Cruisers

Welcome to the police cruiser information page.

The following information will be updated on a monthly basis to continue to keep the public informed of the status of our current fleet of vehicles. An important aspect of vehicle maintenance that has to be taken into consideration, especially with police vehicles, is the engine hours to include idle time. Ford Motor Company defines idling as follows: Over 10 minutes per hour of normal driving, frequent low speed operation, and sustained heavy traffic less than 25 mph. It is important to note that idle hours include low speed driving and don't mean that the cruiser is sitting still that entire time.

Times that a police cruiser may accumulate idle hours include: 25 mph town road patrols, running radar, having pulled over a vehicle, accident scenes, while an officer is on a call, details, winter operation, and while searching an area via patrol car. All of those activities require either low speed driving or remaining stationary.

Ford says that one hour of idle time = approximately 25 miles of driving. One hour of engine time = 33 miles of driving.