Harley Davidsons a complete waste

[NewsWhore]

Critics of the controversial Harley Davidson purchase were right to argue that the large motorcycles weren't a good investment, but now the damage is done and the money spent. The program was launched by the Ministry of Interior and Police to fight crime primarily in slums. Unfortunately for many residents in the low income barrios of Santo Domingo, the motorcycles weren't suitable for their jobs so they were sent to patrol the nation's highways, constituting another worthless investment for the DR. The large and costly bikes were hardly able to navigate the small streets of the city's barrios. Diario Libre writes that after all the excitement about the expensive American motorbikes had died down, and once the motorbikes proved they were not well suited to do the job they were purchased for, they were sent to work on highway patrols. The Highway Reorganization Division (DOCA) was created, but that too has been wasteful considering that there should be at least one motorbike for every 20 kilometers. Currently, of the 52 Harley Davidsons purchased by the state, six are being repaired. The bikes were purchased at US$17,000 each (US$28.7 million), and the whole episode has been described as a fiasco and yet another example of public money down the drain. Juan Luis Corporan, director of the Social Studies Center, asks why dirt bikes weren't chosen instead of the cumbersome Harleys. Dirt bikes are more agile, efficient and good for maneuvering through the cramped barrio streets. Corporan says that the Harleys have little to contribute in the fight against crime and juvenile delinquency.

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