Bicycle Cars vs Car Patrols

by Chris Menton, Associate Professor Roger Williams University How do police bicycle patrols compare with police motor patrols? In this study, both were observed under similar conditions in five cities with populations of more than 100,000. All contact the police officers...

EMS Bikes on the Bayou

BY JOHN ERICH, EMS World, March 1, 2007 If the citizens of East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, are feeling grateful for the fast, flexible protection their local EMS bike team provides at their special events, they can thank Pope John Paul II....

London International Cycle Show 2006

by Matt Langridge, PCI# 869 Thames Valley Police (UK) 6th to 8th October saw the 2006 version of the annual Cycle Show, once again held at the ExCel Centre in Docklands, London. My crewmate Mark Jenkins and I were invited to attend...

Interbike 2006: What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas

By Ron Burkitt, PCI #488 Hilliard (OH) Police Department IPMBA Industry Liaison That’s the theme for the city that hosted the 2006 Interbike Trade Show.  Fortunately, for the members of IPMBA, what happened at Interbike this year will not...

The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Bicycle Police

This is an excerpt from a paper written by Ross D. Petty, Babson College, in 2006.  Download the full paper.    Introduction The concept of police patrolling originated in England in 1818, after private rewards failed to deter crime and...

Training and Liability Issues for Bike Patrol

By Rich Bahret Bicycles are the ultimate vehicles for stealthy patrol. Bike officers are able to smell and hear things folks in cruisers can only dream of. Bikes are able to get down back alleys, trails and other places inaccessible...

Wheeler Healers:  Fort Lauderdale Airport Bike Team Pilot

by Dave Lindsay Broward Sheriffs Office (FL), Fire-Rescue Division “Bike 10 responding.” That dispatch is heard 8-10 times a day from Broward Sheriffs Office, Fire Rescue Division’s newest medical unit. On November 14, 2005, BSOFR initiated a pilot program,...

Two-Wheeling It: Bicycles fill Important Service Niche

by Kathryn Robyn & Marie Nordberg Associate Editors, Emergency Medical Product News Bicycles and other two-wheeled vehicles are becoming increasingly prevalent in the EMS industry, helping agencies provide quick care in crowded settings like fairs, festivals and sporting events. Maureen...

The Novelty Never Wears Off

Despite the fact that the IPMBA conference has long attracted participants from around the globe, the novelty of hosting guests from other countries never seems to wear off.  Perhaps it is the pleasure of introducing someone from another culture...

2006 Conference Vendors and Supporters

Many thanks to the vendors and other supporters without whom the IPMBA conference would seem incomplete.  IPMBA has long worked in partnership with the industry, and without their support, bike personnel would still be riding regular mountain bikes and...