COPS PLEAD: GIVE US SCALEXTRIC ROADS; Officers say electric cars are safer.Byline: James Moncur POLICE have come up with a plan to turn roads on their patch into a giant Scalextric Scalextric is a major international brand of slot car racing that first appeared in the late 1950s and is currently owned by Hornby. Products The majority of Scalextric Products are , though between 1968 and 1970 Super124 cars and track were manufactured at 1:24 scale. track. Tayside officers want the government to consider the idea to help curb greenhouse gases and make driving safer. Specialists in the force's fleet management office, in Dundee, made the proposal in response to a Scottish Government The Scottish Government (SG) (Scottish Gaelic: Riaghaltas na h-Alba) is the executive arm of government of Scotland. It was established in 1999 as the Scottish Executive consultation on promoting low carbon vehicles in the public sector. They told ministers there may be a case for looking at the road network itself to help develop electric vehicles. Their report said:"The possibility of roads carrying a mobile charge system similar to a Scalextric slot car slot car n. An electric toy racing car that fits into a slotted track and is controlled by a rheostat held by the operator. track is one area for consideration. An electric vehicle would be capable of taking a charge from the road in a similar fashion to a slot car. "The system could even help prevent crashes and could be used to regulate speeds in areas that hold a possible accident risk." No estimate of the cost was included. CAPTION(S): RADICAL: A Scalextric track |
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