Segway for Police & Government
University & Campus Security
University & Campus Security Case Studies
Colleges, universities, and corporate campuses nationwide are following the lead of local police and contract security agencies 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. Learn from recognized universities and corporations such as Duke University and Carolinas HealthCare Systems how Segway PTs can benefit your campus.
Carolinas HealthCare System
While much of the growth in the use of Segway® Personal Transporters (PTs) by police and security agencies is attributable to police initiatives in cities such as Chicago, Miami, Washington D.C. and Albuquerque, medical center campuses across the country are also integrating the Segway PT into their security operations. Carolinas HealthCare System of Charlotte, N.C., recently deployed Segway PTs at four of its campuses, joining long-time customers such as Johns Hopkins, Loma Linda Medical Center and Baltimore's Sinai Hospital.
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.