IPMBA News

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...
Marin Hawk Hill Soars

Marin Hawk Hill Soars

by James Carter Illinois State University Police Department It was an exciting year for our bike program here at Illinois State University Police Department.  We did numerous bike patrol programs and had the luxury of training with two-time World...
Ergon GP1 Handgrips:  Get a Grip

Ergon GP1 Handgrips:  Get a Grip

by Erik Yamada, PCI # 276/EMSCI #014 Bloomington (IL) Police Department For years, I have had to continually adjust and readjust my hand positions on the handlebars and bar ends because of numbness in my hands and wrists.  Although I enjoy...