Seen in the Courant:
The new policy was implemented after Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s ordered state agencies to reduce gasoline consumption by about 10 percent before June 30. She wants a 25 percent reduction during the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
The state Department of Public Safety says it goes through about 2.7 million gallons of gas each year, most of it in vehicles used by Connecticut’s more than 1,200 troopers.
The story focuses on the cuts coming from restricting troopers’ off-duty fueling privileges. However, the need to reduce police fuel consumption by 25% immediately calls an image to mind:
Anyone else want to see Ponch and John patrolling the Berlin Turnpike? :) Surely a motorcycle is more fuel efficient than a trooper cruiser.