Google Maps Street View: You won’t BELIEVE what these POLICE are captured doing at work
GOOGLE MAPS camera footage shows a pair of policemen doing something very strange.
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Google Maps footage often shows people doing something they shouldn’t.
Sometimes this can mean couples being caught on camera doing something naughty, or people walking round in an indecent manner.
A newly unveiled Google Maps image shows two public figures in a bizarre scenario.
The two uniformed policemen can be seen patrolling the street on none other than segways.
Google Maps: The police can be seen doing something very strange
While in the UK we are used to seeing police on foot, motorcycles, or even horses, officers on segways are unheard of.
In the image captured in Charlotte, North Carolina in the States, the police seem to be about to chase someone.
The pair were photographed travelling around the region’s South Tryon Street.
One is pointing in an accusatory manner, while another looks on.
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Police on segways: Apparently this is common in many areas of the US, included Florida
Police on segways is a fairly common phenomenon in some parts of the USA
If they are about to go on the chase, they have good odds: segways travel at 12.5mph – about equivalent to a five minute mile.
However, the idea of law enforcement staff riding on segways is a bonkers one for us in the UK.
Many associate the vehicle with tourist trips abroad, where segways enable travellers to explore cities quickly.
Segways were also banned for use on UK streets back in 2015.
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However, apparently police on segways is a fairly common phenomenon in some parts of the USA.
Quota user Tim Dees, who is a retired cop and criminal justice professor at the Reno Police Department, explained they help the police force do their job.
“Segways and other single-person transporters allow officers in foot patrol environments to cover more ground in less time with less fatigue, and still not lose the face-to-face contact that foot patrol provides.”
“Officers using these vehicles can also carry considerably more equipment than they could if on foot, or even on a bicycle.”