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nationwide are following the lead of local police
forces and corporate security teams by putting
Segway PTs to work on their campuses. For both
grounds and maintenance crews and security patrols,
Segway PTs are quick, flexible, easy to maneuver
and easy to maintain. Find out from others how
Segway PTs can benefit your campus.
Duke University
Like all major universities, Duke University is
constantly looking for ways to provide a safer
environment for its students and staff. That's
no small feat when you consider that nearly 11,000
students and teachers live, work, study and play
in an area covering more than 16 square miles.
The director of Duke University Police has found
the Segway PT to be a valuable tool for his patrol
officers.
Loma
Linda University
The Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences
Center in Loma Linda, California, is a vast facility
encompassing schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing,
allied health professions, public health, pharmacy,
and science and technology. They use the Segway
PT for university and hospital security.
University
of Maryland Department of Public Safety (PDF-65k)
Like many police departments at large universities,
the University of Maryland Department of Public
Safety faces many challenges in providing a safe
and secure environment on a sprawling urban campus.
There are 32,000 full-time students at the University,
and another 20,000 people who attend classes at
night. The campus is the size of a not-so-small
town - about 2,000 acres - and it contains both
high-density student residence halls and less
populated swaths of open park-like land. According
to Captain John Brandt, the police department
has always been open to new technology that improves
campus policing, so when the Segway? Personal
Transporter (PT) popped up on their radar screen
they immediately took a look at it.
University
of Memphis
The University of Memphis Physical Plant Department
recently purchased Segway? PTs to increase response
time and strengthen overall customer service.
Various departments at the university are now
utilizing Segway PT. Among them, the Electronic
Shop and the Lock Shop have greatly benefited
from the use of this new technology.
Worcester
Polytechnic Institute
WPI's Campus Police Department has already started
using two of the Segway PTs to make patrols around
WPI's 80-acre main campus easier. Use of the Segway
PTs is expected to open relations between officers
and students-acting as an icebreaker to spark
conversations and make officers more approachable.
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