IPMBA News

Competition 2010: Attack of the 999 Cones

Competition 2010: Attack of the 999 Cones

by Bernie Hogancamp, PCI #498 Homewood (IL) Police Department After a week of fine Missouri weather, the day of the competition dawned grey, wet, and chilly.  Things were looking ominous, but then, just before the appointed time, the clouds broke,...
Giordana Shorts:  Unsurpassed Comfort

Giordana Shorts:  Unsurpassed Comfort

by Brad Miller, PCI# 928 Lewisburg PD (PA) IPMBA Industry Relations Committee Un migliore amico dei ciclisti!  Roughly translated, that’s Italian for “A cyclist’s best friend!”  That’s what can be said...
Cycle Training Books from Velopress

Cycle Training Books from Velopress

by Scott Elliott, PCI #915 Niagara Regional Police Service (Ont., Canada) Once again, it is amazing what I will do for free stuff.   Maureen sent me an e-mail some months back and asked me if I wanted some free...
How to Start a Bike Medic Team

How to Start a Bike Medic Team

By Robert Dunivin IPMBA EMS Basic cyclist instructor The key to the Emergency Medical Service is early treatment and transport as well as early access to ALS intervention. Fire and EMS providers across the country deal with routine response issues...
Up and Rolling:  Starting or Improving a Bike Unit

Up and Rolling:  Starting or Improving a Bike Unit

By Kirby Beck Law Officer Magazine, Volume 6 Issue 2, 2010 February A 2003 Justice Department survey showed that 45% (5,695) of the U.S.’s 12,656 local police departments[1] and 16% (489) of the 3,061 sheriff’s offices[2] routinely employed bikes on a full-time, part-time...
10 Advantages of Bicycle Patrol

10 Advantages of Bicycle Patrol

Improved community relations, cost savings, faster officer response times and environmental benefits are just some of the reasons campuses are putting their public safety officers on bikes. by Christopher Bennett and Maureen Becker, Campus Safety Journal, Jan/Feb 2010 Bikes are...