IPMBA News
Behind the Handlebars
By Jonathan Kozlowski, January 1, 2010 While bicycle patrol presents a unique image, it's the same shift at the end of the day -- save the engine fumes. While the majority of the country is hit by flash flooding and snow...
Traffic Stops: An Essential Bike Patrol Function
by Neil Gallivan, PCI #669 New York State Police Recent incidents across the country have called into question the safety of making traffic stops on bikes. The focus of this article is to offer some practical advice for training, policy,...
Traffic Stops by Bike in El Cerrito
by Sgt. Shawn D. Maples El Cerrito (CA) Police Department If your agency is trying to reduce its carbon footprint and provide a more cost-effective method of service, don’t overlook the mountain bike as an effective tool for...
EMS Cyclists Go the Distance
by Maureen Becker IPMBA Executive Director IPMBA members as far apart as Los Angeles and London report tremendous success in providing medical support for marathons. The London Marathon was held on Sunday, April 26. According to Ashley Sweetland of St....
Use of Large-Diameter Wheels Position Paper-August 2009
Board Position Letter Concerning Large Diameter Wheels 08/18/2009 On February 28, 2008, the IPMBA Board of Directors issued a Position Letter regarding the use of large diameter wheels by public safety cyclists. The Position Letter identified a number of potential disadvantages for...
IPMBA Course is a Smoker: How to Prepare More and Hurt Less
by Richard Hecht Pierce County (WA) Sheriff’s Department I consider myself to be in pretty decent shape. I’m 44, eat decently, run about three days a week, try to lift three days a week, and walk the...
Epic Eric Adventure Mountain Biking Bags
by Tommy Hamelink, PCI #658 Politie Haaglanden, The Netherlands If you go surfing on the internet for “Adventure Mountain Biking Bags,” you will find the name “Epic Eric” all over it. Epic Eric is the brand name...
Toronto International Bicycle Show 2009
by Scott Elliott, PCI #915/EMSCI #198 Niagara Regional Police, Ont., Canada It wasn’t 313,000 square feet and there weren’t 1,000 vendors. I didn’t fly there and stay in a hotel (I drove and paid my own gas...