IPMBA News
LAFD Bike Medics: On the Road to Rescue
Photo: Alex Gormé, Bike Medic Specialist, at the LAX Employee Expo By Madeline Wright, Los Angeles Firemen’s Relief Association, March 11, 2017 If you’re anything like the typical L.A. driver, you may not notice...
Police bike patrols a wheel city boost
Photo: Constable Jon Round follows an officer. Picture: Laurie Benson Albany Advertiser By Jessica Cuthbert, The West Australian, 15 November, 2017 Albany police will soon be patrolling our streets on two wheels. The bike patrol will give Albany police officers a...
SLC neighborhoods see uptick in home burglaries as bike patrols reassigned to Operation Rio Grande
Fox13Now.com, NOVEMBER 8, 2017, BY TAMARA VAIFANUA SALT LAKE CITY – Home burglaries are on the rise in some parts of Salt Lake City, and some believe Operation Rio Grande may be a contributing factor. “People are feeling...
Shut up, drivers. Shut up, bicyclists. Here are the real Idaho bike laws
BY MICHAEL DEEDS, the Idaho Statesman, September 11, 2017 The first time I saw a bicyclist pedal through a red light in Boise, it irritated me. While the rest of us all sat in our cars waiting for the light to turn...
2017 Vendors and Supporters
Exhibitors iFORCE Patrol Bikes Contact: Skip Jones Telephone: 724-431-2335 Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Website: www.iforcebikes.com Product/Service: Custom U.S.-made patrol bicycles and vehicle-grade light/siren kits. ISM Saddles...
Things I Have Learned About Cycling: Advice from a Bicycling Consultant
by Kirby Beck, PCI #002T/EMSCI #017T Coon Rapids (MN) Police Department (Retired) In the twelve years since I retired from policing, I have worked as a bicycling consultant and expert during civil tort actions. I have read many...
2017 Conference Instructors and Presenters
The annual IPMBA Conference owes its reputation as the premier training event for public safety cyclists to the talented and experienced instructors who graciously volunteer their time and expertise to the benefit of conference attendees. IPMBA is grateful to...
Exhibitors Round Out Another Great Show
Ohio Wesleyan University, home to the Battling Bishops and the Ghosts of Stuyvesant Hall, was also temporarily home to IPMBA. More than 300 attendees from 35 states and the District as well as three Canadian provinces converged on the City of...