IPMBA News
Aspen cops’ new electronic bikes benefit veterans
by Jason Auslander/photo by Anna Stonehouse/The Aspen Times/January 10, 2017 Aspen Police Officer Braulio Jerez, left, watches as former British Army Capt. David Mills makes an adjustment Friday Keen observers of the downtown scene may have already noticed Aspen...
Pennsylvania Act 44 Recognizes EMS Bike Medics
by Michael J. Patton, CRNA, PHRN, Esq. Lehigh Valley (PA) Health Network Anesthesia Services In June 17, 2016, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law Act 44 (P. L. 338, No. 44) which amended Title 75 (Motor Vehicle Code) of Pennsylvania’s Consolidated Statutes to...
Stair Training Made Easier
by Brian Gillman, EMSCI #189T-B Cypress Creek (TX) EMS IPMBA Conference Coordinator Over the years our agency has consistently struggled with locating stairs that are accessible and appropriate for teaching stair ascents. We live and work in a suburban...
Call for police bike patrols to tackle cycling danger zones
By Jack Dixon, London News Online, January 3, 2017 Police officers should patrol the streets of London on bikes to monitor bad drivers in a bid to improve safety for cyclists, according to a leading Green Party politician. London Assembly Member...
North Bonneville a surprising bike hotbed
A six-person operation, Volcanic Bikes quietly succeeds as bike maker for police By Troy Brynelson, The Columbian, January 3, 2017 Photo: TROY BRYNELSON/The Columbian NORTH BONNEVILLE — While the town of North Bonneville is still largely a bedroom community...
First responders astride horses and bikes will patrol college football championship crowds
By Tony Marrera, Tampa Bay Times, December 29, 2016 TAMPA — Horse hooves and knobby police bike tires will be out in force when Tampa becomes the center of the college football universe next week. Tens of thousands of football fans are...
Calendar featuring kids’ police-inspired art now available
By Matthew Ferreira, Thursday, December 29, 2016, South Coast Today MIDDLEBORO MA - Just in time for the new year, a free wall calendar sponsored by the Middleborough Police Patrolmen's Union Local #76 is now available at various businesses and other spots...
Fight From Your Bike: Martial Artists Show How
By Adam Ruggiero, November 30, 2016, GearJunkie.com The Israeli special forces have long been the envy of hand-to-hand combat fighters. One Minneapolis studio modified its martial art, Krav Maga, into the first and only defense program specifically for cyclists. ...