Bike Patrol and Budget Cuts

By Jay Neal, PCI #680 Nags Head Police Department (NC) With gas prices soaring and budget cuts everywhere, we in law enforcement are being forced to do things differently. One of the problems with small departments is that we tend to...

2008 Conference Vendors and Supporters

IPMBA thanks the vendors and other supporters without whom the IPMBA conference would be missing an important component.  Please show your gratitude to these companies for their support of public safety cycling by thinking of them first for your...

The View from the Other Side

By Al Simpson, PCI #165T/EMSCI #005T Southeast Training Associates My first conference was many years ago. I haven’t missed one since. I first started teaching at the conference in 2000, and have taught both pre-conference courses and conference...

EMS Cyclists in Indy

When people think of Indianapolis, images of automobiles racing around a track at speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour come to mind.  On Saturday, April 26, however, fast cars were replaced by...bicycles.  Race cars cleared the track...

Dateline Indianapolis

By Doug Johnson, PCI #377/EMSCI #163 Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 2008 IPMBA Conference Committee Chairman Two weeks have passed since we helped pack the last conference participant on an airplane and see them off.  In that time, we have all begun...

2008 IPMBA Conference Instructors and Presenters

Without a cadre of excellent instructors, the IPMBA Conference would not be known as the premier training event for public safety cyclists.  These individuals give generously of their time, knowledge and expertise, both in preparing for and teaching at...

The Grandest Hall of All

The IPMBA Exhibit Hall is always a sight to behold.  Brightly colored draping provides the backdrop for gleaming bikes, blinking lights, reflective clothing, and more.  In a typical hotel ballroom or exhibit hall, the room pales in comparison...

Competition 2008:  Racing into History

by Kurt Feavel, PCI #539 University of Wisconsin Police IPMBA Board of Directors Every year we gather for some great training, to renew old friendships and make new acquaintances, and take part in the much heralded IPMBA Competition.   This...

London International Cycle Show 2007

by Matt Langridge, PCI #869 Thames Valley Police (UK) I am really lucky in my work. Not only do I get paid to ride a bike most days, I occasionally get invited to attend events in my capacity as a bike...

Vehicle-Mounted Bike Racks for Public Safety Cyclists

by John Brandt, PCI # 204/EMSCI #055 University of Maryland College Park Police Department At some point, every public safety cyclist is faced with the need to take their bike somewhere that requires transporting it by car.   When that time...