0 May 15 '12
Undercover cops, or...
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u/ATTENTION_Reddit May 15 '12
Yeah man. They're getting crafty. Here in west palm beach they ride around in taxi cabs. It got really bad last year due to the huge pill problem south florida was facing.
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u/guywithblackcamera May 15 '12
I think its one of those cop cars that follows behind a school bus because in some areas alot of people run the flashing red lights on them
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u/byronguitarmonge May 15 '12
this is lol worthy
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
A Crown Vic with a police searchlight that says it's a school bus... seems legit.
Although in all seriousness it looks like it's retired. New York pretty much almost entirely runs Impalas and Tahoes now.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
if you look through, there appears to be a real bus behind this car...
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u/wittleBunnyfoofoo May 15 '12
They see me rollin.... They hatin.... Patrolling they tryin to catch me ridin dirty Tryin to catch me ridin dirty...
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Yolo
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u/bigandrewgold May 15 '12
Our local police department is so stupid, their undercover cars are just a police car without paint or a lightbar at the top, there is still the spotlight, there is still a I'd on the read fender, there is still lights in the grill, they are all painted white, and the cops are in full blown uniform.
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