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The agency's patrol vehicles, which have been blue and gold for more than 40 years, will be gray.

Beau Duffy, a spokesperson for the New York State Police, told 有料盒子 that New York State Police Superintendent Steven James authorized the change. The switch from blue and gold to gray is "a nod to state police tradition," Duffy explained, because troopers wear gray uniforms.

The state police has roughly 1,600 marked patrol vehicles, Duffy said, and the color change will be made as the agency replaces its fleet. The current vehicles will not be repainted.

Duffy estimated it would take several years before the patrol fleet is entirely gray. The state police replaces about 300 vehicles per year, he said.

There will be a minimal cost savings with each vehicle. When the state police announced the change earlier this year, a spokesperson said the unique shade of blue used for the existing cars cost $600 to $700 per vehicle.

State police cars were gray before. According to the agency's website, patrol cars were all gray from 1947 until 1955. Other color schemes have been used over time, including a white and black look. But trooper vehicles have been mainly blue and yellow, or blue and gold, for the last 50 years.

Duffy addressed concerns raised about the visibility of the new gray cars. He said the agency does not expect there to be any difference with the new color.

"The visibility during traffic stops and other incidents is provided by the vehicle lighting, and the reflective gold tape, which will be the same as the current vehicles," Duffy added.