The California Highway Patrol (CHP) said on May 8 that it has rolled out its newest weapon to crack down on what the department calls “video-game-style” driving by deploying specially marked patrol vehicles on busy highways.
“We’re deploying 100 of these vehicles statewide to confront a growing threat—aggressive drivers who speed excessively, tailgate, split lanes, and endanger lives,” CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee said Thursday in a social media video.
The CHP will use 2024 Dodge Durangos fitted with the latest lights and colors to blend into traffic.
The first 25 vehicles will be deployed across the state this week. All 100 of the units will be strategically placed along California’s busiest, high-risk roadways by June, the CHP said….