"It's a Motor Thing!"
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In The Saddle
(True Stories, Experiences, and Accounts of the Motor Officer)

Fairfax County, VA Police
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1974 D. Stopper at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. (Provided by D. Stopper)

 

  1970’s, Motor Officer,

If you look carefully, you’ll notice the rear wheel friction siren.  It was activated by a heal pedal behind the left footboard that caused the siren shaft to rub on the rear wheel.  A real rush when you put siren drag on the left side of the rear tire at about 80+ mph!  Didn’t work worth the darn in the rain or if you got stopped at an intersection.  We often ran on emergency calls with a whistle in our mouth in case you got stopped and needed to cross traffic.

 

Dave Stopper

Motor Officer (Retired)

Fairfax County, VA Police Department

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