Granada Police Experiment with ‘Segway’ Use
April 28th, 2010
Local police in Granada are the next Spanish province to be testing the personal electric vehicle, the ‘Segway PT’. Officers have been testing the device for the last ten days, making their way through the streets of the city and, after examining the reports so far, the experience has been “very positive.”
The Segway is now being recommended as a useful purchase, despite some “reluctance at first,” because “it will allow for more extensive travel in less time,” said councilman, Eduardo Moral. The councilman stressed that the device would only be used in the city centre area: “We want them for pedestrian areas, areas where it is not possible to enter by road, except in very exceptional cases.” The Segway can safely reach speeds of between 9.6 and 20 kilometres per hour.
The police reports mention that these vehicles “are easy to handle and do not require the police to travel with a helmet or other protective clothing.” If the City decides to incorporate the personal transporters into the police fleet, it would cost 150 euros per month for each Segway through a rental contract renting formula.
The main obstacle to their deployment is the current economic difficulties affecting available municipal funds, which could at least delay or limit their acquisition. Granada would join other provinces, such as Valencia and Cadiz, whose police force already has their own ‘segways’ to move through the pedestrian areas in their cities.
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