What’s The Deal About Motorcycle Cops and Why Are There So Many Of Them?
Motorcycles have the gift of maneuvering into tight and compact spaces that cars normally cannot, what with their size and all, which is why throughout the years, we have seen an increase in police forces introducing motorcycles for a more efficient patrolling.
They’re more than just escorts for ceremonial arrivals…
12 brand new motorcycles from the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City are scheduled to be distributed to Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) next week. These motorcycles were said to aid the police stations in the conduct of police visibility, particularly in slum areas that cannot be covered by mobile patrol units.
As they wait for those, 20 units of 135cc Kawasaki Rouser motorcycles arrived at the regional headquarters, according to Superintendent Gilbert Gorero, eight of which were given to the Iloilo City Police Office. Gorero said the turnover of motorcycles to BCPO will be held on February 26.
He explained that 10 of the coming 12 motorcycles will be provided to all 10 police stations in Bacolod City while the other two will be given to the BCPO headquarters.
We know that motorcycles have a greater versatility than cars: firstly, it can pursue a fleeing suspect in a public space without the risk of endangering as many people as a car would; secondly, its sleek design allows for lane splitting for highway control; thirdly, it can accelerate and brake at much higher levels of performance. What a police officer in a car does have in his upper hand, however, is that it is much easier to arrest an apprehended suspect and cart him off to the precinct.
There are pros and cons for the use of both motorcycles and cars for law enforcement, but we’re pretty sure they’re both pretty great on their own and together.