Originally Posted by
Kapusta
No, actually it is not. . .
The whole point of the bikes is to expand the beat cops range.
To repeat what you wrote, No, actually it is not. . .
It is also about increasing approachability. This is an area where the patrol car has had a terrible impact on the police. It has created a situation where all contact is negative or associated with a negative event. The bicycle is also an attempt to address that problem while not limiting the individual to the area of a foot patrol.
I am not saying that you are wrong. Increasing the beat cops range is an important point, but not the whole point.