NYSP New Warning Lights

The New York State Troopers have begun using a Whelen LED lightbar for some of their new cruisers to test their effectiveness.

Needless to say, they are FAR SUPERIOR to the old Vista, and Federal Street Hawk lightbars!!

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[emergency3freak]

Did this car have a blue flashing light in the back as well?

[xfirefighter484x]

Yes it does. I will see if I cannot get a video of it up on here!

[streetHAWKbpd]

Hey nice video, do you have a video of the back of the NYSP car with the red blue and amber led's are?

[xfirefighter484x]

Yes, somewhere. I will either find it, or record a new video with the rear for you!

[l3ubba22]

@OfficerNelson Oh, ok I know what you're talking about now. Yes I have seen those before, but I don't have any personal experience with them so I couldn't tell you if they are effective or not.

[l3ubba22]

@OfficerNelson through the woods with K9 while we were tracking people and it was a pain in the ass to make sure I didn't get my pins and badge dirty or caught on anything, but the K9 units are allowed to wear TDU's and tac vests so he doesn't have to worry about anything. Also, lightbar vs slicktop and push bar vs no push bar doesn't really have a signifigant impact on gas mileage, our county has both and both get about the same gas mileage.

[OfficerNelson]

@l3ubba22 The "stop bar" (a.k.a. "hailer") is what MSP puts on the hood of their car. It glows red and says "STOP" to the sides of the car. It's barely visible. I am not talking about the pushbars they use. Google is your friend.

[l3ubba22]

@OfficerNelson what are you talking about? First, what the hell is a "stop bar" they are called push bars because that is what they are used for, pushing things. And, you're right they don't provide any warning benefit because again that is not what they are for. What are they supposed to warn you about? And this whole thing about looking professional, you do have a point, but at the same time the uniform needs to be functional so you can perform your job. I can tell you stories about running

[coty734]

@OfficerNelson right beacuse every car in the MSP should a slick top with a dash or deck light obvusly im having a argument with a dumbass

[OfficerNelson]

@coty734 If you want aerodynamics, you'd go with dash/deck lights. They're being replaced with LEDs as they burn out - the LED units are custom-made, too. Nice added cost there.

You need to look professional to gain respect. If they ran around in t-shirts and shorts, nobody would respect them. The stop bar doesn't provide any real warning benefit, and 49 other state police agencies operate fine without them.

[coty734]

@OfficerNelson and the stop bars get handed down to next fllet so on and so fourth, since out tax payers are spending so much money on them damn stop bars ROFL!

[coty734]

@OfficerNelson those gumballs are more aerodynamics the car can go faster and they save gas money look it up dont sit here and talk about something u dont no about and the gumball lights have been replace with led's and are just as bright as any other lightbar oh in the stop sighns dont interfere with anything they just make the car look better. "swag dosent mean shit " so tell me why every state trooper from any state wear best looking uniforms that arnt practictal at all

[OfficerNelson]

@coty734 "Swag" doesn't mean shit when you're talking public safety. Those rotator models are nearly invisible during bright daylight.

Traditions are great, but I wouldn't want to be a taxpayer in Michigan if the prevailing mindset was "we have to get these stop bars custom-shopped at a few hundred bucks a pop because of tradition". Our local sheriffs had mint green cars for a long time because of tradition - we don't repaint them anymore because it's a joke, just like the stop bars.

[coty734]

@OfficerNelson ur stupid bro michigan state police has the best looking cars out there the gumball light and the stop sign is a tradition dont hate on MSP because their cars have swag