Police Department Replaces Horses With High-tech Scooters

It's always cool to
see a police officer mounted on a horse, as it recalls a bygone
era. However, horses are quite expensive to purchase and maintain,
and many police departments are phasing them out in favor of more
effective urban transportation.
For example, the Charleston police department in South Carolina
recently announced that they will begin phasing out horses,
according to the Post and Courier. While acquiring new transports
for officers will be a bit costly, the city believes it will save
them money over time.
One of the ways it plans to do so is through T3 Motion Scooters.
Charleston police recently purchased four of these zero-emission,
fully electric, three-wheeled scooters. Not only are the vehicles
great for the environment, but they're cheap too, with the
department claiming they only cost ten cents per day to
maintain.
In addition, the department has a number of non-motorized bicycles
and two 250cc Honda Nighthawks. For a blast from the recent past,
they're also in possession of one Segway - at one point believed to
play the role that electric scooters now fill.