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Originally Posted by Germanauto
Why are cop cars painted black and white? If they are trying to help drivers they should be brightly colored like in Europe.
I sniff an ulterior motive.
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Well, according to wiki:
Black and white is an American slang term for a police car that is painted in large panels of black and white or generally any "marked" police car. Historically, this scheme was much favored by North American police forces because it allowed the unambiguous recognition of patrol units from a significant distance. However, as the color scheme is not standardized, each police agency in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. can choose their own color scheme. The most common variant of the black and white color scheme is white roof and four white doors, the second most common is white roof and only the two front doors. In Finland and Sweden, the black and white police cars had black roofs to make them visible in high snow.
I don't think there's anything nefarious about it. Some departments paint them blue and white, all yellow, all white with decals.....who knows. Some of it may come down to fleet costs etc....maybe obert can comment.