Drew Dixon
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) has the most attractive enforcement vehicles and the agency is getting some recognition for it.
The American Association of State Troopers (AAST) named FHP vehicles as the winner of the 2024 America’s Best Looking Cruiser Competition. The entry for FHP for consideration was helped considerably by using imagery associated with one of the coolest places on earth at the Kennedy Space Center.
The image submitted which claimed the award featured an FHP patrol unit backed up by a rocket launch at Cape Canaveral. The blend of images made the FHP cruiser look quite literally out of this world with help from the United Launch Alliance and National Reconnaissance Alliance. The backing image was taken at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex on April 18, 2024, during the final liftoff of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy.
“This year, we took the competition to new heights and were able to showcase Florida’s Space Coast,” said Executive Director Dave Kerner. “I am proud of my team and grateful for the incredible support we have seen from our public safety partners, state leaders, and most importantly, our citizens. Thank you for backing the black and tan.”
“This competition is very important to our troopers, who are truly ambassadors for Florida,” said FHP Colonel Gary Howze II. “Florida came together for the win, but the real winner is the public that benefits from cooperative law enforcement nationwide working toward public safety. I am incredibly proud of our FHP Family and our Florida law enforcement partners, who truly made it happen back-to-back.”
The competition started June 15 with 49 states entering submissions for consideration.
6 comments
Ben Dover
July 29, 2024 at 7:33 pm
I’ve seen the Highway Patrol cars in many other State’s and Florida’s are the best by far. Our FHP cars look like something you would love to drive at some sort of special public praticipation event much like the events put on to promote NASCAR in which the public has a chance to pay a fee to drive a NASCAR at a closed track under controled safety with a FHP Trouper sitting beside the lucky person who has paid the fee, signed all the waivers, and is properly insured.
It would help to humanize the FHP and thank them for their service while rubbing in all 49 other States that Florida’s FHP Cars are the best. Florida is sitting on a Gold Mine of untapped Tourist Dollars in this respect. Ben
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JP Hart
July 30, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Video?
KathrynA
July 31, 2024 at 9:24 pm
I personally thought maybe patrol cars should be designed to do the job needed; not worry about appearance.
My Take
July 31, 2024 at 11:14 pm
I once looked up but forget* the answer as to why many solid fuel rocket engines spew reddish-brown smoke at first, before the main white aluminum-oxide smoke.
*I’m not running for high office.
Elon Manbaby
August 3, 2024 at 11:05 pm
Patrol cars will never be cool.
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