So...MotoGP is qualifying but not racing? (Unless I'm missing something in the silly Kinja layout.)
I know that Glendale, Pasadena and Torrance (California) are still using them exclusively. (The latter perhaps becaus Torrance-based American Honda got them a great deal.)
Yep, that song worked out well when Montgomery Ward used it in their advertising.
Actually, Harleys are just part of the mix. BMW got into the U.S. police bike market some years ago, getting contracts with the CHP among others. Honda's also come on strong with a police version of their ST1100/1300. Kawasaki did toy with a cop variant of their Concours, but I think it was only a test. I saw exactly 1 …
But that was 30+ years ago. Kawasaki's been out of the police bike business for many years now.
uSpecifically, while most vehicles did well in the full-width frontal crash test, almost all of the other toasters sucked it up hard in the IIHS's frontal overlap crash, earning either a poor or marginal. The poor group includes the Escape, Sportage, Tuscon, Encore, Patriot, and Encore while the rest of your small CUVs earn a marginal. Here's what they said:
Wow, the Encore failed TWICE!
Sorry, I'm going by a skewed Los Angeles /Hollywood perspective. Lots of them pouring in and out of Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Bel Air, Hidden Hills, etc. Don't see too many in Torrance or West Covina.
