Their hulking frames are sure to strike fear into parking offenders everywhere—the new Toronto Police Services' smart fortwo! As part of a pilot project which also includes two Honda Civic hybrids, the two diesel-powered smarts [sic] are an initiative that uses vehicles that are not only more environmentally-friendly, but easier to park and navigate. The program began last month and the TPS has also been testing roof-mounted infrared cameras for parking enforcement, which will automatically record the license plates of parking offenders, vastly reducing the time spent ticketing each vehicle.

The smart pilot program will proceed until February, and since the cars can be operated both in standard and automatic mode with the push of a button, they require minor training to operate. At a little over two-metres long(!) and with a sphere-like frame that offers tremendous impact strength, the cars are safer than they look (as seen in this fascinating high-speed crash test). Not that the new parking enforcement vehicles are going to be spending much time on the highway—they'll be showing up right next to yours when you just had to run in for an itty-bitty second to pick up some milk.

hehe how cute. But a good idea for parking enforcement vehicles

haha nice

hate to get chased by that beast!

im never gonna illegally parkl again

Must be loaded with a RB26DETT

i hate them things they are so ugly and they dont look to safe

You couldnt get away from that thing if they used both horse power at the same time.

fulli sik like the ones in sydney yo

imagine the fuel saving compared to our cops using V8's around town

could be vtec lots of horsepower there

nar chuck a gixxer donk in it, good for 12s, lol

i saw a cop in one of them i wouldnt take them seriously haha

hahahah wat a cute lil car!

Dats Da Baddest haha

that really isnt going to scare anyone

If they pulled me over I would be busy giggling at him and askin him whats under the hood lol

^ ahahahahahah

^lol... watch out kids, theres a shotgun in that boot!

hehehe whos he gona chase wit dat