IPMBA News
Cycle medics: Cure for traffic-clogged roads?
by Shveta Pathak, Staff Reporter, Gulf News.com Published: 21:47 February 26, 2014 Dubai: To save precious seconds lost to traffic jams on the roads, the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services (DCAS) is increasingly relying on medics on bicycles who can reach victims...
Tech Wednesday: Bike Cop on a Cop Bike
by United Bicycle Institute, February 2014 Those of us who use a bike just for leisure sometimes forget that a bike can also be a useful tool. We were recently reminded of this when Officer Adam Ferguson of the Kent, WA...
Bicycle Helmet Safety Video
The Province of Manitoba has published a bicycle helmet safety video geared towards teens. View it here: http://www.gov.mb.ca/healthyliving/hlp/bikesafety/#video. The page contains other bicycle safety resources as well, including downloadable...
Washington PDs Build Trust by Putting Cops on Bikes
Kitsap's L.E. agencies make bikes available to officers for use during special events and for patrols. By Andrew Binion, Source: Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, Wash., Created: February 20, 2014 Thousands of cyclists spinning Sunday up the cliffs of Bainbridge Island signals...
Upper Dublin Police Department rolls out electric bike pilot program
By Eric Devlin, Montgomery News (PA) February 22, 2014 The boys and girls in blue will be looking a little more green in Upper Dublin. The Upper Dublin Police Department announced it would be rolling out a new electric bike pilot program...
IPMBA Joins the US State Department’s Speaker and Specialist Program
by Craig Lepkowski, PCI #1180/EMSCI #272 Lake Forest (IL) Police Department IPMBA Secretary In early April, I received a cryptic email from Maureen at the IPMBA headquarters: “you may get an email or call from Jody with the U.S....
Wanted: IPMBA EMS Committee Members
IPMBA is currently seeking motivated EMS Cyclists to serve on the IPMBA EMS Committee. Committee members must be active, certified IPMBA EMS Cyclists. The committee needs highly motivated members who are willing to work on projects throughout the...
More police on bikes this summer
By: Darren MacDonald - Sudbury Northern Life | Feb 13, 2014 - 6:57 PM Not only are they getting rid of the Crown Victorias, some city police officers will be parking their cruisers for the summer and taking their bikes, instead. This summer,...