Smith & Wesson Sets Sights on Making Police Bicycles
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Smith & Wesson Corp. has a new product, and the company guarantees the police will appreciate its stopping power.
It’s not a .44 Magnum, or even a .357. It’s a bicycle.
The nation’s largest maker of handguns has wheeled out a line of police bicycles complete with lights and sirens.
David Sargeant, business manager for the closely held Springfield, Mass.-based Smith & Wesson, estimated more than 20,000 police officers across the country now patrol on bicycles, and their numbers are expected to increase dramatically.
“Bicycles are becoming a very important and effective part of policing work,” he said Monday. “They not only provide the officers with a different type of mobility, but they bring them back into touch with the community.”
While several bicycle companies, including Raleigh, Trek and BMW, make special police models of their mountain bikes, Smith & Wesson sees its entry into the field as an expansion of a law enforcement equipment line that includes everything from handcuffs to identification kits.
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