The Difference Is Black White
Here in Wisconsin USA the appearance of the LAPD style black and white paint jobs on police cars are becoming more and more popular. Just within the past few years alone Fond Du Lac Wisconsin and Germantown Wisconsin as a couple of examples have switched over to the black and white paint jobs. At the time this article was written January of 2009 the city of Milwaukee Wisconsin is currently in the process of their switch over.
The city of Milwaukee has a long history of its traditional all white police cars with a blue stripe down the sides. However in time things change. In my opinion this is a change for the better. It has always been my opinion that the black and white LAPD style police car paint jobs have a unmistakable LAW ENFORCEMENT appearance. Personally Ive seen to many security vehicles that look like police cars of other colors. This has its advantages as well as disadvantages. For example a copper colored Crown Victoria sitting in a shopping center parking lot with all kinds of professional graphics and lights on it okay if you’re from out of town from a distance this vehicle could look like a police car sheriffs car or the security car it actually is. Get closer so you can actually read the graphics and now it is evident that this is a security vehicle.
With the black and white LAPD style paint jobs on police cars there is no mistaking them as village township or city law enforcement. Even from a distance. Personally Id like to see more areas go to the black and white LAPD style paint jobs on their police cars. Something else Id like to see regarding these paint jobs is a legal restriction. Since it is a unique paint job. I strongly feel there should be laws on the books restricting this black and white LAPD style paint job to only law enforcement police vehicles with law enforcement official or police license plates. By no means allowing the paint job to be used anywhere in the civilian population not even on security vehicles or vehicles belonging to a electronics store. Anyone doing so should be found guilty of some sort of violation. I feel such a paint job restriction would be a easy law to put together. Do I see it happening? I guess to accomplish this would involve an enthusiastic person or group to get the ball rolling in doing this.
Are these paint job conversions limited to Fon Du Lac Germantown and Milwaukee? No there are probably more at least one more that I know of for sure. The village of Lannon Wisconsin which is currently running all white squad cars is going to be converting the squads to the black amp; white LAPD style police paint job. At the time of this article 010709 the Lannon police cars were still all white but they will be changing and very soon.
Who chooses the colors of emergency vehicles? This is up to the Chief of each department and yes it holds true with fire departments also. The Police Chief is the one that makes the decision on the color of the squads in his department. Often he or she may listen to the input of officers in the department in getting ideas. Other times the Chief alone makes a decision without any input or ideas from his or her department. Regardless of where the Ideas come from it is the Chief that has the final say in the way his fleet will look.
Above I mentioned fire departments too. This is true with the colors of fire trucks also. It is up to the Chief he or she has the final say. Here in Wisconsin we have many fire departments that use the conventional color of Fire Engine Red. Wisconsin isnt limited to that though. Wisconsin also has departments with yellow trucks departments with yellow and white trucks departments with red and white trucks and my favorite Fitchburg Wisconsin which has glossy metallic green trucks with white trim and plenty of chrome.
Reporter Joseph Toth
Washington Micro Bank BBS
About the writer:nbsp;nbsp;I was raised in Wisconsin as a hard working individual. As a teenager I worked on a farm until I became a adult. I have never worked less than two jobs at a time until I turned 44.
I dont and never have smoke drink drug or gamble. In 2005 I successfully gave up caffeine entirely and havent had any since.
My hobbies are automobiles electronics driving and photography.
I have many friends and I am well known in the trivillage area I live in.
My adult careers that stayed with me long term are commercial driver and loss prevention agent.
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