Appearance
In addition to its distinctive patch, worn opposite of the regular Philadelphia P.D. patch (district patrol officers wear the regular patch on the left sleeve, with no patch on the right sleeve), the members of the Highway Patrol also wear the so-called "50-Mission" unstiffened cap, instead of the 8-point stiff NYPD-style cap, the full Sam Browne Belt without cross strap, (cross strap added only on the Leather Coat and Blouse coat), and knee-high black "cavalry" boots and breeches instead of regular trousers and shoes. They also wear a double-breasted black leather coat instead of the regular nylon patrol jacket. This uniform style, which dates back to the 1920s when the Highway Patrol officers rode around on motorcycles for all patrols. Because of the mixed use of patrol cars and motorcycles today, the only "non-interchangeable" item is the cap, which is replaced with a safety helmet mandated for all motorcycle officers (although current Pennsylvania state laws allow civilians with proper training to ride helmetless on Pennsylvania roads ).
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Famous quotes containing the word appearance:
“Look into the world—how often do you behold a sordid wretch, whose straight heart is open to no man’s affliction, taking shelter behind an appearance of piety, and putting on the garb of religion, which none but the merciful and compassionate have a title to wear.”
—Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)
“Though an unpleasant sort of person, and even a queer threatener withal, yet, if one meets him, one must get along with him as one can; for his ignorance is extreme. And what under heaven indeed should such a phantasm as Death know, for all that the Appearance tacitly claims to be somebody that knows much?”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“Most lovers ... picture to themselves, in their mistresses, a secret reality, beyond and different from what they see every day. They are in love with somebody else—their own invention. And sometimes there is a secret reality; and sometimes reality and appearance are the same. The discovery, in either case, is likely to cause a shock.”
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)