IPMBA News
Police get e-bikes to address increased crime during coronavirus
By Lynn Moore, Mlive.com, Posted May 08, 2020 The city of Muskegon will buy two electric police patrol bikes to help clamp down on increased criminal activity brought on by the COVID-19 crisis. MUSKEGON, MI – An increase in property crimes...
Pueblo’s quiet stars: Jesik keeps bike officers rolling
Retired Pueblo firefighter Bernie Jesik volunteers as the Pueblo Police Department’s maintenance man for the bike patrol. [COURTESY PHOTO/STEPHEN JESIK] By Anthony A. Mestas , The Pueblo Chieftain, April 25, 2020 Bernie Jesik said he’s always...
From ECI to PCI: A Tribute to John Forester
By Allan Howard, PCI #001T Dayton (OH) Police Department (ret.) John Forester, born in Dulwich, England, October 7, 1929; died in San Diego, California, April 14, 2020. I got this news via email the other day. Despite the fact that John was 90 years...
Gears & Gadgets: Does (Wheel) Size Matter?
By David Cohen, Maryland National Capital Park Police Reserve Unit One of the frequent topics of discussion when it comes to bicycles is the choice of the most ideal wheel size. At the dawn of the mountain bike...
LCSO to add bike patrol deputies in Berthoud
Photo by Sergeant Badberg – Berthoud bicycle Deputies Fay and Schultz. By Shelley Widhalm, The Surveyor, April 24, 2020 The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office will send out six certified bicycle patrol deputies to ride the streets of Berthoud, but...
The electric bikes featuring flashing lights being trialled by Nottinghamshire Police
By Jamie Barlow, Nottinghamshire Live, 19 April 2020 Police trialliing the use of new electric bikes say they will allow officers to 'cover a larger area in a shorter time'. Equipped with police markings and blue flashing lights, the two...
Death Of A ‘Dinosaur:’ Anti-Cycleway Campaigner John Forester Dies, Aged 90
By Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor, Transportation, Forbes Magazine, April 23, 2020 Photo: “Elitist high-speed aggressive snob!” Cartoon poking fun at vehicular cyclists in “Regional Workshops on Bicycle Safety,” Department of Transportation, 1978. The cyclist with the helmet—...
Guidance for Instructing IPMBA Courses during COVID-19
While some types of public safety group training have been suspended as a result of COVID-19, the decision whether or not to conduct IPMBA Courses ultimately rests with individual IPMBA instructors and their respective agencies and/or contractors. Bicycle operations...