Bad boys bad boys, watcha gonna do....

[Super T.I.B]

We have this one prowling the streets around where I live....



And wouldn't you know it, posting this gave me the number of the beast!

[Ducatiloo]

It would be cool, but I just can't consider moto cops, real cops. Anybody who has to make you sit on a curb until a real LEO can show up and haul you in is nothing more the a revenue generator.

Would you rather they handcuff you to the back ?

[OddBall]

"Would you like to make the streets safer? Collect excess cash from the distracted citizenry? Support small local businesses? Then we're looking for you. You'll look stylish in your sparkling white, never unholstered, gunbelt and knee high boots. Drive our locally made economy cars. Practice your penmanship with daily ticket writing. The Meter Maids of Milan want you."

[Scottish]

Would you rather they handcuff you to the back ?

Yeah riding cupcake behind a LEO.... Village People much?  Seriously though I'm of the opinion an officer who is going to pull people over in traffic stops and check background info should be equipped to make arrest and transport if needed. Absent that ability they are collecting revenue in the form of fines. They shouldn't be considered LEO but tax accessors.  And if you're going to try to tell me that their mere presence is a deterent, then I'd argue if they are trying to deter speeding and other traffic laws they should park in plainly visible places instead of hiding behind trees.

[Ducatiloo]

Yeah riding cupcake behind a LEO.... Village People much?  Seriously though I'm of the opinion an officer who is going to pull people over in traffic stops and check background info should be equipped to make arrest and transport if needed. Absent that ability they are collecting revenue in the form of fines. They shouldn't be considered LEO but tax accessors.  And if you're going to try to tell me that their mere presence is a deterent, then I'd argue if they are trying to deter speeding and other traffic laws they should park in plainly visible places instead of hiding behind trees.

Soooo they need a skateboard with a chain to hook to the bike.  The worse your behavior the faster they go on the curves.
Or make you run next to it

[Ducatiloo]

Although I agree that if they are a deterrent they should never park anywhere except in plain sight, which they never do around here.

[supakpow2]

Same as these guys... I'm not sure how many high speed chases italy has to warrant these vehicles...

El Matador, I'm not sure it's the amount of high speed chases they have but the unlimited potential for them that warrants having rides like these. After all, think of where we're are talking about here, the backyard for "these vehicles".
Italians usually do just about everything with style.
The cops there are pretty cool anyway. On one of our trips there I got cops in almost every city we visited to let me take pictures of them on their bikes. They smiled like they were movie stars. (most of them)

Besides wouldn't you rather have cops like these anyway?  look at the people all around these guys. they probably have a lot higher respect from the average guy than do U.S. cops. When these guys show up people gather around, when our cops show up people start runnin', thus the name of the thread. Seems like a no brainer to me.

[Rameses]

Yeah riding cupcake behind a LEO.... Village People much?  Seriously though I'm of the opinion an officer who is going to pull people over in traffic stops and check background info should be equipped to make arrest and transport if needed. Absent that ability they are collecting revenue in the form of fines. They shouldn't be considered LEO but tax accessors.  And if you're going to try to tell me that their mere presence is a deterent, then I'd argue if they are trying to deter speeding and other traffic laws they should park in plainly visible places instead of hiding behind trees.

So you're against having cops on foot?

Just b/c an officer is in a vehicle doesn't mean their only role is to make traffic stops.  If an officer on a bike can more effectively pursue suspects in some situations, they're justifiable imo.  So then what're they supposed to do while not in pursuit?  Park the bike and drive a car around?

The fact that bikes can't be used for transport doesn't mean they shouldn't be used.

[Scottish]

So you're against having cops on foot?

Just b/c an officer is in a vehicle doesn't mean their only role is to make traffic stops.  If an officer on a bike can more effectively pursue suspects in some situations, they're justifiable imo.  So then what're they supposed to do while not in pursuit?  Park the bike and drive a car around?

The fact that bikes can't be used for transport doesn't mean they shouldn't be used.

I don't know how they are used in your area but around here they are more than a suppliment to the police force. They are used almost exclusively in speed traps. The purpose of the speed traps? Secondarily to slow people down. Primarly to "catch the bad guys(ie generate income to buy more bikes). If I had ever scene a moto cop doing more than running a speed trap, or writing tickets I might agree with you.

[Ducatiloo]

If all it takes is nice bike and some finishing school for US cops to be respected then I am all for it.
What is the crime rate in most heavily areas of Italy?

[mitt]

What is the crime rate in most heavily areas of Italy?

In Napoli, 99.9%  No-one obeys a single stop sign, red light, cross walk, etc.  The hotel we stayed at rented our rooms out during the day for 'male female festivities'.  The police, at least south of Rome are non-existent, and probably pay-rolled by the mafia.

mitt

[Uncle Mofo]

Guys I posted that pics to show off the Italian state police 848 ,not to start another lets piss and moan about cops thread.
I read that the Lambo is mainly used as a PR tool, to catch speeders on the Roma-Salerno Hwy and to deliver organs.  
 

[Kyna]

I like it.  I don't remember seeing any polizia on those or in such fun cars when I was living there but go them.  Think of being a police recruiter...."play your cards right and you could be riding around on one of these all day every day."  Come on, wouldn't most of you guys be drooling for that job?

[Pancake81]

well that is pretty slick. I am just jelous 

[Rameses]

Same as these guys... I'm not sure how many high speed chases italy has to warrant these vehicles...

Wow, those front brakes are HUGE!!