I've noticed that some police departments use push bumpers/ram bars, and some don't. The logical benefit of having these seems to be that it makes it easier to box in bad guys in their cars, and prevent damage to the body of the vehicle in doing so or in case of collisions. But how important or beneficial are they? Would not having them impact performance and cause more damage, especially on cars such as the Ford Crown Victoria cop car? Really curious about this one.
For anybody that doesn't know, what I'm talking about is the thing that's mounted in front of the car's grill and is usually two-pronged.
They are not used to box in cars, nor are they intended to minimize damage. They are simply used to quickly move inoperable vehicles that are a traffic hazard.
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