Blount County Sheriff's Office

2026 TN's Best-Looking Cruiser Contest
Voting is Open!!

This year, as part of the 22nd Annual Law Enforcement Challenge sponsored by the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, the THSO is offering the "Best Looking Cruiser Award" to recognize the law enforcement agency with the coolest cruiser photo!

Visit https://tntrafficsafety.org/2026-tn-blc-vote to vote.

The deadline to vote is Friday, June 19, by 4:00 PM CT / 5:00 PM ET.

The Rules:

This contest is open to the public. No account required.

Each voter may only submit one vote using one email address. If a voter submits more than one vote using more than one email address, all votes submitted by that voter will be discarded. Email irregularities will be monitored to ensure fairness.

The winning agency will be selected based on ranked voting. This means each voter is required to vote for three agencies based on the following ranking. If the voter selects an agency more than once, all votes from that individual will be invalidated.

First Place = 3 Points
Second Place = 2 Points
Third Place = 1 Point

The contest winner will be announced and awarded at the Law Enforcement Challenge on Friday, September 18.

Please vote 1st place for the BCSO traffic cruiser! This is a fun way to show yiur support for the BCSO!

No extra points, but can you guess where this photo was taken?

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Get the facts about distracted driving at tntrafficsafety.org/distracted-driving

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Learn more: tntrafficsafety.org/bike-ped

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Read more: tntrafficsafety.org/motorcycles

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✅ Wearing a helmet
✅ Following traffic signs
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✅ Staying alert

Bicycle safety tips: NHTSA.gov/BicycleSafety

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Read more: tntrafficsafety.org/bike-ped