IPMBA News
Tips For Biking In Traffic From Mpls. Bike Patrol
By Matt Brickman MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Whether you’re on two wheels or four, it’s easy to get a little frustrated when sharing the road. A lot of that boils down to some confusion about what cyclists...
Police working on their mountain bike skills
by Steven Heywood - Peninsula News Review, posted May 10, 2014 at 8:00 AM Local police officers are breaking out the shorts and T-shirts — part of the uniform for bike patrols this spring and summer. But the officers don’t...
Shifting gears on bike patrol
By Rachel Cromidas, , 8:24 p.m. CDT, May 11, 2014, RedEyeChicago.com Chuck Trendle was pretending to be a man drinking a beer along the lakefront trail—harmless, but still breaking the law. When two police officers approached him on their...
Police turn to bikes in Waynesboro
LAUREN BERG, The News Virginian, Thursday, May 8 In coming weeks, bikes will roll through the city as Waynesboro Police officers hop on the saddle to patrol the streets. Officers must complete three days of training to learn different techniques before...
Cops On Bikes
Posted: Wed 10:57 AM, May 07, 2014; By: Mike McKnight, WOWT-NBC, Omaha NE The police bike patrol is now rolling and seems to be having an impact at a city park south of the metro. Cassgram reported on issues at Rhylander Park...
Store owners are happy bike police returning
Briana Lonas, Reporter, Prescott Valley Tribune, May 8, 2014. Photo: Sgt. Scott Stebbins The Prescott Valley Police Department has reinstated its popular bike patrol now that budget restraints have begun to relax. The pedaling officers will remain a presence around...
West Haven police add motorized bikes to patrol boardwalk
POSTED: 05/06/14, 7:13 PM EDT | UPDATED: 5 HRS AGO; NEW HAVEN REGISTER The West Haven Police Department is testing out new technology for its Shoreline Patrol division. The department is currently testing a A2B Patroller bicycle, which is equipped with a 500 watt...
Police can better engage on bikes
Spalding Guardian/Lincolnshire Free Press; May 6, 2014 Police community support officers have won the backing of Sutton Bridge Parish Council as they plan to patrol the village on bikes. Three PCSOs who cover the area currently have a car, but they...