Police Motorcycle Equipment

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Police motorcycle equipment is available both for consumers and police officers-although the selection for consumers is more limited. This site is intended only to provide information and does not endorse any products or methods. Anyone who uses police motorcycle equipment should be properly trained to do so.

Police motorcycles are employed by police departments to allow officers greater maneuverability than they might have with police cars. Also, motorcycles give officers more speed to respond to an accident than a police bicycle would. A police officer with a motorcycle (often called just a motor in the United States) can navigate through crowded streets and even through the scene of the car accident or traffic collision.

Police motorcycles in North America are typically built specifically for the use of patrolling the streets. Manufacturers include Harley-Davidson, Honda, BMW etc. Consumers can purchase used police motorcycles once they are retired. For the consumer this can be a way of respecting law officers or simply having the thrill of owning a motor.

In America, police motorcycles became most famous when the TV show CHiPs gained popularity in the 1970s. The show featured two crime-fighting cops on the beat who fought crime by employing police motorcycle equipment.

Today, Hollywood does not glamorize police motorcycles anymore, but police departments regularly incorporate them into daily operation.

After purchasing a fleet of motorcycles, the police department must outfit the motors with taxpayers' money and purchase police motorcycle equipment. While police motorcycles cannot carry as much equipment as a squad car they still must have some of the following crime-fighting essentials:

• A microphone – this allows an officer to amplify the voice and give directions or orders to an individual or crowd. A microphone can be mounted to a helmet so that the officer has both hands free for steering.

• Sirens – sirens signal to other drivers that a police motorcycle is approaching. They usually flash red and blue in the United States.

• Siren amplifiers – police employ audio warnings to alert the public of their presence. A police motorcycle requires a siren amplifier to increase the signal of the siren.

• Boxes – boxes are another name for storage units that sit on the rear of the motorcycle. Police require equipment such as batons, tasers, and handcuffs that they cannot always carry while driving. A box is a convenient place to store police motorcycle equipment.

Police departments also purchase accessories for officers deployed on motorcycles. Some accessories include:

• A leather jacket – a jacket is important because it provides a visual signal to the public that a police officer is in their presence. In addition, in case of an accident, leather can protect the skin from scrapes. Some officers also wear leather breeches.

• A helmet – like a jacket, a helmet lets citizens know that they are near an officer. However, the helmet's primary function is to protect the officer in case of an accident. A helmet can be a life-saving device and can be the difference between major brain trauma and minor injury in case an officer loses control of the motorcycle.

Other pieces of police accessories that can be purchased include rain gear and radar guns. These are carried by police officers based on their assignment for the day and conditions of the road.

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