IPMBA News
10 Tips for Starting a Bicycle Patrol
International Police Mountain Bike Association President David Millican shares his advice and provides 10 tips for any agency wanting to start a bike patrol. By Wayne Parham, Police Magazine, April 11, 2023 An officer speaks with a member of the community while on...
Why Bicycles are Great for Police and First Responders
Police and other first responders can use bicycles in a variety of ways. IPMBA shares a few examples of why they work so well in certain situations. By Police Magazine, April 11, 2023 Photo: Representatives from the Delaware Police Department, Hilliard Police...
Erie Police Department Tests Out New Electric Bikes Ahead of CelebrateErie
By Erie News Now, April 6, 2023 Erie police are testing an alternative to getting around downtown. They had the chance to test out some electric bikes at the Bayfront Convention Center on Thursday. Officers experienced a training course and...
Ambulance bikes debut in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca
The service targets sites that ambulance areas cannot access By Al Sherbini, Correspondent, Gulf News, April 04, 2023, Ramadan Photo: Responders are emergency specialists who can perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and treat injuries.Image Credit: Video grab. Cairo: Saudi Arabia’s...
Die schnelle Stadtpolizei im Sattel: The fast city police in the saddle
Recorded by Anselm Schwyn, https://velo-geschichten.ch/bike-police-stadt-zuerich/, Date Unknown In 1996 I met two mounted police officers from the Zurich City Police on horseback. The three of us patrolled the banks of Lake Zurich in Seefeld or on the...
Zurich police e-bikes to have sirens and flashing lights
Photo: The new e-bikes have already proven themselves dozens of times in real police operations. Stadtpolizei Zürich The 20 fast electric bicycles belonging to Zurich city police will all be equipped with sirens and blue flashing lights. This...
Police e-bikes to hit the streets of Utica
Officers display the new Recon Interceptor Power Bikes at a press conference Wednesday. (Photo provided by Utica Police Department.) By Sean Mills, The Sentinel, Posted Wednesday, March 29, 2023 3:48 pm UTICA — A new type of police patrol...
West Island police using fat bikes to patrol tough terrain
By Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNewsMontreal.ca, March 19, 2023 Police in Montreal’s West Island have adopted a new way of patrolling dense forests and snowed-out trails. Officers in Kirkland are riding fat bikes. “A fat bike is like a regular...