On the streets of Kuopio on Tuesday, one could see a brighter and more colorful police car. Kuopio police are testing a new car this week, which should be available to police throughout the country early next year.
Field manager Mikko Antikainen says that a model of European police cars has been sought for the car and the reflective materials on its sides and rear.
Yellow is used elsewhere in Europe, although we have more moderate reflective materials than, for example, England.
Reflective material seeks safety, for example in traffic accidents. Motorists can detect the emergency vehicle further away, for example on the highway.
Most of the year is dark and, especially on motorways and highways, not everyone is quite enough, although there are emergency vehicles on the roadside. Also, the new car has yellow LEDs in the rear windows that can indicate the direction in which the car is to pass the accident site, Antikainen describes.
The new car attracted a lot of attention
There is an extra hatch on the side of the new police car, which allows you to put equipment on the opposite side of the door, for example. In the rear, the side windows have been removed and space has been made easier to clean.
Antikainen says that the police car received positive feedback on the first day and garnered attention on the streets of Kuopio.
Yes, it has caught my eye, but at least no one has started to laugh, Antikainen throws.
The new police car circles Finland for test use. After Kuopio, it moves elsewhere to Northern Savonia and then to Oulu. Experiences are collected from all areas. Existing blue-and-white police cars are due to be replaced with new, more colorful ones early next year.
