This is Laurie Howell with The GreenScene. The latest crime fighting equipment in Southern California is the electric bike. Law enforcement agencies will use the bikes to patrol several colleges and public places such as the Los Angeles Zoo and Los Angeles International Airport. The switch from patrol cars makes sense. The officers can maneuver around a college campus or the airport much more easily on electric bikes.
Electric bikes have several advantages over patrol cars.
They can climb stairs more easily and squeeze through narrow pathways. The engine is virtually silent and obviously they pollute less.