NYPD To Replace Motor Fleet With Electric Scooters

XueCast writes "A few days ago, the New York Police Department, one of the largest police forces in the US, announced that they are planning to make New York greener by replacing their gasoline motorcycle fleet with the super-quiet and energy efficient electric scooters from Vectrix. NYPD said that they will first road test four electric scooters from the Rhode Island-based electric vehicle manufacturer next month, and if the road test is a success, NYPD said that they plan to order more electric scooters from Vectrix to replace their less-than-green motorcycle fleet."

Comments

Wow those are really intimidating

[mrmeval]

I'm so scared!

Yes it's sarcasm.

They look so metrothexual.

Re:Wow those are really intimidating

[timeOday]

Ever driven in Manhattan? I can't imagine a faster way to cut through traffic. Good luck getting away in your macho SUV!

Re:Pull over.... pretty please!

[Jrabbit05]

Its New York. You're not going anywhere.

Re:Headline is wrong

[Pfhorrest]

"NYPD To Replace Motor Fleet With Electric Scooters" should read, "NYPD to Test Electric Scooters." No no, see, this is Slashdot... the headline is just a typo. It was supposed to read:

NYPD To Replace Motor Fleet With Electric Scooters?

They just missed the question mark :-)

May I suggest ?

[Teisei]

4 wheels, small size and running on electricity - Electric wheelchair !

Re:Come on Editors

[rucs_hack]

do you have some point or are you just running your mouth?

Well, as a human I'm not especially pointed, in fact I'm rather rounded in places, and last I checked it was indeed me that ran my mouth. I'd hardly delegate the task to anyone else, all those nerve endings and all, it could get messy.

Does this assist?

Honest question-Fun with two wheels.

[Anonymous Coward]

"What do motorcycle cops do that those in cars can't?"

Freeze to death in the middle of winter. Fly gracefully over the hood of a car in an accident. Be able to fart without one's partner commenting on it. Pop wheelies.

Why not replace cars with conveyor belts?

[ghoul]

Given the population density of New York isnt it time to setup city wide (or at least the financial district wide) people mover belts like you find at the nicer International Airports (Dubai and Frankfurt spring to mind). These would be hyper efficient as only the thing which needs to be moved i.e. a person weighing 200 pounds instead of moving a big iron box weighing tons aka a car.
These used to be a staple of futuristic SF stories - wonder why it never caught on - the technology is definitely there(in airports)

On a side note if people are using conveyor belts the cops dont need motorcycles to catch perps - just get on the hyperfast conveyor belt lane reserved for emergencies.

Re:Pull over.... pretty please!

[Detritus]

Helicopters are insanely expensive to purchase and operate. On second thought, put one into service with a rack of Hellfire missiles and we could apply a little negative reinforcement to the idiots that endanger everyone by running from the police.

Re:misleading title

[Gabrill]

These new pipes aren't any louder than the stock ones! Doh!

Elegant weapon.

[Anonymous Coward]

More civilized times? You know, when there were Jedi! And lightsabers!