There may be efforts to reduce the number of vehicles on the road, but in the case of the emergency services it’s tough to argue when they say more cars are required. However, it seems that one political party is aiming to reach a compromise – you can have more police cars, as long as they’re green.
A report in the Huddersfield Daily Examiner stated that Kirklees Green Party wants more police cars in the rural area to make life a little easier for its hard-working community support officers, who are currently travelling to villages on public transport.
Now the Green Party wants the support officers to be given their own vehicles – as long as they are hybrid cars or low emission vehicles.
It’s not the first report of police taking the green route. According to an article in The Guardian, Sussex police have unveiled a new crime-fighting machine in the form of a two-seater electric patrol car with a top speed of 28mph.
It doesn’t exactly sound intimidating, does it? However, the vehicle, nicknamed ‘the Gem’, will emit no harmful emissions and offers an alternative for low speed pursuits.
The electric vehicle will be on trial by Sussex Police until the end of the Gay Pride Festival next Saturday.
