Cincinnati Pilot Study Flies

By David Simpson, PCI #115/EMSCI #011 Cincinnati PD (OH) In August 1993, the Cincinnati Police Division implemented a mountain bike patrol pilot project. The purpose of the pilot study was to determine whether or not bike-mounted police would be an effective crime-fighting...

What’s a Bike Team Worth?  The PR Value of an EMS Bike Team

By Nick Gatlin, EMSCI #036 Williamson Medical Center EMS, Franklin (TN) Anyone who has worked as a public safety cyclist knows that it is a positive thing. You can see the reaction when a kid's eyes get big or a...

Beyond Community Policing: The Crime-Fighting Effectiveness of the Police Cyclist

by Kathleen Vonk, PCI #042T/EMSCI #063 Ann Arbor P.D. (MI) The effectiveness of police officers on bicycles in community policing roles has long been established. One needs only to witness a crowd of children gathered around the "neighborhood bike...

Physical Fitness for the Public Safety Cyclist

By Kathleen Vonk, PCI #042T/EMSCI #063 Ann Arbor P.D. (MI) IPMBA Secretary Physical fitness for the public safety cyclist.  Why should we care?  Why should we set our standards higher than those of the average citizen? ...

Designing Two-Wheeled Fleets

By T.J. Richardson, PCI #139T/EMSCI #010 San Antonio PD (TX) IPMBA President With the ever-increasing presence of bicycles in the public safety sector, fleet managers may have an all new set of logistical issues and concerns in how to...

Bicycle Safety Education for Kids

by Cpl. Tom Sipin, PCI #254 LCI; Teaching Safe Bicycling Instructor-Trainer (WI D.O.T.) West Allis Police Department, Wisconsin When asked to conduct some sort of bicycle safety education for children, the first thing that comes to the minds of...

The Case for Bicycle Enforcement

By Kirby Beck, PCI #002T/EMSCI #017 Coon Rapids P.D. (MN) Bike officers are no strangers to bicycle safety education. They are frequently involved with rodeos, classroom visits, and other outreach efforts. They do their best to teach kids and...

Good Guys and Bad Guys on the Streets of Philly

By Bob Lonsberry, August 2, 2000 PHILADELPHIA -- If God in his glory has an unrealized ambition, it is to be a bike cop in Philly. A gun on his hip, an embroidered badge on his chest, riding second row in a...

Physical Standards for Police Cyclists

By By D/S Dan Ganzel, PCI #097 Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office West Palm Beach (FL) A question that has been asked of IPMBA, nearly on a weekly basis, is: "is there a standard or physical test required of...

Education, Enforcement, and You

by Kathleen Vonk One of IPMBA’s primary objectives is to provide quality education and training to you and your fellow uniformed professionals on bicycles.  Similarly, bicycle safety education is one of the primary goals of organizations such...