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The IPMBA News is the official newsletter of the International Police Mountain Bike Association and is available to members only. The newsletter features profiles of mountain bike patrols and EMS units, "war stories" from the field, product reviews and discounts, and other essential information for the well-equipped bike officer or medic.

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The Los Angeles Fire Department Cycle Team by Robert Dunivin, EMSCI #205
Noseless Saddles Provide Protection by Sgt. Joe Andruzzi, Chicago (IL) PD
To Viz or not to Viz by David Hildebrand, PCI #404T/EMSCI #118T
Work Never Stops: Harsh Lessons Learned in an EMSC Course by Martin Doddimeade, EMSCI #202

Stories from the IPMBA News Archive

999 London Cycling Awards
Airman Gets Highest SPS Award by Merrie Schilter Lowe
Beyond Community Policing: The Crime-Fighting Effectiveness of the Police Cyclist  by Kathleen Vonk
Bicycle Crash Investigation, Part I by Kirby Beck, PCI #002T
Bicycle Crash Investigation, Part II by Kirby Beck, PCI #002T
Bicycle Enforcement: Training Tools
Bicycle Fleet Management by T.J. Richardson
Bicycle Patrols: An Underutilized Resource by Chris Menton [ watch video ]
Bicycle Patrols Versus Car Patrols by Chris Menton
Bicycle Polo by Barry Bazan
Bicycle Rapid Response Team Triumphs at the Republican National Convention by Tony Holte, PCI #1035
Bicycle Safety Education for Kids by Tom Sipin
Bicycle Safety Education: Resource Guide by IPMBA
Bicycle Safety Resources from NHTSA
Bike Cops Rule! by Maureen Becker, IPMBA Executive Director
Bike Medics Deliver Quicker Care at the Fair by Mary Butler
Bike Medics in Action at the DNC by Captain Kyle Roodberg, EMSCI #196
Bike Officers Catch Thief by Anthony Moore
Bike Officers on the Prowl by Wallace Downs
Bike Patrol and Budget Cuts By Jay Neal, PCI #680
Bike Patrol Case Studies: Ann Arbor and University of Michigan
Bike Patrol, Health & Safety: Equipment Implications for You and Your Employer by Mitch Trujillo and Donald C. Reed
Bike Patrol in Africa by Tom Woods
Bike Patrol Officers: The First Line of Defense by Mike Woida
Bike Patrol Proves Effective in Romulus, MI by Lt. Jim Rafelski
Bike Patrol Uniforms: We've Come a Long Way, Baby by Kirby Beck
Bikes Against Terror: The Israeli Experience by Michael Satlow
Body Armor for Bicyclists by Ashley Foster
A Brief History of EMS Cycling by Maureen Becker
The Case for Bicycle Law Enforcement by Kirby Beck
Cincinnati Pilot Study Flies by David Simpson, PCI #115/EMSCI #011
Colorado State Patrol Protects the Capitol by Brian Keller [ .pdf 13K ]
Counting the Coppers by Dan Joyce
Cramping Muscles and Dehydration: Related? by Andy DeBerry, PCI #667
Creating an Annual In-Service Training by Officer Jeff Shari
Cycling's Deadliest Risks Don't Always Involve Accidents by Steve Lyle
Cycling Resource Guide compiled by IPMBA
Denver Health Paramedic Division All Terrain Medical Unit by Kyle Roodberg
Divisional Commander Goes for a Ride… by Dave Brook
Does Riding Off-Road Really Make you a Better Bike Cop? by K. Vonk
Doin' Calls by the Falls by Michael A. Neumann
Doing it Right in Denver: The DNC and Colorado State Patrol by Valerie Silva
Dutch children's program featuring police cyclists
(14 min. streaming video in Dutch)
EMS: Back to Basics by Drew Fried
English History by Matt Devereau
Equipment and Uniforms for Bike Patrol by Ken King
Everybody Falls by Scott Hickey
Firearms Training for the Police Cyclist by Lou Ann Hamblin
Firearms Training for Police on Bikes by Gene Miller
First Annual Emergency Services Cycling Seminar by Sgt. Nigel Tottie
First National Study Day for Bike Patrol in the Netherlands by Tommy Hamelink
Fremont's Bike Medic Program by Darrell Lorenzi and Jeff Youngsma
From Guns to Cycles? by Alan Clack
Funding Bike Patrols with Non-Departmental Money by Officer Rick Troy
Get Creative, Get Funding by Philip Saladino
Getting Back to Basics by Mike Goetz
Getting the Goods by Melanie Hamilton [ .pdf 37K ]
Going the Distance by Deputy Chief Rick Concepcion, PCI #606
Held Up President  from Washington Post, 1905
He'll Be Comin' Down the Mountain by Don Hudson
Helmet Cams and Public Order by Insp. Steve Baxter
Helmet Safety: Separating Fact from Fiction By Ken King, PCI #523
Heroes, Friends, and Phenoms: Conference 1999 by Kirby Beck
How to Buy a Public Safety Mountain Bike by Monte L May [ .pdf 26K ]
Hurricane Season is Busy for Bike Cops by Gary Raulerson, PCI #782
Integrated Training and Bike Response by Officer Doug Johnson
In the Line of Duty
IPMBA Advanced: The Ultimate Police Cyclist School by Kathy Vonk
IPMBA Goes to Guyana by Mike Johnston, PCI #107 (as told to Maureen Becker)
IPMBA Implemented: "Instant Success" by Det. Chris Higbee
The IPMBA Instructor Course by Kirby Beck
IPMBA in the Balkans by Barbara Winstead, PCI #731
IPMBA Meets "The Met" by Kirby Beck, PCI #002T/EMSCI #017
The IPMBA Police Cyclist Course:
What Do They Do for Five Whole Days?
by Kathleen Vonk
IPMBA Position Statement on Large-Diameter Wheels 2008
IPMBA UK Training Grows by Inspector Nigel Tottie [ .pdf 45K ]
Keepin' Busy (Tennessee Bike Medic Team) by Nick Gatlin
Keeping the Peace in Philly by Bob Lonsberry
K.I.S.S. It: Keeping it Simple by Kirby Beck, PCI #002T/EMSCI #017T
LAPD's Bicycle Rapid Response Team by Don Hudson
LAS Cycle Response Unit by Tom Lynch
Lights: Keeping it Legal by Matt Langridge, PCI# 869 [ .pdf 14K ]
London Ambulance Service Cycle Response Unit Video & Interviews [video]
London Ambulance Service Cycle Response Unit Video & Interviews [video]
London's Live-Saving Team by Tom Lynch
Making a Case for Training by Andrew Ching
Mock Ye Not for Our Cause is Just by Phillip "Bob" Smart
M.O.R.S.E. by PC Dave Brook
The Mountain Bike Competition:
Anticipated by Many, Feared by Most
by Nathaniel Young
Mounting and Dismounting by Sjef Brouwers, PCI #917
Mr. Rogerson's Neighborhood by Kevin Rogerson
New South Wales Doubles Bike Patrol by Adam Bernhardt
News from the Shoreditch Cycle Squad by Anthony Moore
North Woolwich Bike Team Strikes Again! Submitted by Charlie Irvine
The North Yorkshire Police: York Community Cycle Unit Pilot by Nigel Tottie
Occupational Health Issues and Bicycle Riding
Ongoing In-Service Training for Bike Officers by TR Smart, PCI #695
Pedaling into Community Policing by Chris Davala
Pedaling into History by Alan Clack, assisted by Sheila Whitcombe
Physical Standards for Police Cyclists by Dan Ganzel
Pleasure Ride Turned EMS Bike Team Deployment by Steven Weigold
Polar Pedaling: The Art of Winter Cycling by Marc Zingarelli [ .pdf 61K ]
Police Bicycle Use in Crowd Control Situations by Mike Goetz
Post M.P.s Go Along for the Ride by Michael B. Shimer, PCI # 475
Project Impact: Patrolling the "Fatal Crescent" by Neil Gallivan
Protecting the Ambassador by Samuel Schwartz
Protesters Face a Formidable Foe by Kirby Beck
Races and Rides: Bike escorts make a difference by John Brandt
Reflections on Being Seen by Nick Gatlin
Remembering the Alamo by T.J. Richardson, PCI # 139/EMSCI #010
Reserve Officers on Bikes by Gene Williams
Riding through FoundationLand by Greg Cantori [ .pdf 46K ]
The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Bicycle Police by Ross D. Petty
Risky Business: Minimizing Liability for Police on Bikes by Kirby Beck
Rowdy Golf by Ray Morris
Saddle Sore: The Debate Over Bicycle Saddles by Nick Gatlin
Saddle Sore, the Sequel: The Debate Continues
Scottsdale Fire Department Adopts IPMBA by Ray Morris
Sidewalks: Cruising into the Danger Zone by Kirby Beck, PCI #002T/EMSCI #017T
Special Bicycle Unit Reaping Big Benefits by Rob Peterson
Springtime in London by Charlie Irvine
Successful Grant-Writing: An Overview [ .pdf 31K ]
Survey Says... by IPMBA Staff
Sustaining A Bike Unit by Sgt. Kurt Feavel
There'll Be a Rodeo in Texas by Dan Ganzel
Three Mile Time Trial by Cpl. Bob Ricciardi, PCI #282
Tired of Pricey Gas, Police Pump up Bike Patrols by Dan Nephin
Treating Travellers in the Terminal by Gerard Robinson
Training and Policy by Kathleen Vonk
Two Police Departments Unite to Strengthen Patrol by Jason Schwartz
Two-Wheeling It by Kathryn Robyn & Marie Nordberg [ .pdf 29K ]
Unraveling Bike Traveling by Donald "Corky" Reed
Videos featuring emergency services cyclists in London, England
Water, Water! by Ed Brown
"Watt's it all About?" by IPMBA
Weapon Retention by Officer Lou Ann Hamblin
We Trained and Worked Hard to Protect and Serve by Paul Iovino
What's a Bike Team Worth? by Nick Gatlin, EMSCI #036
Wheeler Healers by Dave Lindsay [ .pdf 21K ]
Who Says Bikes Aren’t Useful? By Brad Miller, PCI #928 [ .pdf 15K ]
Who You Gonna Call? by Russell Boatman
Wiltshire Search and Rescue by Adrian Edwards and Sean Caine
Woodward Dream Cruise by Christopher Jahnke
You Look Sick: Rolling Patient Assessment for EMS Bike Teams at Foot Races by Hans Erdman

Maureen Becker, Managing Editor
Jennifer Horan, Editor/Art Director/Advertising

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