A better way to patrol downtowns

Two bicycles donated to SCPD By Randall Waszynski, The Long Island Advance, December 2, 2020 Photo: Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce president David Kennedy explained that the volume of events in Patchogue like Alive After Five warrants patrol by bicycle. Two bicycles...

Fairfax County Police Patrol on Bikes to Enhance Community Relations

Neighborhood Patrol Units are in every district. If an officer is on a bicycle, it makes it easier to approach some of the residents, particularly children. Photo courtesy of FCPD By Mike Salmon, The Connection Newspapers, Wednesday, December 2, 2020 The...

How An e-Bike Ambulance Can Save Lives

by Jennifer Sensiba,  November 29, 2020, Clean Technica At first glance, the idea of an e-bike ambulance sounds absurd. Where would the patient go? How does this get an injured or dying person from wherever they are to much needed...

Black Friday shoppers show up big amid Tulsa County tier 3 mark

by Ethan Hutchins, KTUL staff, Saturday, November 28th 2020 Photo: Tulsa Police Department TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) -- While Tulsa County has moved into Tier 3 of the state’s hospital surge plan, it hasn’t kept Black Friday...

Ebike ambulance hits the streets of Paris

By Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, November 24, 2020 Photo:  According to their designers, Emergency Bikes can reach urban Paris locations approximately twice as fast as traditional ambulances/Wunderman Thompson Paris Because bikes can skirt around traffic jams – and park...

Traffic Training Rides: Relevant and Realistic?

by Kirby Beck, PCI #002T/EMSCI #017T Coon Rapids (MN) Police Department (ret.)  Since its inception, IPMBA’s public safety cyclist courses have been, first and foremost, about teaching students how to cycle safely, comfortably and legally in...

FTR: The Most Misunderstood Traffic Law in History?

by Clint Sandusky Riverside (CA) Community College District (ret.) Before reading this article, I encourage everyone to first read Kirby Beck’s excellent and informative article, Did History & the Law Really Intend Cyclists To Ride Far To The...

Long-Standing Instructors

by IPMBA  Shortly after IPMBA’s official formation in 1992, founding members Allan Howard and Kirby Beck assembled a team of bike officers from around the country to create the first standardized training program for police cyclists.  That...

Aventon Gives Back: Ebike Donation to Firefighters

By Aventon Bicycles, November 25, 2020 View more photos:  https://www.aventon.com/blogs/aventon_bikes/aventon-gives-back-ebike-donation-to-firefighters The Los Angeles Fire Department, LAFD, is a pillar of the community here in the city of Los Angeles. Their continued service and...

IPMBA E-Bike Training Module Debuts!

by IPMBA Contrary to popular belief, e-Bikes are not new; nor are they new to the public safety sector.  As early as 2001, e-Bikes started appearing the IPMBA Conference Exhibit Hall.  They were not well-received.  This was in...