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California Police Fight Crime With Electric Bikes
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Posted on 01/12/2011 2:34:26 PM PST by WOBBLY BOB
One of the side effects of not having a combustible engine is that electric vehicles are quiet. Very quiet. So quiet, in fact, that police in California will soon be using electric motorcycles to improve their stealth.
The bikes, produced by Zero Motorcycle, are currently being employed by the Scotts Valley Police Department, reportedly the first California police force to utilize electric bikes.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: bike; ca; electric; green; greentards; motorcycle; police; stealth; zero
Finally, a bike named after our president.
To: WOBBLY BOB
I guess the Golden State still has money in abundance to burn...
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posted on
01/12/2011 2:37:15 PM PST
by
EyeGuy
(RaceMarxist Obama: The Politics of Vengeance)
To: WOBBLY BOB
Where does one buy one of these “combustible engines”?
They must be made out of wood.
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posted on
01/12/2011 2:38:13 PM PST
by
Ole Okie
To: Ole Okie
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posted on
01/12/2011 2:43:14 PM PST
by
null and void
(We are now in day 722 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
To: WOBBLY BOB
What girliemen.
In las vegas I’ve seen bicycle cops catch and ticket automobiles. I’ve seen them quietly fly down alleyways to catch dope dealers and car thieves.
I can imagine 300 pound cops eating donuts while coasting down hills. Being hauled back up by motor units because the eco-bikes don’t have enough power.
To: WOBBLY BOB
The Segways didn’t work, I guess. The recoil was problematic.
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posted on
01/12/2011 2:46:42 PM PST
by
skeeter
To: Ole Okie
When I was a kid, I used to build combustible engines all of the time!
Then I had to start buying my own parts...
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posted on
01/12/2011 2:46:58 PM PST
by
papasmurf
(sudo apt-get install Lee Atwater)
To: WOBBLY BOB
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posted on
01/12/2011 3:00:30 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
To: skeeter
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posted on
01/12/2011 3:02:12 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
To: WOBBLY BOB
California’s broke, I can’t see how they can afford these.
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posted on
01/12/2011 3:15:01 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: WOBBLY BOB
The need Killacycles, zero to 160 mph in less than one second...
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posted on
01/12/2011 3:16:53 PM PST
by
bigbob
To: BenLurkin
Gads they look like dorks. They couldn’t intimidate a soul, even with real weapons.
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posted on
01/12/2011 3:20:38 PM PST
by
skeeter
To: WOBBLY BOB
They don’t have to worry about the range though. Dunkin’ Donuts will just install a plug in at each of their shops and the bike will be on charge most of the shift.
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posted on
01/12/2011 4:34:37 PM PST
by
hadit2here
("Most men would rather die than think. Many do." - Bertrand Russell)
To: hadit2here
If the cops are going to use electric bikes, where do you plug them in? The whacko evnviros don't want to build power plants. No plants = no electricity = no electric bikes. Duuuh.
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posted on
01/13/2011 12:21:46 AM PST
by
MasterGunner01
(To err is human; to forgive is not our policy. -- SEAL Team SIX)
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