Putting Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) on a quad bikewould speed up the law in Glastonbury, a taxi driver is suggesting.
Chris Wickham, chairman of the town's PACT panel, is a fan of thefour-wheelers and is looking for support to make his plod-on-a-quadidea a reality.
He raised it at the Police and Communities Together (PACT)meeting in Glastonbury last week - where it met with support fromlocal police, councillors and officers.
However, there is no budget to buy a decent Pounds 5,000 bike,plus training and maintenance costs. If the town wants to see fasterresponses from police it needs to find the money itself.
The taxi driver said: "Anti-social behaviour keeps coming up atthe PACT meetings and people are very passionate about it.
"If this idea works the three PCSOs and the beat manager cancover twice as much ground in half the time.
"Using a pedal bike up Windmill Hill would take 15 minutes androlling up in a police car gives people time to run away.
"We could police Tor Leisure, the back of Morrisons and all thealleyways of the town and use shortcuts."
Mr Wickham also pointed to the green credentials of a quad bike,which does 40 miles to the gallon, as opposed to 20 miles by mostcars.
Mr Wickham is sounding out support for the venture and welcomesany fundraising ideas to pay for the bike. Contact him on 01458833106 or email chrisatcjwtaxis@aol.com.
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