IPMBA News
Paramedics on electric bikes will deliver Covid care and flu jabs in London trial
By Ross Lydall, the Evening Standard, November 25, 2020 Photo: Ready to roll: The paramedic e-bikers in Merton/LAS Paramedics on electric bikes are delivering covid care and flu jabs to patients in their...
Waltham Forest police officers to receive new patrol bikes
By Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporter, November 14, 2020 Waltham Forest police officers will be less reliant on patrol cars after the delivery of almost 50 new bicycles to north east London stations. Inspectors Marcus Walton and Ugochi Ezeonwuka explained in an...
Serviciul de patrulare pe biciclete al Poliției se extinde în alte patru raioane ale țării
UNDP in Moldova, November 12, 2020 Douăzeci de polițiști, inclusiv o femeie, vor patrula pe biciclete în locurile publice din Orhei, Anenii Noi, Edineț și Ungheni. Datorită bicicletelor, oamenii legii vor ajunge mai rapid în locurile unde...
IPMBA’s Response to the Removal of “Enforcement” from Bicycle Safety Programs
November 6, 2020 When IPMBA became aware of the decision by the League of American Bicyclists (the League) to remove “Enforcement” as one of the five pillars of the Bicycle Friendly America program, the initial reaction was one of shock...
Gears & Gadgets: The Cable Guy, Part 1
By David Cohen, Maryland National Capital Park Police Reserve Unit Sloppy shifting derailleurs and brakes that do not engage or release smoothly are two of the more frustrating things we experience while riding our bikes. We often we think...
NYPD’s Strategic Response Group ramping up for potential post-election riots
By Dana Kennedy, The New York Post, October 31, 2020 | 4:20pm | Photo: Team member PO Thomas Corcoran of the NYPD SRG at the famous "Joker Stairs" in the Bronx. By Matthew McDermott. Fearing riots after Tuesday...
Athens police patrol streets on new electric bicycles
by PAULINA KARAVASILI, Greek City Times October 31, 2020, Photo credit: Costas Bakogiannis Facebook account (Κώστας Μπακογιάννης Facebook) In a series of initiatives aimed to raise ecological...
Pataskala P.D. gifted two e-bikes to help fight crime
By Craig McDonald, Newark Advocate, October 26, 2020 Photo: Axiom CEO Todd Damon demonstrates how the bikes can fold up to easily fit in the trunk of a car, eliminating any need for bike racks. Sara C. Tobias/The Advocate ...