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A ride in the back of a police car is never a comfortable place to be, even less so when the car in question happens to be a tiny Mini Cooper. Luckily for any long-legged criminals hiding out in New Jersey, the Mini Cooper thats set to serve in the Woodcliff, N. J. , police force will be used to promote the DONT TXT & DRIVE safety campaign.

BMW of North America President and CEO Jim ODonnell handed the keys to the Mini Cooper to Woodcliff Lake Police Chief Anthony Jannicelli and Mayor Joseph LaPaglia. This vehicle drives home a critical point, said Jannicelli. A driver taking his eyes off the road for five seconds at 60 miles per hour to just read a text message travels the length of football field essentially with his eyes closed.

We agree with the message that texting while driving is dangerous. Yet when it comes to memorable special-edition cop cars, the petite Mini Cooper lacks some of the bite of its forebears. These have included a pair of gorgeous 2004 Lamborghini Gallardos, used by Italys police force – one of which was ultimately destroyed in a crash. Various Porsche sports cars have also been used by the German police for service on the autobahn.

Even BMW recently dabbled its toes in the police car field, with an agreement to supply diesel engines to the outwardly awesome (but still under-financed and unbuilt) Carbon Motors cop car.