There are reasons why police departments all over the world have bicycle patrols. The main one is that an officer pedaling two wheels can reach places, such as congested downtown streets and alleyways of campuses, inaccessible to the cop with his or her foot on a gas pedal. And, the constable on two wheels can get to a scene more quickly than his or her counterpart in a motorized vehicle.
For years, I've heard that red cars are more frequently pulled over than vehicles of any other color. It makes sense: If you're going to speed, make illegal turns or do almost anything else you shouldn't be doing while driving, you're more likely to be caught if you catch an officer's eye while doing it. And, of course, you are more likely to get such unwanted attention if your car has a bright, eye-catching hue.
What most police department brass don't know, however, is that one of its officer's legs can generate 573 horsepower on a bicycle.
All right. That's just a slight exaggeration. In this one instance, however, a Japanese cop on a bike was a match for 573 horsepower of Italian automotivery. (All right, I made up that last word.) Or, at least, those 573 horses--costing more than a lovely Louisiana abode that wouldn't look out of place in Gone With The Wind--couldn't escape from justice delievered from the seat of "a housewife-style chari bike.
Now, of course, if you're buying a Lamborghini, you're probably not trying to be inconspicuous. So, of course, you'll go for a color like the bright orange of the Huracan in the video. But even if that car had been painted in primer gray, its driver wouldn't have escaped the cop on the "housewife" bike. Why? Well, that cop had the law on his side. No, I'm not talking about Japanese traffic code: I mean the law of gravity.
So, if you are contemplating whether to treat yourself to a sports car or a bike, just read this post--and watch the video!
