Sep 20
Written by: Sebastian Schepis 68 views
Published on September 20th, 2008 in Electric Motorcycles
CDT/Mark Johnston
PSU Police Detective Bill Wagner test drives one of the department’s new Vectrix electric police bikes on the campus Friday, Sept 19, 2008. CDT/Mark Johnston
Penn State police this weekend will become the first university law enforcement agency in the nation and the first police department in the state to deploy “green,” battery-operated Vectrix motorcycles for patrolling, said Police Chief Steve Shelow.
Its also the departments first motorcycle patrol. Intended to allow police to move easily through crowds, it will be used for the first time before the football game against Temple, Shelow said.
“It’s fairly difficult at times to get a traditional police vehicle around the tailgating lots,” Shelow said. “We’ve found our police bicycles are very effective. The motorcycles will add more of a capability for quicker response.”
Each motorcycle cost $9,000, Shelow said.
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