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News › Honda Allows Arizona Police Department to Work on Their Own Bikes
Mechanics in Chandler, AZ are now free to work on all police motorcycles owned by the city.
Hondas make up more than half of the city's fleet - about 13 of the 21 motorcycles in the police department.
The city made arrangements with Honda to send four of it mechanics to the official certified training program.
Jim Phipps, a city spokesman, said the group was sent to California and were the first non-Honda employees in the country allowed to enter the program.
Now that they have the appropriate training, mechanics are no longer restricted from working on the Hondas.
Until recently, the city's mechanics lacked the training to turn a single screw on the brand of motorcycle largely used by local law enforcement.
Before the Chandler mechanics completed the training program, the city paid local Honda dealers $80 an hour to do the work. Now, the city can do the work for about half that cost. The Chandler technicians earn between $21 and $28 an hour, according to city officials.
Not only will it save the city money, but it will be more convenient and will allow the city to exert more control over the safety of it officers.
Jane Poston, a spokeswoman for the city, said it's not unusual for cities to farm out work to the private sector. She said the city is more concerned about the safety of its officers and the quality of its equipment.
"Officer safety is the first thing we look at when purchasing this type of equipment," she said.
Posted by editor on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 (00:19:02) (314 reads)
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