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Article: A bicycle built for security. (bicycle-mounted security pwersonnel) (Innovative Security)
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- Security Management
- Article date:
- June 1, 1993
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 American Society for Industrial Security. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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When Frenchman Conte Mede de Sivrac invented the bicycle in 1790, security was probably the furthest issue from his mind. But security managers today are finding that this low-tech, 203-year-old mode of transportation can give officers a cost-effective lift on the road to crime prevention.
The Rouse Company has developed one of the nation's first privately operated bicycle security patrol programs. This innovative project, modeled after programs used by several police departments, has proven so effective that after a six-month test program in 1992, the bike patrols are now in use at all its company properties.
Rouse has continually sought new ways to enhance ...