Posted: 3/23/2011 3:07:33 PM EDT
Is it normal procedure to leave a cruiser parked in a fire lane with the engine running for 40+ minutes? 
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Quoted: Is it normal procedure to leave a cruiser parked in a fire lane with the engine running for 40+ minutes? Yes. By parking in the fire lane, he's not blocking other vehicle in/out of the regular parking spots. If the fire department were to respond while he was there then he would hear it over his radio and move his car as necessary before they arrived. The engine is usually left running because the vehicle's additional electronics (computer, radio, camera, etc) would drain the vehicle's battery in a heartbeat. |
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Is it normal procedure to leave a cruiser parked in a fire lane with the engine running for 40+ minutes? Yes. By parking in the fire lane, he's not blocking other vehicle in/out of the regular parking spots. If the fire department were to respond while he was there then he would hear it over his radio and move his car as necessary before they arrived. The engine is usually left running because the vehicle's additional electronics (computer, radio, camera, etc) would drain the vehicle's battery in a heartbeat. Huh? The only ones I see left running are K9s |
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Is it normal procedure to leave a cruiser parked in a fire lane with the engine running for 40+ minutes? Yes. By parking in the fire lane, he's not blocking other vehicle in/out of the regular parking spots. If the fire department were to respond while he was there then he would hear it over his radio and move his car as necessary before they arrived. The engine is usually left running because the vehicle's additional electronics (computer, radio, camera, etc) would drain the vehicle's battery in a heartbeat. Huh? The only ones I see left running are K9s It was a K9 unit, but no dog was in the car. I just thought it was odd to do that since there was plenty of parking available. No telling how long he was there before I went to lunch and after I returned. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Is it normal procedure to leave a cruiser parked in a fire lane with the engine running for 40+ minutes? Yes. By parking in the fire lane, he's not blocking other vehicle in/out of the regular parking spots. If the fire department were to respond while he was there then he would hear it over his radio and move his car as necessary before they arrived. The engine is usually left running because the vehicle's additional electronics (computer, radio, camera, etc) would drain the vehicle's battery in a heartbeat. Huh? The only ones I see left running are K9s All of the officers in my city leave there's running during calls. I can't speak for any other departments. |
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Is it normal procedure to leave a cruiser parked in a fire lane with the engine running for 40+ minutes? Yes. By parking in the fire lane, he's not blocking other vehicle in/out of the regular parking spots. If the fire department were to respond while he was there then he would hear it over his radio and move his car as necessary before they arrived. The engine is usually left running because the vehicle's additional electronics (computer, radio, camera, etc) would drain the vehicle's battery in a heartbeat. Huh? The only ones I see left running are K9s All of the officers in my city leave there's running during calls. I can't speak for any other departments. I start my squad at around 7:50am and it runs non stop until 6pm. |
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Is it normal procedure to leave a cruiser parked in a fire lane with the engine running for 40+ minutes? Yes. By parking in the fire lane, he's not blocking other vehicle in/out of the regular parking spots. If the fire department were to respond while he was there then he would hear it over his radio and move his car as necessary before they arrived. The engine is usually left running because the vehicle's additional electronics (computer, radio, camera, etc) would drain the vehicle's battery in a heartbeat. Huh? The only ones I see left running are K9s All of the officers in my city leave there's running during calls. I can't speak for any other departments. I start my squad at around 7:50am and it runs non stop until 6pm. Same here. My laptop battery only last about 10 minutes and takes forever to reboot. My previous car had to be jumped every day before shift
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| They've put out memos here not to leave the cars running constantly anymore due to rising fuel prices. I try not to do that myself (parking in the fire lane), I know too many people see something like that and complain or think ill of the dept., so I just park in a spot out in the lot if I have to go into a store on duty. |
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I can leave my Crown Vic running without the keys in it.
It flashes the parking and brake lights slowly while in this mode. If anyone gets in and presses on the brake without inserting the key, it will die immediately. Every K9 Crown Vic I've ever seen is similar to mine, except I can also remotely start my car too. I don't think that most normal patrol Crown Vics have this "keys out" running feature though. I don't keep mine running unless I'm going to be getting back in shortly. |