The agencies that test new model-year, pursuit-rated vehicles offer complementary evaluations and differing methodologies that give them equal weight among vehicle purchasers.
Michigan State Police tested new cruisers from Victory Motorcycles -- the Commander I and Vision -- among the six police motorcycles to be offered in the 2012 model year.
Fleet managers are attending evaluation runs and crunching the numbers to see which of three outstanding new patrol vehicles best suit their needs.
EAST LANSING, MI - Chrysler's 2010 Dodge Charger ranked highest in Michigan State Police's evaluation of the most widely used two- and four-wheel patrol vehicles.
CHELSEA, MI - The vehicles are evaluated in categories such as acceleration, top speed, braking, ergonomics, communications, and fuel economy.
OAK PARK, MI --- Michigan State Police this week issued a speeding ticket to the driver who police said triggered the July 15 fuel tanker explosion that destroyed the Nine Mile bridge across Interstate 75, shut down a stretch of freeway for several days, and caused more than $2 million in damage, the Detroit News reported.
WILLIAMSBURG, KY --- The Kentucky State Police said it is joining the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Michigan State Police in a special enforcement operation this week to crack down on traffic violations by commercial motor vehicles.
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