I mean, that's the reason you join the Highway units at big city PDs in the northeast. Gotta' be rocking that crush cap.
Jackboots with boot knives and antique leather riding jackets are the norm in some places as well, like Philly. No different than a cop in Texas in current times wearing a revolver with individually looped rounds...that's even worse, really. The firemen up in the northeast are big into tradition/espirit de corps as well, and it's common for guys to be wearing 100 year old leather firehats instead of modern helmets that are objectively way safer and more comfortable.
NYPD Highway Patrol:
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Philadelphia PD Highway Patrol
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