NEWHALL CHP GETS 2 CYCLES FIRST FOR LOCAL STATION.Byline: Holly Edwards Staff Writer NEWHALL - Equipped with two new motorcycles and some special training, California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officers in Newhall say they will be able to catch red-light runners and speeders more easily and get to the scene of crashes faster. ``This is a first for this office,'' said Capt. Brian Kilmer, head of the California Highway Patrol station in Newhall. ``The motorcycles are something we thought would help with our traffic problems and help us get through heavily congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. areas faster. They can get to places our cars can't.'' It cost the CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan about $32,000 to purchase both of the motorcycles, a BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. and a Kawasaki, and an additional $7,400 to equip both of them with radios, lights and sirens Sirens with song, bird-women lure sailors to death. [Gk. Myth.: Odyssey] See : Enchantment sirens their singing so sweet, it lured sailors to their death. [Gk. Myth.: Hamilton, 48] See : Singer , officials said. Officers Matt Hill and Robert Rockafellow recently graduated from a rigorous training course in motorcycle patrolling and will be accompanied by training officers on patrols for 30 days before venturing out on their own. On average, only half of the officers who sign up for the motorcycle training Motorcycle training is a type of skills training oriented towards the needs of those who ride motorcycles on public roads. It is the equivalent of driver's education for automobilists. course successfully complete it, said Officer Mike Curtin, Rockafellow's training officer. To graduate, officers need athleticism, coordination and excellent motorcycle skills, he said. ``This is something I've wanted to do for a long time,'' said Rockafellow, who has been riding a motorcycle since boyhood. He said the toughest part for him is taking an evasive action Noun 1. evasive action - an action aimed at evading an opponent maneuver, manoeuvre evasion - the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver while the motorcycle is under full braking. Curtin pointed out that an officer on a motorcycle can get up close and personal - as in the car-pool lane. He once pulled over a man driving in the car-pool lane with no passenger but a blowup doll. ``It's a much more versatile tool than a patrol car,'' he said. In some ways, Curtin said, switching from a patrol car to a motorcycle is like changing careers. ``It's the same job, but there's a lot more exposure and a lot more danger,'' he said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: CHP Officer Robert Rockafellow, foreground, is completing training in motorcycle duty. Trainer Mike Curtin rides with him. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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