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I don't believe this. Otherwise taxi drivers would do the same thing. They usually shut their cars off when they are waiting.
Starting an engine is only stressful to the starter motor and a few related parts.
Exactly. Taxi drivers pay for the gas they use. Police officers don't.
If the wear and tear was greater than the cost of gas, UPS wouldn't train their drivers to shut the engine off at every stop.
There's also all the communication and recording equipment that I'm sure they prefer to keep powered up while on duty. It might drain the battery fairly quickly without the engine running. But that could be overcome with a dual battery system, such as RVers and car stereo boom boom fanatics use. They just don't consider it cost-effective. Not yet.
If you look at state laws, there is always gonna be a part that authorizes LEOs to disregard most traffic laws while in the course of their duties. So, it IS completely legal for them to leave their car running unattended, run red lights, speed, fling boogers on other people's windshields and generally make asses of themselves on the road as long as they are "acting in a Law Enforcement capacity".
Responding to an emergency is one thing.
When I'm driving 70 mph on an interstate and I have a cop that casually drives by me at 80 mph, is that an emergency?
Is there a law that allows LEO's to smoke their tires and drive recklessly?
It’s all for emergency response, police keep their vehicles running. It is also found that fire trucks and ambulances turns the engine on . It’s based on both security, public safety concerns, the type of call, the weather, and specific needs and necessities of the moment.
I've got a friend who is a police officer. Anyhow, we go to talking about this subject and he says shutting the vehicle off is a PITA due to the time it takes to reboot their system. Also, K9 units keep their vehicles running due to AC/Heat for their animals.
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