atlaw4u
05-27-2008, 08:38 AM
Long legs of the law get more exercise as departments resurface tactic. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24832581/)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/BikePatrol.jpgMSNBC - May 27, 2008
PITTSBURGH - Since even the long arm of the law can't rein in fuel prices, the long legs of the law are getting more exercise these days.
Bicycle patrols — a community policing tactic that some law enforcement agencies de-emphasized in recent years — are seeing a resurgence as the price of gasoline approaches or surpasses $4 a gallon across the country.
"You think the car's the great savior of us all, but in urban areas and dense areas, you're probably better off on a bike," said Chris Menton, an associate professor in the School of Justice Studies at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island who has studied police bike patrols… http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24832581/
Thanks Bruce for the find.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/BikePatrol.jpgMSNBC - May 27, 2008
PITTSBURGH - Since even the long arm of the law can't rein in fuel prices, the long legs of the law are getting more exercise these days.
Bicycle patrols — a community policing tactic that some law enforcement agencies de-emphasized in recent years — are seeing a resurgence as the price of gasoline approaches or surpasses $4 a gallon across the country.
"You think the car's the great savior of us all, but in urban areas and dense areas, you're probably better off on a bike," said Chris Menton, an associate professor in the School of Justice Studies at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island who has studied police bike patrols… http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24832581/
Thanks Bruce for the find.