Making it Happen in the Sunshine State: Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education Program

By George Martin and Walter Nygard Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education Program West Palm Beach (FL ) The Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education Program has been in operation in Palm Beach County for...

2002 IPMBA Conference Instructors and Presenters

Certified IPMBA Instructors Angiolillo, Dominic, Fort Lauderdale P.D., Fort Lauderdale, FL Arendt, Mark, Five Rivers MetroParks, Dayton, OH Beck, Kirby, Coon Rapids P.D., Coon Rapids, MN Blackington, Neil, Boston EMS, Boston, MA Bowell, Jim, Troy Fire Department, Troy,...

IPMBA’s Industry Partners Contribute to Conference Success

By Monte May, PCI #262/EMSCI#009  Kansas City PD (MO) IPMBA Industry Liaison The 12th Annual IPMBA Conference provided many opportunities for attendees to learn more about all facets of public safety cycling, ranging from health and fitness to off-road...

2002 IPMBA Conference Vendors and Supporters

Many thanks to the vendors and other supporters who helped ensure the success of the IPMBA Conference. We encourage you to show your loyalty to these companies for the invaluable products and services they provide to give you a safer,...

Two British Officers Certified as IPMBA Instructors

Dear IPMBA: I was one of the two English Police Officers who attended the IPMBA Instructor course at Ogden this year. It was the first time that either Neil Barnes or myself had been to an IPMBA conference. I have...

Bike Cop Conference Rolls into Ogden

Visiting officers nab ill-timed street thief Sun, May 5, 2002 By JOEY HAWS Standard-Examiner staff OGDEN -- Stealing is never a good idea, but when there are dozens of extra police on the streets for an international law enforcement conference, it's...

EMS On the Rise: EMS Cycling Reaches New Heights

by Ed Brown, PCI #178T/EMSCI #002T Orange County Fire/Rescue (FL) IPMBA EMS Coordinator The 12th Annual IPMBA Conference, hosted by the Ogden Police Department, went off without a flaw. Perhaps all the pre-events to IPMBA gave them plenty...

Are We Done Yet?  Reflections of a Tired Host

by Tom Breen Ogden PD (UT) 2002 IPMBA Conference Chairman O.K., O.K., it took a few days, but I finally realized everyone was gone and I didn't have to be here or there or making sure people were...

Competition 2002: Feeling the Burn at 4000 Ft.

By T.J. Richardson, PCI #139T San Antonio Police Department IPMBA Vice President Congratulations to the winners of the 2002 IPMBA Obstacle Course Competition!  The competition, held on May 11, 2002, was the final event of the 12th Annual IPMBA Conference and...

Bike Patrol Uniforms and Equipment:  We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

by Officer Kirby Beck, Coon Rapids Police Department Near the end of the 19th century, many large police departments used bicycle patrols as a regular part of their police function.  An 1896 study by the Pittsburgh Police Department reported,...