Police Officer Wears Glass On Patrol, Calls It “Remarkably Unencumbering”

A unique experiment involving Google Glass, a small-town newspaper and its local police department led to an interesting conclusion last week: An officer that wore the device on duty, including while driving his patrol car, called Glass “remarkably unencumbering” and said he forgot it was on his head after a while.

The Daily Freeman newspaper approached the Kingston Police Department with the idea of having an officer wear Glass for a day, shooting photos and video of a patrol duty to show local residents what an officer’s day is like.

Officer Ray Lukaszewski is the one who wore Glass, and he told the paper about the experience afterward:

“I found it remarkably unencumbering,” said Lukaszewski, who’s been with the city police department since March 1991. “It was really easy to use. It is comfortable. After a while, I forgot it was even on my face. … You get some good snippets. “It is a really useful tool, and I could see this expanding and being everyday use,” he added.

In light of the ongoing debate about wearing Glass while driving, the officer’s comments should give more ammunition to the “pro” side of that debate. Here’s the video of Officer Lukaszewski talking about his Glass experience.

The Daily Freeman also published more than three dozen #throughglass photos that the officer took while on duty. And the Storify embed below contains several additional videos shot #throughglass.