We have miles and miles of decent Multi-Use Paths and trails called "Paseos" in my city. Really not a bad network.

Anyway, the cops have stepped up enforcement after some incidents. A ****** traveled along one of the paths last year and attacked apartments near it. He was eventually caught, but teens have found the paths late at night to be a good place to smoke weed, and there have been some random, isolated muggings.

So at first the cops simply did what other cops do- they rode bikes and did enforcement that way.

Now though, the city and sheriff's department have bought these po-po scoots! Try not to laugh:



I couldn't help but laugh at the way these things look.

Supposedly they can get up to 25 mph and run on battery power with no emissions. I'm more than a little worried about a cop screaming down a bike path on these things. I appreciate the extra enforcement, but a MUP is non-motorized for a reason.

Why couldn't they just ride their bikes?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGhXV....com/index.php