IPMBA News
Rose City bike patrol returns
Posted: May 20, 2014 5:20 PM EDTUpdated: May 20, 2014 6:14 PM EDT By Troy Washington, ABC News WALB THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) - The Thomasville Police Department's bike patrol unit is back. These police officers are some of Thomasville's best, but you won't...
Shenandoah police to add bicycle to its vehicle fleet
BY JOHN E. USALIS (STAFF WRITER, REPUBLICANHERALD.COM) Published: May 21, 2014 SHENANDOAH - The borough police department will have a two-wheel form of transportation in the near future with the purchase of a police bicycle. During Monday's meeting, the borough...
Bozeman Police receive bicycle patrol training
By Colin Cashin, KTVM Reporter, ccashin@ktvm.com POSTED: 1:38 PM May 22 2014 UPDATED: 3:40 PM May 22 2014 BOZEMAN, Mont. - The Montana State University Police Department is holding special bicycle training for Bozeman police officers. The 4-day Mountain Bike Patrol...
Palisades Interstate Parkway Police reach out to cyclists with new bike unit
By Noah Cohen/NJ.com on May 23, 2014 at 3:42 PM, updated May 23, 2014 at 3:57 PM BERGEN COUNTY — Palisades Interstate Parkway police will patrol on bikes in a new unit they said would make officers more versatile in navigating crowds and rugged...
Use of Backpacks by EMS Cyclists Position Paper-May 2014
International Police Mountain Bike Association Board Position Paper - Use of Backpacks by EMS Cyclists – May 19, 2014 IPMBA endeavors to keep abreast of changing technologies, methodologies, and other factors applicable to public safety cycling. This includes equipment and devices...
On patrol with Toronto’s bike police
May 16th, 2014, by Matthew Pioro, Canadian Cycling Magazine Photo: Members of the 14 Division community response unit in Graffiti Alley. From left, Police Constable Kirstan Draper, Staff Sgt. James Hogan, Police Constable Nikolaos Maicantis and Sgt. Lisa Ferris. Photo...
Tips For Biking In Traffic From Mpls. Bike Patrol
By Matt Brickman MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Whether you’re on two wheels or four, it’s easy to get a little frustrated when sharing the road. A lot of that boils down to some confusion about what cyclists...
Police working on their mountain bike skills
by Steven Heywood - Peninsula News Review, posted May 10, 2014 at 8:00 AM Local police officers are breaking out the shorts and T-shirts — part of the uniform for bike patrols this spring and summer. But the officers don’t...