Oh, I gotcha.
That would be especially beneficial for community patrols. In my, and neighboring cities, there aren't many "fast" roads. Police cruisers travel around in the 25 miles per hour neighborhoods most of the time. But even outside of the communities, the main roads are only 35-45 miles per hour. Some of the major thoroughfares are even only 50 miles per hour!
So yeah, a hybrid would do the trick!
And speaking of calling in for reinforcements when speeds are in excess... we had some knucklehead on a motorcycle in the middle of Phoenix on a highway that decided to outrun a cop. Yeah, he got away. But then a couple days later, he was back at it! He did this for several days within a two week period. Sometimes even riding up to a cruiser, flipping them the bird, then taking off! Well, the cops finally had it with this dude. They called in air support. Chopper followed him until he ditched the bike and tried to hide while on foot. He went to jail, of course...
An Excellent Way Detroit Could Have Introduced Hybrids
