Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT as Traffic Safety Enforcement Vehicle

[fbrdphreak]

http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/ne...-as-traffic-safety-enforcement-vehicle

*splooge*

With assistance from WTSC, the Peninsula Subaru Dealership and the Subaru Northwest Region, the Sheriff's Office will put into service a brand new 2006 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Sedan to be used as an unmarked traffic safety enforcement vehicle. The primary role of the vehicle will be to conduct school zone safety enforcement and to combat aggressive driving.

"Over the past several years, the Sheriff's Office has noted a growing concern by Kitsap residents about aggressive driving behavior in this county," said Sheriff Steve Boyer. "To address this problem we have implemented a county-wide traffic safety initiative, designed to be phased into operation in several stages," added the Sheriff. "To date, this initiative has included the addition of two full-time motorcycle patrol deputies; the establishment of a school zone and speed enforcement position; hosting of the Kitsap County Traffic Safety Coordinator; and now the introduction of a new, low profile, traffic safety enforcement vehicle."
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"We chose the Subaru Legacy because we were looking for an all-wheel drive vehicle with solid performance and handling capabilities," said Mike Merrill, Sergeant, Traffic Division, Kitsap County Sheriff's Office. "We also needed a vehicle that could perform in all types of weather conditions that we experience here in the Northwest and we ultimately were impressed with the Subaru Legacy's active safety features and its high safety ratings."

The Subaru Legacy holds the distinct honor of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's "Top Safety Pick Gold" award for its performance in crash tests that measure the ability to protect occupants in front, side and rear impact crashes (http://www.iihs.org/). Beyond its many accolades for passive safety, the Subaru Legacy boasts a whole host of active safety features including Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive coupled with its unique boxer engine, 4-wheel long-travel independent suspension, and 4-channel/4-sensor anti-lock braking system, to name but a few. The combination of these safety features gives drivers enhanced performance and handling characteristics that provide a feeling of confidence and control.

Go Subaru!

 

[TomKazansky]

Legacy 2.5 GT = watered down STI. Still nice though. In japan, they have sti's and evo's for traffic enforcement.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: infestedgh0st
Legacy 2.5 GT = watered down STI. Still nice though. In japan, they have sti's and evo's for traffic enforcement.

Nothing a little tweaking from Cobb Tuning can't fix.

 

[jpeyton]

Repost

 

[Reckoner]

Yep, nice stealth car for it. Link to Old Thread

 

[thirdeye]

Originally posted by: infestedgh0st
Legacy 2.5 GT = watered down STI. Still nice though. In japan, they have sti's and evo's for traffic enforcement.

Unless you're referring to the Legacy STi, they aren't even the same vehicle. Plus, you don't expect police officers to have shift their cars do you?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Repost

QFT. There have been at least two or three threads on this in the past few months.

 

[Horus]

Originally posted by: thirdeye

Originally posted by: infestedgh0st
Legacy 2.5 GT = watered down STI. Still nice though. In japan, they have sti's and evo's for traffic enforcement.

Unless you're referring to the Legacy STi, they aren't even the same vehicle. Plus, you don't expect police officers to have shift their cars do you?

Silly, you've obviously never seen the Lambo that the Rome Carbineri drive? And the absolute HOTTIE of a cop that drives it?

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Repost

QFT. There have been at least two or three threads on this in the past few months.

I just figured I'd have seen the other Subaru threads, ah heck off!

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Horus

Originally posted by: thirdeye

Originally posted by: infestedgh0st
Legacy 2.5 GT = watered down STI. Still nice though. In japan, they have sti's and evo's for traffic enforcement.

Unless you're referring to the Legacy STi, they aren't even the same vehicle. Plus, you don't expect police officers to have shift their cars do you?

Silly, you've obviously never seen the Lambo that the Rome Carbineri drive? And the absolute HOTTIE of a cop that drives it?

Need link, now.

 

[Parasitic]

Oh yea, have fun setting up road blocks with those Subies.

 

[thirdeye]

Originally posted by: Parasitic
Oh yea, have fun setting up road blocks with those Subies.

I hear the roadblocks are vastly more effective when you use a car that explodes on impact like the Crown Vic