A pair of e-bikes are slated to cruise Oak Bay streets in quest of each dangerous guys and good alternatives.
Council not too long ago approved the 2022 Oak Bay Police Department funds that features a pair of two-wheeled electric patrol items as a substitute of 1 with 4 wheels. The bikes roll in at $10,000 of the division’s $5.6 million funds.
Officers are already educated and closely use 5 mountain bikes for patrol. Traditional bikes, nevertheless, can restrict how rapidly an officer can get from one name to one other.
Grateful to @DistrictOakBay Mayor & Council for approving our 2022 funds together with our first 2 e-bikes. This is not going to solely allow broader bike protection in Oak Bay…however will improve our patrol time on bikes versus in vehicles. #visible #approachable #environmental pic.twitter.com/wpaw5aR7Ez
— Ray Bernoties (@ray_oak) November 30, 2021
The division additionally plans to observe the influence electric bikes have on car utilization.
Adding the 2 e-bikes shifted one other four-wheeled electric car for one more look in 2023. The division has one e-vehicle in its patrol fleet, and is dedicated to a full shift to electric.
The expertise inside vehicles may even get replaced subsequent 12 months with 5 computer systems slated at $42,500.
The police funds now turns into one piece within the general funds council will take into account within the new 12 months.
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