Q: Deploying new California Highway Patrol vehicles – Dodge Durangos – is a good way to be “stealthy” on the roads, said Bob Mead of Beaumont.

“My concern is since they are not as noticeable as the old CHP markings, what are the chances of fake impersonators pulling you over? I know there have been stories of this happening throughout the country with fake police vehicles.” Mead asked about the protocol for drivers afraid to pull over for an officer on the highway.

A: Our reader is referring to the CHP now using some Dodge Durango SUVs as patrol vehicles . The Durangos have CHP logos on their sides, but they are not as obvious as other CHP vehicles because they aren’t the traditional black and white. Rather than the typical black and white coloring synonymous with law enforcement veh

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