Fake Police Cars

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The most common police CARS/SUV in my area are Fords. To be exact Ford Crown Victoria and Ford Explorers. The one huge annoyance for me is when you are driving and you come across a "similar" vehicle like the police that is behind you from a distance but you can't tell if it's actually a police or not - so you are a little nervous....... Then, as the car passes by you! It's like dang - it wasn't a police after all. Those who buy retired police cars, I see them having an advantage to the road because many are unaware if they're police cars or not and usually get out of the way. I think those vehicles should be painted a different color like red, navy, green, or something other than taxi (yellow) or (white/black as used for security, volunteer police cars or police cars). Anyhow on to my story, a few years ago at night I was driving home on my usual road home. I noticed a black car following me and I could not make out the headlights as it didn't look like a police offer but the car turned it's lights on me. I just kept going because at night - it isn't safe to pull over where there isn't much light and eventually the car was tired of following me. Turns out it was just some teens messing with me. So if you are being pulled over at night - ensure you put on your emergency lights and pull over somewhere that is well lit with people. Lastly a curiosity - Are police cars in your area/state - all the same or different? When I went to Indiana like a decade ago - I was surprised to see police cars in all different brands and models.