Lincoln police to try out Segways
Police soon may be spotted scooting around on Segways in northeast Lincoln.
Chief Tom Casady said starting next Thursday the Northeast Team will get two Segway Personal Transporters to try out for a week.
Police plan to use them on all shifts and at the University Place Arts Festival May 10 to evaluate their effectiveness and feasibility for restricted areas, such as parks and bike paths and for special projects and events.
Capt. Doug Srb said it’s “another way the Northeast Team is testing non-traditional methods of providing police service to a growing community.”
He said the tests are part of a continued effort to explore possible ways to improve service and in an environmentally friendly way. The Segways, which are electric, don’t use gasoline.
Casady said he expects to see more and more requests for Segways on Lincoln’s sidewalks, considering the price of fuel. He said they can ride 24 miles on a single charge.
But they currently fall under a city ordinance that makes it illegal to ride devices with two non-tandem wheels on sidewalks or streets.
Chief Tom Casady said starting next Thursday the Northeast Team will get two Segway Personal Transporters to try out for a week.
Police plan to use them on all shifts and at the University Place Arts Festival May 10 to evaluate their effectiveness and feasibility for restricted areas, such as parks and bike paths and for special projects and events.
Capt. Doug Srb said it’s “another way the Northeast Team is testing non-traditional methods of providing police service to a growing community.”
He said the tests are part of a continued effort to explore possible ways to improve service and in an environmentally friendly way. The Segways, which are electric, don’t use gasoline.
Casady said he expects to see more and more requests for Segways on Lincoln’s sidewalks, considering the price of fuel. He said they can ride 24 miles on a single charge.
But they currently fall under a city ordinance that makes it illegal to ride devices with two non-tandem wheels on sidewalks or streets.
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