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US cities pay too much for buses

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355 points pavel_lishin | 4 comments | 26 Sep 25 13:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.704s | source
1. snthd ◴[26 Sep 25 18:03 UTC] No.45389285[source]▶
Similar data on police vehicles could be interesting.
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2. hamdingers ◴[26 Sep 25 18:05 UTC] No.45389302[source]▶
Firefighting vehicles too, more expensive than European counterparts by a factor of 10.
3. snthd ◴[26 Sep 25 18:08 UTC] No.45389325[source]▶
Started googling and found this:

https://www.newsweek.com/americas-new-police-cars-are-taxpay...

>...features specifically designed for policing come standard including Police Perimeter Alert, a technology that detects moving treats around a vehicle and automatically activates the rear camera, sounds a chime...

Anyway...

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4. potato3732842 ◴[26 Sep 25 19:27 UTC] No.45390126[source]▶
They're protecting and serving so well they're worried about getting jumped.