plastic cop car seats?

Question

onece i saw molded palastic seats in the rear of a crown vic why plastic and why molded???

Answer 1

Any police car used for transport must be either plastic, vinyl, or plastic covered. This is so that any bodily fluids spilled on the seat can be cleaned away and disinfected. They are starting to use molded seats more because it's more comfortable when you are in handcuffs plus if there is an accident on the way to the station it will cause less damage to the detainee. With normal seats it puts a lot of pressure on the persons back and if they get hit or have to suddenly stop it could cause back injuries.

Answer 2

Plastic Seats

Answer 3

Why molded is a function of the Plastic. It is the most economical, stucturally sound and durable method of creating plastic objects of that size. Since most residents of the back seat are not there for a long time confort in not an issue. Plastic is easy to keep clean, not easily damaged and can be molded to acceppt a pair of cuffed hands at the waist line. This reduces the whining and crying about the pain of being cuffed.

Answer 4

I don't think I've ever been close enough to a cop car to notice. I've been pulled over for tickets, and I see them driving on the street. Even when they've come to the elementary schools in the past, I was too busy counting heads (to make sure no students went missing) to pay any attention to the police car. The molded plastic does make sense, though.

Answer 5

I don't think that they take comfort into consideration when making a cop car.

Molded plastic seats are probably there so the perp can not tear appart the seats, hide things inside to avoid finding evidence, and in the cases of some, clean up really well. They don't hold scents, if you will. And they are cheaper, I am sure.

Answer 6

They're molded in such a way where your cuffed hands will fit in the molded areas of the chair. The holes are there so you don't have to site on your hands. And I assume they are plastic to prevent damage [bodily fluids, kicking, etc.] from criminals who are arrested, cuffed, and stuffed.

I can only assume they don't want to be in there, and the seats might be some very subtle intimidation, too.

Answer 7

The three P's;Poop,Puke and Pee.The other reason is to stop the suspect from stuffing things under the seat.In patrol cars w/out the molded seats the suspect can put things under the seat.

Answer 8

Most departments have gone to plastic molded cop car seats. They are a good choice because they will last the life of the police car. Better yet is that it is easy to check them for drugs, or paraphenalia... prisoners like to empty their pockets on the way to jail.... and the best benefit is that if you have a prisoner who pee's or craps or vomits back there you can hose it down and suck it out with a shop vac.... easy clean up.

Answer 9

some police automobiles have vinyl back seats and a few have plastic molded seats, yet no leather-based. the clarification in the back of the molded plastic seats is to make it easiers to scrub and forestall the prisoners from concealing weapons or drugs interior the back seat. Vinyl is greater value-effective and are available usual with the automobiles, so maximum police departments save them.

Answer 10

The hard plastic seats are non absorbent. You can clean bio hazards from them. They are also bolted in so the criminals cannot dump drugs and weapons before they are taken to jail. They are molded to help restrain the criminal.