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Slang term for the police originated in the Bronx (mildly derogatory). Jam sandwich, or Jam Butty UK, police traffic car, from the now largely obsolete historical colour-scheme – an overall white vehicle, with a longitudinal red, or red and yellow, stripe on each side. Still used for the metropolitan police in London.
See three-way junction 5-1-1 A transportation and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the United States and Canada that was initially designated for road weather information. A Access road See frontage road Advisory speed limit A speed recommendation by a governing body. All-way stop or four-way stop An intersection system where traffic approaching it from all directions ...
A West Midlands Police Rover SD1 circa 1985, featuring "jam sandwich" livery encompassing most of the vehicle's midline. The term "jam sandwich" came into common use in the 1970s, as police cars changed from block colour schemes such as the blue and white "panda car" to broad fluorescent sidestriped liveries on white or grey base paint.
police car (slang) (US: zebra, black-and-white) Type of animal, e.g. giant panda, red panda pantomime: A form of comedic, usually family oriented musical stage production. silent acting, usu. without props, by mime artist (UK: mime) pants underpants (also briefs or boxers) of poor quality (slang) (of a situation) bad, unfortunate (slang).
Three former Memphis police officers charged in the January 2023 ... were punishing Nichols for fleeing a traffic stop. She used the term “run tax” — police slang for disciplining a subject ...
Term Description Baby bear A rookie police officer. Bear A police officer. (See "Smokey" below) Bear bite/Invitation A speeding ticket. Bear cave/Bear's den A police station. Bear in the air A police officer in some form of aircraft (see "Eye in the sky"). Bear rolling discos A speeding police car with its lights flashing. Bear trap Radar or ...
A traffic car, also known as a highway patrol car, traffic enforcement unit, speed enforcement unit, or road policing unit, is a police car tasked with enforcing traffic laws and conducting traffic stops, typically on major roadways such as highways. They are often relatively high-performance vehicles compared to patrol cars, as they must be ...
The term 'panda car' was first used to refer to black police cars with panels that had been painted white to increase their visibility. It was later applied to blue and white police cars. There is a record of Salford City Police using black and white Hillman Minxes in 1960. [1]