WHATCHA GONNA DO WHEN THEY GET 'CHA ON I-4, OR U.S. 27, OR S.R. 60?

If you like driving fast, be especially cautious of those other cars nearby...one of them could be a Florida Highway Patrol vehicle watching for aggressive or speeding drivers.

Two Mercury Marauders are being used by FHP's Tampa-based Troop C, which includes Polk County; three are assigned to the Orlando-based Troop D.

The unmarked vehicles, donated recently by an unnamed South Florida businessman, boast engines built by a racing company and state-of-the-art video equipment to record drivers to be used in court. That is in addition to the more traditional means of catching speeders and other aggressive drivers, including the use of aircraft to monitor roads and radio information to troopers on the ground.

FHP patrols Interstate 4, but U.S. 27 and State Road 60 will also be watched carefully by the Polk County Sheriff's Office.