Advocacy

Spring 2010

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IPMBA: Promoting and Advocating Education and Organization for Public Safety Bicyclists. Vol. 19, No. 2

“Growing Up” with IPMBA National Bike Month by Maureen Becker by Sally Swanson Executive Director CEO and Founder, BRATWEAR

ince 1956, May has been recognized as National Bike ops on bikes? What the heck? How did I get myself Month. The third week of May is considered National mixed up with this? I’ll answer those questions – and Bike Week, and the third Friday in May is designated as more – while I tell you a little story about my life

National Bike to Work Day. these past 20 years.

Of course, for some people, every It was 1989, and as the founder of FLASHWEAR, innovative day is Bike to Work Day, and for workout wear for the sports enthusiast, Spandex® had become many IPMBA members, every day my passion, then my livelihood. It didn’t take long for word is “Bike for Work” Day. to spread around town about the lady who had experience with making clothing for active individuals. The cops must have This year, Bike Month participants done their detective work, because the first group to contact will have much to celebrate. In the me was the Puyallup Police Department. Their bike team was wake of the 10th Annual National getting ready to patrol the well-known Western Washington Bike Summit, Secretary of State Fair, and the uniforms they had been wearing just didn’t Transportation Ray LaHood work. They tried clothing from Nashbar, Performance, and announced a new policy statement other suppliers of cycling attire, but it really didn’t come close (http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2010/ to what they needed. Civilian cycling gear was fashionable, bicycle-ped.html) that calls for the but everything had to be modified in some way to make it end of favoring motorized practical for patrol use, such as adding belt loops/keepers, transportation at the expense of non- pockets, etc. motorized. The Puyallup guys had been wearing wool uniform duty shirts The policy seeks to integrate the needs of bicyclists in federally and baggy winter pants, because their chief required them to funded road projects, discourage transportation investments that wear uniforms that closely matched their regular patrol negatively affect cyclists and pedestrians, and encourage uniform. Finding a bike shop that carried “French blue” investments that go beyond the minimum requirements and shorts with a stripe down the leg was, well, you guessed it, provide facilities for bicyclists and pedestrians of all ages and impossible. As I think back to 1992, the only available fabric abilities. (Continued on page 22) To quote from the policy, “Walking and bicycling foster safer, more livable, family-friendly communities; promote physical activity and health; and reduce vehicle emissions and fuel use.” The same could be said about police, EMS, and security cycling. inside

As a public safety cyclist, you are in a position to improve the lot Board List...... 19 of cyclists and pedestrians in your community and beyond. Your Corporate Members...... 15 opinion about the safe operation of bicycles is valued and often Instructor Corner ...... 19 sought. Your presence on trails and roads makes people feel safe. Issue Focus: Advocacy ...... 5-12 Your knowledge of how to operate a bicycle makes you the first 2010 National Bike Summit...... 5 choice for many bike safety program organizers. Your ability to Get Involved with Bike Advocacy...... 10 enforce the law can be quite educational to motorists and cyclists More News from the Bike Summit ...... 8 alike. Supporting Urban Pathways ...... 11 What’s Happening with the Transportation Bill.....9 Whether or not your community is officially involved with Industry...... 14-17 National Bike Month and related programs, make May the month 24th Toronto International Bicycle Show...... 15 you get involved with Safe Routes to School, mentor a new bike Cycling Training Books ...... 17 commuter, contact your congressional representatives, send a Giordana Shorts ...... 16 “thank you” to Secretary LaHood, ask your state DOT to support News from the UK...... 18 the USDOT policy, and, most importantly, get out there and go President’s Column ...... 2 forIPMBA a ride! NEWS, VOL. 19, NO. 2 1 President’s Column Responsibility

here does our responsibility end? cycling as a legitimate and safe method of transportation? If you’re reading this, chances are you I think the majority of you would answer affirmatively. The have completed an IPMBA cyclist next question, then, is, “what have you done to fulfill these course. Regardless of whether it was responsibilities?” Have you met with the local eclectic cycling years or months ago, have you since wondered group to discuss methods for integrating themselves into the where our responsibility as professional public local cycling advocacy groups? Have you approached the bike safety cyclists stops? Do we care only about shops and offered to conduct short vehicular cycling bicycle laws when we’re at work? Is it only when presentations to their beginner (and experienced) ride groups? we’re on bike at work? Are we only responsible Have you reached out to low income workers and others who for dealing with rely on bikes for transportation, or patrolled an urban trail? cyclists from an enforcement Have you contacted your elected aspect, or while dealing with a … think creatively about officials and urged them to support cycling-related injury? bicycle-friendly legislation on a local, state, or national level? These are just I’m hoping that you answered “no”. the impact you can have … some of the ways in which we can have Our responsibility extends much an impact on our local and national cycling community. further than that. As police cyclists, we not only enforce the rules of the road, we are also responsible for educating the Public safety cyclists are uniquely positioned to make a cycling and motoring public about safe – and legal – cycling. difference in bicycle safety and education, and to influence As EMS cyclists, we are highly visible examples of safe cycling legislation that will bring us one step closer to the elusive goal and can use our medical knowledge to better educate the public of motorists and cyclists seamlessly sharing the streets. about bikes and their benefits and hazards. It can be difficult to This issue of the newsletter is going to provide some food for remember this after we’ve been on bike patrol for a while and it thought on the responsibilities that we, as public safety cyclists, has lost some of its newness. Or when we find ourselves have to the cycling and motoring public. Hopefully it will spark interacting with 75 screaming, semi-tame 2nd or 3rd graders, a flame inside you to think creatively about the impact you can trying to teach them about the rules of cycling, or working with have on the country, on a grand scale, or, on a more personal the local Critical Mass ride. We sometimes begin to ponder our scale, your community. choice of occupation and our approach to it! Ride Safe, Let’s change gears for a second. Do we as public safety cyclists have any responsibility to our cycling and motoring community to work with our traffic engineers and our legislators to integrate

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IPMBA NEWS, VOL. 19, NO. 2 3 Instructor Corner

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In recent years, the need for safe cycling and walking facilities has received an increasing amount of attention. Advocacy groups and individuals have banded together to encourage local, state, and federal agencies to pass measures that improve facilities and enhance the safety of cyclists and pedestrians. A number of bills related to transportation and safe, livable communities are pending in Congress . Get involved – and ask your Congressional representatives to support them! Pages 5 – 12. 2010 National Bike Summit he information contained in this article was provided by the League of American Bicyclists. Participants in the 2010 National Bike Summit used this material to prepare for their meetings on Capitol Hill. It is an excellent summary of the issues and the ways in which the bills will address those issues. Each summary is accompanied by a “National Bike Summit Ask”, which is what the bicycling industry and advocates are asking you to ask your Congressperson. Note: the number of co-sponsors for each bill was current as of publication. For updated information, including the list of sponsors, please visit http://capwiz.com/lab/issues/bills/.

HR 4722 - Active Community Status Additional Information Transportation Act of 2010 The current transportation bill has • Bicycling for all purposes is limited funding opportunities for growing across the country, having Half of all trips in the United States are concentrated investment in active increased 25 percent since 2001. three miles or less, and in our cities, 30 community transportation that will Bicycle commuting is up 43% since percent of all trips are just one mile or achieve a mode shift to bicycling and less – yet the vast majority of even these 2000. walking. very short trips are made by car. • Bicycle Friendly Communities’ Shifting more of these to biking and H.R. 4722, The Active Community commuter share grew 69 percent, walking could dramatically, and Transportation Act of 2010, was compared to a 23 percent increase economically, reduce congestion, air introduced by Representative Earl for non-Bicycle Friendly pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and Blumenauer (D-OR) and currently has Communities. our dependence on foreign oil and 26 co-sponsors. The bill would: improve physical activity, safety and • Provide concentrated investment for S. 584/H.R. 1443 - The livability. communities to complete active Unfortunately, most people are unwilling transportation networks through a Complete Streets Act of 2009 to bike or walk because they don’t feel it competitive grant program Complete Streets is a policy that ensures is safe or convenient to do so. While we administered by the U.S. Secretary ALL potential road users – including have improved the bicycle-friendliness of Transportation. bicyclists – are taken into account in the and walkability of many communities, planning, design, operation, and • Create an Active Transportation there are too many disconnected and maintenance of ALL highways. This fund within the Surface incomplete networks of streets and Federal policy is necessary because most Transportation Program with $400 highways to effectively accommodate Federal transportation funding still goes million a year for five years – active transportation modes. to road projects that have no safe and equivalent to just 0.5 percent of the convenient place for bicyclists, Key Facts and Figures estimated funding level of the next pedestrians, transit users, and people • Bicycling and walking comprise 12 transportation bill. with disabilities to travel securely. percent of all trips, up 25 percent • Target funds to local or regional since 2001 – but less than 1.5 An effective, enforceable and government organizations with percent of Federal funds are spent measureable complete streets policy, active transportation plans and on these active transportation consistently applied to all Federal demonstrated local support. modes. transportation projects, will ensure that Communities would be eligible to our transportation system addresses the • Commuting by bicycle has increased receive $5 million to $15 million per needs of the entire population. No new 43 percent since 2000 – and by 69 year for up to five years. funding is required for this policy – in percent in designated Bicycle National Bike Summit Ask fact, it will save taxpayer dollars by Friendly Communities that have Please request that your Representative avoiding the need for costly retrofits of invested in infrastructure co-sponsor H.R. 4722. Please thank poorly designed roads. improvements. them if they have already done so. (Continued on page 6)

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2010 National Bike Summit

(Continued from page 5) exceeded 100 jurisdictions across the • SRTS projects have increased Key Facts and Figures United States that have adopted Complete walking and bicycling by between 20 • Complete Streets in Boulder, Colo., Streets policies. To date, 18 states are percent and 200 percent and typically have helped reduce single occupant now home to at least one Complete show crash reductions of up to 50 vehicle trips by more than 10 percent, Streets policy and 20 have a state-level percent. and increased bicycling, walking and law or policy. Now is the time for • Walking one mile to and from school transit use. Congress to lead in this effort to make our equals two-thirds of the nation’s communities more livable, by • A national AARP poll found 47 recommended level of physical enacting a national Complete Streets percent of Americans over age 50 activity per day and also improves air policy. could not cross main roads near their quality and congestion around home safely. Almost 55 percent schools. reported no bike lanes or paths, and Status 48 percent had no comfortable place Complete Streets is The SRTS program is part of the larger to wait for the bus. a policy that ensures Federal transportation bill that is pending • 43 percent of people with safe places reauthorization. We ask members of to walk within 10 minutes of home ALL potential road Congress to co-sponsor bills that would met recommended activity levels; further expand the scope and funding for among those without safe places to users – including the program. walk, just 27 percent met the bicyclists – are taken S. 1156, the Safe Routes to School recommendation. Program Reauthorization Act, was Status into account ... introduced by Senators Harkin (D-IA), More than 100 state and local agencies Sanders (I-VT), Merkley (D-OR) and have adopted Complete Streets policies; Collins (R-ME) and currently has 22 co- the Federal Highway Administration has sponsors. The bill would: endorsed this approach since 1999. S. 1156 - The Safe Routes to • Increase funding to $600 million However, Federal leadership and annually (triple the FY2009 level of oversight is necessary to ensure effective School Program Reauthorization $183 million) and improve project implementation. Act/H.R. 4021 - The Safe Routes delivery by reducing paperwork and S. 584, the Complete Streets Act of 2009, to High Schools Act unnecessary regulations. was introduced by Senator Tom Harkin Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a proven • Expand eligibility to high schools; (D-IA) and currently has 12 co-sponsors. national program to create safe, allow funds to be used for bus stop H.R. 1443, the Complete Streets Act of convenient and fun ways for children to safety and rural access programs; add 2009, was introduced by Representative walk and bike to school. In 2005, the a research and evaluation component. Doris Matsui (D-CA) and currently has Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient 48 co-sponsors. The companion bills Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for H.R. 4021, the Safe Routes to High would: Users (SAFETEA-LU) provided $600 School Act, was introduced by million over five years to enable states Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) • Require states and metropolitan and local agencies to implement and currently has 38 co-sponsors. The planning organizations to adopt construction, education and bill would: Complete Streets policies, for encouragement programs around schools federally-funded projects, within two • Expand SRTS eligibility to high Kindergarten through eighth grade. years or a portion of the states’ schools More than 70 percent of the funds have flexible Surface Transportation National Bike Summit Ask been spent in 6,500 schools around the funding will be directed to safety Please ask your senator and representative country – impressive numbers – yet only improvements. to co-sponsor S. 1156 or H.R. 4021. 7.5 percent of eligible schools will receive • Please thank them if they have already Ensure policies are flexible and cost- funding under the current program. The done so. effective, allowing exemptions when funds are in great demand but Federal and costs are demonstrably prohibitive. state regulations and paperwork hamper National Bike Summit Ask implementation. H.R. 3734 - Urban Revitalization Please ask your senator and representative Key Facts and Figures to co-sponsor S. 584 or H.R. 1443. Please and Livable Communities Act • Fewer than 15 percent of school thank them if they have already done so. Almost 80 percent of the U.S. population students walk or bike to school, down lives in urban areas, many of which are Additional Information from nearly 50 percent in 1969. In 2009, the Complete Streets movement (Continued on page 7) 6 INTERNATIONAL POLICE MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION, Spring 2010

2010 National Bike Summit

(Continued from page 6) • Require local matching funds for the • In 2009, the Department of Interior suffering from deteriorating community Federal assistance grants. collected more than $5 billion from infrastructure, limited open spaces, poor offshore energy production and only National Bike Summit Ask health and chronic disease. Urban parks Please ask that your representative co- $180 million went into the LWCF. and recreation facilities play key roles in sponsor H.R. 3734. Please thank them if Status improving the health of our nation’s they have already done so. The President’s FY2011 budget requests urban communities by providing $620 million for the LWCF, a welcome convenient access to the places, spaces 30 percent increase over FY2010. and opportunities that lead to increased S. 2747 - Land and Water However, federal and state land physical activity. Reauthorization and Funding Act management agencies require, consistent Mountain biking – one of the fastest The Land and Water Conservation Fund and reliable funding at the $900 million growing outdoor recreation activities (LWCF) was established in 1964 by level. among youth – can be part of the using a portion of off-shore oil and gas S. 2747, the Land and Water solution. Natural surface trails and bike drilling fees to pay for conservation Reauthorization and Funding Act, was skills areas can broaden the recreational projects, such as land preservation and introduced by Senators Bingaman (D- offerings in suburban and urban trails. Each year, $900 million is NM) and Baucus (D-MT) and has 11 co- communities, introduce people to authorized for the LWCF, with half of sponsors. The bill would: mountain biking, and build skills and the funds traditionally going to Federal • self-esteem. Urban trails can stimulate a and half to state projects. Congress has Permanently dedicate $900 million new generation of bicyclists and outdoor only appropriated the full amount once; annually LWCF. enthusiasts. in most years, funding has been less than National Bike Summit Ask Key Facts and Figures half of the authorized limit. Full funding Please ask your senator to co-sponsor S. • The creation of, or enhanced access of LWCF at $900 million annually is 2747. Please thank them if they have to, places for physical activity led to necessary to enable Federal and state already done so. a 26 percent increase in the land management agencies to complete and fully protect national, scenic and percentage of people exercising The Congressional Bike Caucus regularly (source: CDC). historic trails. LWCF state assistance grants provide funding to acquire and The Congressional Bike Caucus is a bi- • For the largest 85 cities in the build trails throughout our state and local partisan group with three primary country, with a total population of parks. objectives: promote federal policies that 57.2 million, the health savings from encourage cycling as a valid mode of parks is an estimated $3.08 billion. transportation; improve cycling • In areas where urban parks have Mountain biking — one opportunities for people who commute been used as redevelopment tool, and cycle to the Hill; and organize and surrounding vacancy rates have of the fastest lead informal recreational rides for dropped by as much as 40 percent. Members and staff. Leadership for the growing outdoor Congressional Bike Caucus is co-chaired Status by Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D- There has been no dedicated federal recreation activities OR) and Tom Petri (R-WI) in the House, funding to support urban parks since the among youth — can be and Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and last round of grants under the Urban Park Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) in the and Recreation Recovery Act were part of the solution. Senate. The Congressional Bike Caucus awarded in 2001. is comprised of 217 House members and H.R. 3734, the Urban Revitalization and 16 Senate members as of February 18, Keys Facts and Figures 2010. Working with the Caucus, we Livable Communities Act, was • introduced by Representative Albio Sires Active outdoor recreation have the opportunity to highlight a (D-NJ) and has 112 co-sponsors. The contributes $730 billion and 6.5 transportation option that burns calories bill would: million jobs to the economy and rather than fossil fuels, requires minimal contributes to healthy, active and infrastructure investments, and makes • Authorize $445 million annually for sustainable communities. our nation healthier. development and revitalization of • urban parks and community More than 80 percent of the public National Bike Summit Ask recreation infrastructure, including a supports using funds from oil and Please ask your member to get involved range of cost effective bicycling gas fees to help preserve our natural and join the Congressional Bike Caucus, facilities. areas. and thank them if they are already a member!

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More News from the Bike Summit

Bicycle Safety Brochures Coming Soon! New Safe Routes to School On- The Delaware Bicycle Council has developed a series of bicycle Line Resource Center for Law Enforcement safety brochures designed to enhance bike safety Officers among seasonal workers in The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is the beach communities. pleased to announce the launch of a new resource for law These workers often ride enforcement officers, Safe Routes to School for Law bicycles, and are not always Enforcement. Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a national effort aware of the “rules of the to encourage and enable children, grades K-8, to safely walk and road” or the importance of bicycle to school. The reinforcement of safe behaviors by wearing helmets. educators, parents, and law enforcement will help to keep the The brochures are available children in your community safe. in English, Spanish, Your participation in SRTS is important. First, as a law Romanian, Russian, and enforcement professional, no one commands the attention of the Polish, to meet the needs of public and audiences like you do. Secondly, enforcement is an the international students who frequently fill jobs at the summer essential component in traffic safety alongside education and resorts. The brochures can be downloaded from the Delaware engineering. Only through the involvement of you and your Department of Transportation website, http://www.deldot.gov/ agency can the program be comprehensive and successful in information/community_programs_and_services/bike/safety/ enhancing safety for children. brochures.shtml. While some of the content is specific to To aid you in your local SRTS efforts, the Safe Routes to School Delaware, IPMBA has inquired about the availability of a for Law Enforcement resource includes a wide variety of tools template or a version that is more universal. such as: Spanish Cycling Resource Guide • Tips for law enforcement officers on walking and bicycling In a panel presentation entitled “Broadening the Movement in safety; Underserved Communities”, Alison Mannos, Urban Programs • Take-away materials for students, parents, school staff, and Coordinator for the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, others; described a recent initiative to engage the Hispanic community, • many of whom ride bicycles for transportation. As part of their Talking points on bicycle and pedestrian safety; outreach efforts, they have developed a comprehensive cycling • Tips on addressing parental concerns; resource guide written by and for speakers of Spanish. As of • Links to related sites for resource materials; and press time, the finishing touches were being put on the guide, but • there is no word yet as to whether it will be made available on the Activities for children. bike coalition’s website, www.la-bike.org. Involvement and participation in SRTS provides a number of Community Cycling Centers benefits to your agency. Involvement will: • Reinforce law enforcement’s positive image in your Another panelist, Alison Hill-Graves, Executive Director of the Community Cycling Center in Portland, Oregon, described their community; efforts to engage minorities and low income residents in cycling. • Improve safety of children traveling to school; One of their initiatives is a full-service professional bike shop. • Engage children in traffic safety at a young age; Proceeds from the shop benefit their year-round bicycle education • Create a lifetime of safe travel habits through walking and programs for low-income youth and adults. All the bikes are bicycling; donated by members of the community and are refurbished by professional mechanics. The center also offers maintenance • Increase bicycle helmet use; classes from beginner to advanced, and helps place trained • Create opportunities for training; and mechanics in area shops. • Create opportunities for federal funding of SRTS initiatives. Similar programs operate elsewhere, such as the Sibley Bike Safe Routes to School promotes healthy activity for children Depot in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sibley offers adult classes as well while at the same time providing the opportunity for law as a youth earn-a-bike program, open to Saint Paul High School enforcement officers to engage in positive interaction with the students through the Saint Paul Connections Program. In this public and enhance their image within the community. program, participants learn bike maintenance skills, work on a used bike that they can keep at the end of the class, and receive At press time, the website address had not yet been released for high school credit. public distribution. More information will be available in the Summer IPMBA News and on the IPMBA website. There was no mention as to whether these programs, as is the case with Community Cycles in Boulder, Colorado, partner with their local police departments, but they seem like potential recipients of the recovered bicycles that often fill property rooms. 8 INTERNATIONAL POLICE MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION, Spring 2010

What’s Happening with the Transportation Bill

What’s the Current Status of the Transportation Bill? The bills also provide language that can be used in a Senate bill. The 2005 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation The Active Community Transportation Act fills in the missing piece Equity Act – a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) expired on of the America Bikes agenda – dedicated funding for focused September 30, 2009. Since then, Congress has passed a series of investment in completing active transportation networks. short extensions to continue the programs at FY2009 funding levels. Tell Me Why the “ACT Act” is a Federal Priority. The most recent extension lasts through December 31, 2010. The reality is that most trips that people make every day are local: Didn’t Chairman Oberstar Introduce a New Bill Last Year? 40 percent are two miles or less, and 90 percent of them are made Yes, he did. Chairman Oberstar worked with Rep. Peter DeFazio by car. This dramatically affects our ability to meet national health, (D-OR) and Republican leaders of the Transportation and congestion, air quality, energy efficiency, climate change and Infrastructure Committee to draft a new authorization bill last sustainability goals. One main reason bike and walk use is so low is spring. Absent an agreed new revenue stream, the Surface the singular focus of Federal transportation investment on highways Transportation Authorization Act (STAA) has no dollar amounts that don’t accommodate bicyclists or pedestrians. By contrast, a and has not been formally introduced or voted on. There is no draft city like Portland has seen a tremendous return on their investment Senate bill – although a “vote this year” on the transportation bill in better cycling conditions: a fifteen-year investment of $57 has been promised by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. million in a 300-mile network has resulted in a 190 percent increase in bicycle traffic since 2000. If the 18,000 cyclists a day crossing How Does the Bill Address Our Issues? the Willamette River bridges in downtown Portland were to go by The STAA includes much of the America Bikes agenda: it car instead, a new bridge – using federal money – would have to be preserves the existing core funding programs, requires “adequate built at a cost of $300 million. accommodation” for bicycling and walking in all federally-funded projects, establishes performance measures for cyclists’ safety, and What About the Urban Parks Piece? creates a new “office of livability” that would help expedite The Transportation bill doesn’t address funding for parks and bicycling and walking projects and improve data collection and recreation. The Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban research. Parks funding bills would ensure an increased, reliable source of funding that can be used for trails beyond the highway system, as So How Do the Summit Asks Relate to the STAA? well as facilities linking parks to public housing and schools. The Complete Streets and Safe Routes bills fine-tune the STAA Together, the result should mean you really can ride to the ride. language by requiring a specific Complete Streets policy in each state and extending eligibility for Safe Routes funds to high schools.

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Get Involved with Bike Advocacy

Contact Elected Officials American Bicyclists Advocacy Center to important. In those cases, it may be learn more about the issues. Additional necessary to create a new advocacy Beginning this month, and extending resources on the issues can be found at organization to work toward realization throughout the summer months, Congress www.americabikes.org and of these goals. will be working on the next transportation www.completestreets.org. bill and climate change legislation. It is Build Constituency critical that your elected officials, How to Get Started … It is important to generate a network of especially those who are on the Establish Goals individuals who share your goals. Congressional Bike Caucus, and Politicians react to constituent interests. members of key committees, hear from What are the issues that you want to If you generate a network of people who bicycling advocates. In the House, that address? Do they involve facility lend support to your goals, you will be means members of the Transportation & accommodations, safety, or ridership? much more successful than acting as an Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, Clearly define goals and then develop a individual, no matter how worthy your and Ways and Means committees. On the coordinated approach toward realization. project may be. Senate side, key committees include Understand the Environment and Public Works, Finance, Timing and Commerce, Science and Process Making a difference It is important to Transportation. A successful approach in your community understand not only how to advocacy is similar will not be easy, but the political process Meet Members of Congress to doing a home works, but also when it Meeting with your members of Congress improvement project your success will be works. You have to in their home districts makes the issues in that you should worth the effort. know when real and shows the impact on their district understand the steps opportunities will arise, or the state. It is also generally easier to necessary for success and time your efforts get their attention. Over the course of the before you begin work. Well-coordinated accordingly. Most legislative bodies have summer, Congress will have a number of efforts will save time and resources. established schedules. Know things like scheduled in-district work periods when Answer questions like how, when and when and where your local Metropolitan your members of Congress will be home who is making the decisions affecting Planning Organization (MPO) meets and – the first one starts Memorial Day your goals. What are the timeframes? when relevant committees of your local, weekend. While home, your senators and Which levels of government have state and federal governments meet. oversight and influence over your representatives will be in their local Allies and Adversaries offices and may attend town hall priorities? Under what conditions do meetings. These are perfect opportunities various levels of government work? A successful advocate will have a sound understanding of potential allies and to speak with them about the issues that Identify the Decision Makers matter to the bicycling community. adversaries. You should work together, However, their schedules fill up quickly, Become familiar with the officials who where appropriate, with groups that and some Senators may be traveling in have oversight over projects that affect support your goals. Adversaries must be various parts of the state during their your locality. It is important to recognized. It is important to try to best district work period, so it is important to understand that you will have several appreciate the point of view of potential call their offices now to make an avenues through which to generate opponents. Work to appease objections appointment, invite them to an event, or support. While you may find roadblocks where possible. in some areas, you will discover find out when town hall meetings are Get Busy scheduled. opportunities in others. Examine every potential resource and get to know the It is easy to complain about a lack of Three Great Ways to Interact players. facilities or a hazardous intersection, but making a difference is the real challenge. with your Elected Officials Organizational Framework Your incentive for change must be Please consider doing one or more during Does an organization already exist that harnessed with a well-coordinated effort. the May, July and August Congressional can address your goals, or do you need to Making a difference in your community district work periods. Should you have a establish an organization to focus on will not be easy, but your success will be chance to speak with your Member, the relevant issues? There is the advantage worth the effort. goal is to educate them about, and of working with an established group hopefully get their support for, the because you will not have to spend America Bikes Agenda. Before speaking resources developing an organization. Source: www.bikeleague.org/programs/ or meeting with your senator or However, some clubs and organizations bikeadvocacy/advocacy_tips.php representative visit the League of may not want to address issues you find

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Supporting Urban Pathways

by Christopher Davala, PCI #490 renovation” or are just falling apart and highlighted by recent installation of Maryland State Police uninhabitable. The police department is community art, which draws citizens to s a police officer who rides a still working out of construction trailers the trailhead. set on a tract of land deemed part of the bicycle, I am often called upon Keith Holt emphasized the hurdles his Lafitte Corridor. I got to know the to participate in local cycling Chicago community experienced. streets of New Orleans well as I walked initiatives, and on several There, the Active Transportation everywhere so as to get a feeling of occasions have presented at the annual Alliance faced trail challenges which what I would need to address during my Maryland Bicycle Symposium in seemed insurmountable. Holt found Annapolis, Md. As the result of my lecture. himself trying to determine why presentation at the 2008 Symposium, In the first set of presentations, I found Chicagoans were not using the trail I had the good fortune to be invited to myself in great company with folks system beyond the Lakefront Trail. His participate in the 2010 Rails-to-Trails from all across the U.S., including research revealed that many didn’t use (RTC) conference in New Orleans, Compton, Ca., Brooklyn, Ny., St. Paul, the trails because of a lack of bike shops called Urban Pathways to Livable Minn., Richmond, Va., Chicago, Ill.; offering maintenance, sales and storage. Communities: Building Partnerships for Cleveland, Oh., and San Jose, Ca. His focus then was to bring smaller bike Healthy Neighborhoods. The focal Presenters were recognized for their shops back to the communities so those point of the conference was New efforts to increase popularity of in and about the city would have Orleans’ efforts to develop a 3.1 mile greenways in their communities. The resources to support their riding. corridor of abandoned train and canal word ADVOCACY was everywhere. My lecture was to be short, focusing on ways into a greenway linking over seven Each presenter provided insight into the communities throughout the Katrina- a brief overview of safety concerns and ups and downs of making their what constitutes the feeling of safety. torn area. They requested that I give a community project a reality. presentation on “The Role of Police We each have a “comfort level” in Creating Safe Pathways.” which represents our feelings of safety. Does walking through The goal of the event was to gather London’s Heathrow Airport, with transportation, public health and every police officer carrying a urban planning professionals in New submachine gun or handling a Orleans for an exciting two-part police dog make you feel safe? conference. The focus was to Does sitting in your living room, explore key strategies for building doors and window barred closed effective partnerships to stimulate and “protected” by a $5,000 alarm the development of healthy, Miquela Craytor from the South Bronx system make you feel safe? Safety is all walkable and bikeable neighborhoods, Greenway – recently recognized by the a perception. Rest assured, walking and to restore and rebuild American Society of Landscape alone through an unfamiliar city such as communities. Key partners from public Architects for transforming a “dumping New Orleans lowered my level of health, smart growth, environmental ground” into a waterfront park – shared comfort – thus making me feel less safe. justice, community development and the misgivings New Yorkers have about As police officers, we recognize that no active transportation participated in a greenways coming to the inner city. matter what we do, there will never be a series of sessions that examined Many people were and still are afraid place immune to crime, and nor will implementation and benefits of livable that if the greenway comes to their there ever be a place you can feel communities from multiple angles. The neighborhood, property values will soar. completely safe. Our job is to reduce overreaching goal was to bring together Lower income residents were afraid of the risk and provide a haven in which local and national experts to engage the being run out of the Bronx because they our citizens can feel safe, thus raising issue of livable communities from the would not be able to afford living their comfort level. There is no single streets of New Orleans to the hallways adjacent to the park’s benefits. answer; all we can do is work to keep of Capitol Hill. Jacob VanSickle from the Morgana Run everyone vigilant towards everyone’s So jumping a plane, I headed to the land Trail and the Slavic Village safety. Super Bowl XLIV Champion New Development in Cleveland, Oh., painted The ensuing discussion was refreshing – Orleans Saints. After finding my hotel, a grim picture of their initial efforts, but and unique. Ideas were tossed around I ventured forth to the registration hotel. elaborated on how they got the and a healthy buzz filled the room. The city still has a vibrant feel about it, community involved through dog walks, Speaking with the representatives from but I started to get the “up close and skateboarding clubs and pedestrian fairs. Compton, Ca., was fascinating. Their personal view” of post-Katrina New His community worked hard to promote, issues mostly dealt with the stigma Orleans. City streets and sidewalks are program and advocate for their trail associated with their community, which still heaved and many buildings are system. Their efforts have been listed as condemned, “ready for (Continued on page 12) IPMBA NEWS, VOL. 19, NO. 2 11

Supporting Urban Pathways

(Continued from page 11) the cultural and economic history of New I came away with the feeling that diverse is often affected by gang wars and Orleans and the city’s relationship to the communities are trying to challenge the homicides. Imagine trying to get people larger landscape. single-handed grip the automobile has on to come out of their houses and walk There are some hurdles to overcome: Americans. Advocates are pushing the along a trail which runs through the political wants, financial needs and envelope to resolve problems of middle of “gangland!” It is amazing to bickering are just a few. But the vibrant congestion and overcrowding of our think that police and fire/EMS units have community seems to want the project. streets with gas guzzling automobiles. to deal with such conditions, all the while This became ever so apparent after the There continues to be a push to make trying to promote community harmony. tour of the Corridor, during the first-ever room for transit, bicycling and walking. Daunting in itself, but the community is Party on the Greenway! This event, part Communities are trying every possible trying to demonstrate there is more to it of the Urban Pathways conference, was innovative idea to find sustainable and than the rumors and accusations of being a hosted by the Rails to Trails Conservancy, magical places which significantly hopeless place. Friends of Lafitte Corridor, the Urban increase the quality of life. Child obesity, As the day progressed, the topics seemed Conservancy and Catholic Charities/ air pollution, community involvement, to return again and again to “safety.” I Sojourner Truth Neighborhood Center. economics, and safety are all reasons we found myself in a few heated The event featured music by the Treme need to improve upon our communities conversations about why the police Brass Band, food from Dooky Chase, a and the people who visit them. community isn’t more aggressive nor raffle for a children’s bicycle and free bike IPMBA plays an integral part in the more involved with these important topics. helmets to the first twenty kids who development of these grassroots There was true passion for every arrived with their development efforts. community discussed, and we all had the parents or guardians. More and more, EMS, same goal: a viable community in which Everything at the event As bike cops and Police and Security will we all could be proud and safe. was free and was open medics, we can help be sought to address to everyone, and The highlight of my speaking role and trip improve safety and safety concerns in our was an afternoon stroll along the Lafitte everyone did come – communities. We can Corridor Greenway. There, the Friends of engineers, politicians, encourage more respond not only by police officers and Lafitte Corridor are seeking to preserve people to get on their providing manpower, but and revitalize the Corridor and adjacent EMS crews, neighbors also by offering advice, neighborhoods from the French Quarter to young and old, kids bikes more often. and advocating for such Canal Boulevard. The Friends advocate and grandparents. efforts. We can become for and facilitate the creation of a Games were played, more involved in weaving greenway that encourages active living people danced, and the weather Education, Engineering, and Enforcement and economic development and links cooperated. into a tight fabric by supporting our local neighborhoods, cultural features, historic What struck me the most were the kids advocacy groups in their community sites, retail areas and public spaces. and their upbeat attitudes. I was humbled development goals. As bike cops and medics, we can help improve safety and The 3.1 mile abandoned land tract when I played soccer with a five-year-old encourage more people to get on their traverses seven neighborhoods in one of who was born shortly before Katrina. His the areas hit hardest by Katrina. The mom painted a picture of life before and bikes more often. Friends of Lafitte Corridor have laid out a after the storm. She described her Chris Davala has been an IPMBA Instructor clear means to provide a safe path of evacuation ordeal and how she was glad since 2001 and has served on the Board of travel for individuals and families between she left before the storm hit the hardest. Directors. He established the first bike patrol homes, schools, businesses and She had both uplifting stories and sad unit for the Maryland State Police, and has participated in the National Bike Summit, the community resources. They are looking to ones, but most of all, I think she genuinely wanted to have someone listen to her Maryland Bike Symposium, and other events increase transportation options, especially sponsored by Maryland’s One Less Car for people who do not have access to cars, plight. She wanted someone to listen to her wish for the greenway to open up and (www.onelesscar.org). He can be reached at as well as provide useful community space [email protected]. to be shaped and used by the residents of provide a haven for her and her neighbors. neighborhoods adjacent to the Corridor. As I walked back to my hotel, I had a At the same time, they anticipate that stimulating conversation with several improving the corridor will enhance attendees of the conference, all of whom recreational opportunities for all residents were likewise fascinated by the and visitors, including the elderly and community we were visiting. The disabled. Just by walking a portion of the gathering of minds was refreshing. destroyed railroad tracks, I learned how

the project will also educate visitors about

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14 INTERNATIONAL POLICE MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION, Spring 2010 The 24th Toronto International Bicycle Show Industry by Scott Elliott, PCI #915 brought me back to my first show. Dave is a recent convert to Niagara Regional Police Service (Ont., Canada) the cycling world through triathlons. He had recently purchased am always amazed at what Maureen can get me to do for a bike, but needed all the other gear to go along with his ride, so free stuff. I must say, though, that this was not exactly a he asked me to take him with us this year. Like a tour guide at chore. I have been going to the Toronto Disney, I led him through the 200,000 square foot International Bicycle Show for about ten years, show. He confessed that he was overwhelmed by and I look forward to it each year. the sheer volume of vendors in the Marketplace area, so I managed to sort through the 105’s, There are a number of reasons I enjoy my Ultegra’s, XT’s, Presta and European-sized shoes to annual spring pilgrimage. First, there is get him what he needed. He readily admitted that something about taking my first steps into the he could not have done it without me. I got a warm building that remind me of Christmas morning and fuzzy feeling all over, and it was great to help as a child. Second, there is no better place to spend someone else’s money for a change. On that get great deals on everything cycling. Third, it note, my son actually did not outgrow last year’s has become a tradition for the last few years which my older son cycling shoes for the first time that I can remember, so I and I have shared. managed to get away with only buying him a pair of shorts. I This year, like a parent watching their children’s eyes as they spent less than usual on myself as well. come down the stairs on Christmas morning, I eagerly The show is divided into two main areas with some other anticipated the look on my friend’s face as we entered the show. activity areas in the wings. The Marketplace area is the section (I’ll call him “Dave”, because that’s actually his name). Dave was a Bicycle Show “virgin” and the utter awe on his face (Continued on page 16) IPMBA’s Corporate Members IPMBA proudly recognizes the following organizations for their continued support and assistance to IPMBA and the profession of public safety cycling. They have helped to ensure that we can continue our mission of providing education, training, and resources for public safety cyclists worldwide. To become a corporate member, contact Maureen at [email protected] or 410-744-2400.

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Toronto International Bicycle Show (Continued from page 15) smelled it as soon as for Toronto-area bike shops to come and unload excess stock. you walked through This year, the deals were particularly sweet. The other main area the front doors, which is for manufacturers, tour operators, clubs and interest groups. definitely helped put New parts lines, the latest bikes, charity events and a large you in the outdoor assortment of races and tours are all displayed in booths on this cycling mood. side. Large manufacturers such as Trek, KHS and Shimano, as No, it’s not on the scale of Interbike and I did not attend in an well as the lesser known Canadian road and time-trial bike official IPMBA capacity, but the Toronto International Bicycle maker, Argon 18, were represented. I am a fan of Argon 18; my Show is a great place to get motivated for the upcoming cycling son and I both have Argon road bikes and we love them. season and pick up some great deals as well. Those of you who Something new this year was a 24-hour spin charity event for live within driving distance of Toronto might want to think about local cancer treatment centres. It is actually the 10th year of the attending next year, or checking out the smaller scale fall show. event but the first time at the bike show. Bands and speakers For more details, check out www.bicycleshowtoronto.com. entertained the riders as they pedaled to raise money for these Scott has been a police officer for 23 years and on bicycle patrol for worthwhile charities. eight years. In addition to being his department’s IPMBA Instructor, he There were also the usual side events such as the BMX jam, the is a member of the St. Catharines Cycling Club and has been racing Pro BMX and mountain bike indoor race course, the Meta Bikes triathlons, mountain bikes and road bikes for over ten years. He is also active in mountain bike instructional camps and bike rodeos. He can be Trials Competition and a carpeted Kid’s Cycling Zone to reached at [email protected]. entertain the little ones. Sadly, the indoor dirt course was absent. I must say I did miss the smell of the soil. In past years, you 16 INTERNATIONAL POLICE MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION, Spring 2010 Book Reviews: Cycling Training Books Industry by Scott Elliott, PCI #915 training, then this book could be Training Bible, by Joe Friel. Niagara Regional Police Service (Ont., Canada) beneficial. The first chapter examines the Also available from VeloPress, this is the nce again, it is amazing what I will age-old debate of volume versus intensity best book I’ve read for getting you started and comes out on the side of intensity do for free stuff. Maureen sent me and organized for being more important to fitness than an e-mail some months back and training for any type of volume. Then, ways to increase asked me if I wanted some free racing. Friel’s writing performance are examined. Chapter 3 training books. The only catch was that I style is clear and discusses muscle physiology, which I would have to write a review on them for explanations of every found a bit too complex, but some may the newsletter. “What the heck”, I said, aspect of periodization find it useful. Bike fit and testing are “They’re free.” What is better than that to training are included. covered in the next two chapters. In my a cop? This was the basis for opinion, the most informative chapters are As public safety cyclists, it is imperative the Periodization the ones on high-intensity and resistance that we are in a good state of physical Training workshop that training. These are the “meat” of the fitness to do our jobs effectively. I would I presented at the last book, and if you could only read two take this further to say that the better two conferences. chapters, these would be the ones. Other shape we are in, the better we can perform Topics examined topics include flexibility, workouts, our duties. I don’t know anyone who has include the science of training plans and even recipes for eating all the time in the world to train, so using training, self right. This book covers cycling training in time wisely to maximize the effectiveness assessment, season great detail which is definitely beyond of a workout would be high on most planning, racing, what the beginner or casual cyclists needs. people’s priority lists. To accomplish this, recovery and training But if you have grown stagnant in your a structured, organized training plan is a diaries. Friel training or are looking for that extra edge must. If your cycling goes beyond work, emphasizes the to gain speed, this is the book for you. to club rides or racing, structure is even importance of avoiding more important. Training Plans for Cyclists is geared more overtraining and towards the beginning to intermediate burnout through smart Over the years, I have done a lot of rider, particularly one who is striving training. He also has reading to develop my plan. Having an towards a specific goal. Part 1 covers the other training bibles for opportunity to read two more books only basics: elements of training, intensity and road racing, triathlons enhanced my understanding of cycling volume, nutrition and equipment. The and heart rate training. fitness. The two books I read are from next four parts were what I liked best VeloPress: Maximum Performance for If you have any about this book – 16 specific training Cyclists: The Physiology of Training by inclination to get plans to help you achieve different types Michael J. Ross ($18.95 U.S.) and involved in a race or of goals. Part 2 consists of distance ride Training Plans for Cyclists by Gale event, it is wise to plans for a 30-mile ride, a 100-km or 50- Bernhardt ($21.95 U.S.). adopt a structured mile ride and two century ride plans – one training plan to help Both books were worthwhile reading but to complete the ride and one to achieve a you get there. These each has its unique merits, depending on time goal. Part 3 covers multi-day tours three reads will what the reader is seeking. of varying length and mileage. Part 4 definitely help you to I found Maximum Performance for addresses mountain bike racing, starting train effectively and with an entry level beginner race, and then Cyclists to be on the advanced end of the efficiently. spectrum. If you have been riding and progressing to 100-mile races and a 24- VeloPress offers a wide racing seriously for many years and hour event. Part 5 is for those who don’t range of other books, including The Time already have a grasp on the basics of have a specific riding goal in mind, but would just like to Crunched Cyclist, Weight Training for build a strong Cyclists, Andy Pruitt’s Complete Medical foundation of fitness. Guide for Cyclists, and Bicycling & the Strength training and Law. For more information or to place an stretching round out order, visit www.velopress.com or call the material. (800) 811-4210. In addition to these Scott has been a police officer for 23 years and two books, I would on bicycle patrol for eight. He is his highly recommend department’s IPMBA Instructor, is a member of the St. Catharines Cycling Club, and has another book that I been racing triathlons, mountain bikes and have used as a basis road bikes for over ten years. He is also active for my training for in mountain bike instructional camps and bike almost ten years: The rodeos. He can be reached at Mountain Biker’s [email protected].

IPMBA NEWS, VOL. 19, NO. 2 17 News from the UK Weathering Storms on Many Fronts

contacted the planning team in my force as we Matt Langridge, PCI # 869 councillor, Malcolm Mildren, who chaired a Thames Valley Police (UK) police the area where the rowing and kayaking public meeting at which the news emerged. will take place. I have been asked for my He told the Northampton Chronicle: “You Hello World! opinion on choice of bikes, etc., so we may be would have thought riding a bike would be getting somewhere. So, what has been happening common sense, it’s the kind of thing where over here since we last cozied We are still suffering from the adverse reaction you can either do it or you can’t. I’ve not up next to the fire for a chat to the so-called 93 page “bike patrol doctrine” ridden a bike in years, but I'm pretty sure I that was the subject of much misunderstanding and a (insert beverage of could get on one and not be a total disaster.” choice)? - fuelled derision last year. Northamptonshire police has defended itself. Well, for starters, we had Recently, Northamptonshire Police received an A spokeswoman said the course would some weather. Near the end enquiry from a local Councillor about why the of 2009, torrential rain (almost 10 inches in 24 bikes that his Council had partly funded were include such non-standard cycling matters as hours) in the north resulted in some of the not being used. They explained that the “how to use the bike as defence if worst flooding for years and, sadly, on 20th officers scheduled to use the bikes would not confronting an offender”. November, the death of Police Constable Bill be allowed to do so until they had undergone a Now that bit sounds useful, though I’d be Barker of Cumbria Police. Bill was trying to 10 hour course (remember, we do our training surprised if there was much more to it than differently over here – most of the classroom stop motorists crossing a river bridge at a) holding the bike up in front of you by the Workington, which had been weakened by the input is done by way of pre-read). Cue the frame as a sort of improvised shield and b) if force of the flood water. The bridge collapsed ranting and raving about wasting public money under him and he was swept away. His body and how everyone can ride a bike. possible, pedalling away at full speed. I've used both over the years, although the was recovered from a beach at Allonby later On 22nd March 2010, The Telegraph wrote: that day – the day before his 45th birthday. former method only once during an “Police force shelves bike plan over training. We also had a lot of snow. Since we are not unfortunate incident involving a very big, A police force has shelved plans to put irate driver and an ill-thought out hand used to it, falls of an inch or so are enough to officers on mountain bike patrols because grind the country to a halt, but we had two gesture on my part. they need more health and safety training.” dumps of between four and six inches in some I’m instinctively sceptical, even hostile, to places, and the whole country blanketed. This The news website of the BBC carried this the sort of ‘it’s health and safety gone mad!’ article on 23rd March 2010: really brought on the pains with schools stories which litter many papers these days. closing and people struggling and, in a lot of “A move stopping Northamptonshire police But I have to admit I’m struggling here. cases failing, to get to work. Emergency riding bicycles on patrol until they have a 10- Aside from the obvious – fulfilling a legal Services were stretched to the limit, responding hour lesson has been called health and to persons trapped in vehicles, traffic accidents, obligation to minimise the chance of the safety ‘gone too far’.” and medical emergencies. These are the times force being sued by a cycling officer who when we show our true colours. I don’t know One journalist, Peter Walker, however, takes a tumble – can anyone think how you about other Forces, but in mine, officers and approached it in a more level-headed manner. could possibly fill 10 hours? His article on the Guardian blog (which staff took several hours to get in to work, Or am I being unfair? After all, a child included a photograph of bike patrol officers trekking miles across country to do so. We completing just two of the three levels on will not be defeated by the weather. As for me, descending a set of steps) asked: the Bikeability scheme usually requires I put away the skinny-wheeled road bike and “Is a 10-hour cycling course for police a around eight 90 minute lessons. Why should got the mountain bike out for the commute. waste of time? No problems at all, just a little bit slower. Like we deny police officers – who might not start I tell folks who look gob-smacked as I ride into What might Northamptonshire police on the off as regular cyclists – the same chances to the car park – never underestimate the power course be learning in this time? If you ran learn good habits? After all, not even of one-wheel drive! the course, what skills would you cover? Bikeability students usually have to hunt We are now well into the planning for the 2012 First we had the 93-page guide for police down and tackle miscreants from the saddle. Olympic Games. For me, this is an ideal time officers contemplating the onerous task of So here are my questions: is this a waste of riding a bike. Now we have the compulsory time? And if you ran the course, what skills 10-hour training course. would you cover?” If people in the Kingsley and Parklands area This blog posting initiated some lively of Northampton were wondering why a discussion. As a result, I think some of our planned fleet of intrepid bobbies on bikes colleagues in the City of London Police have had yet to be seen on the streets, their local invited him to attend and take part in their newspaper has uncovered the reason. training. I have asked Peter to keep me Apparently, police bosses have decreed that updated on how he got on. If his original article is anything to go by, I think we will get officers need a 10-hour training course a balanced and well thought out article post- before they are permitted to start riding on training. Charlie Irvine “supervises” the building of the Olympic Stadium. duty, meaning they will not be deployed before the summer. Well, I will leave it at that now. to thrust cycle patrol to the forefront and get This has brought a predictably withering Don’t forget folks, keep riding and keep safe. those involved in the strategic planning for the various events to “Think Bike.” I have response from one independent local Matt Langridge

18 INTERNATIONAL POLICE MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION, Spring 2010 IPMBA BOARD 2009 By the Numbers Instructor Corner PRESIDENT David Hildebrand (’12) hroughout 2009, IPMBA instructors Donald Erb; Jeff Eubank; Kurt Feavel; Paul Denton PD reported conducting 400 classes, training Guse; Eric Hall; Thomas Harris; Robert 601 E Hickory, Suite #E Denton TX 76205 approximately 3600 public safety Hatcher; Karl D. Hinze; Stephen Jordan; 940-349-7956 cyclists. 80% were Police Cyclist Aram Kaloian; John Kerrigan; Edward Lada; [email protected] courses, 9.5% were EMS Cyclist courses, Kenneth LaMulle; William Laramee; Joe 7.5% were Security Cyclist courses, and the Ledesma; Jess Leyba; Glenn Marshall; Ray VICE PRESIDENT rest were combined. Of the 3400 eligible McCahery; Curt McIvor; Michael Mefford; Neil Blackington (’10) Boston EMS students, approximately 20% joined as Thomas Moreland; Jeffrey Natysyn; Wren 767 Albany Street certified members – slightly lower than in Nealy, Jr.; Roger Nelms; Ken Nutter; Robert Boston MA 02118 2008. About 95% of membership and Olson; Derek O’Neill; Scott Perrin; Jason 617-343-2367 certification applications were submitted by Ray; Kyle Roodberg; Robert Seidenkranz; [email protected] instructors as part of their course materials – Jeff Sennett; Mike Shaw; Frank Shaw; Svend SECRETARY significantly higher than in 2008. D. Sheppard III; Michael Siney; David Smith; Jeff Brown (’11) Unfortunately, with fewer classes taught and David Sparango; Shawn Splivalo; Eric Struss; Dayton PD money tight, there were fewer new Jeff Taylor; Richard Troy; Eric Vann; Sean 335 W Third Street memberships than in 2008. IPMBA Winzar; Eugene Zurybida. Dayton OH 45402 welcomed 36 Police Cyclist Instructors, 12 937-333-1108 IPMBA membership applied for by 50-99% of EMS Cyclist Instructors, and one Security [email protected] students*: Anthony Beran; Jerry H. Bradley; Cyclist Instructor to the instructor cadre. Ron Burkitt; Roger Callese; Joshua Cools; TREASURER Instructor Facts & Figures Richard E. Coy, Jr.; James Donaldson; Bruce Bernie Hogancamp (’11) Homewood PD Most classes taught: 9 (Mike Wear, Fowler; David Gerber; Joseph Guetter; Paul 17950 Dixie Highway Metropolitan PD, DC); 7 (Aaron Feathers, Hermans; Charles James; Ronald Kalomeris; Homewood IL 43114 Memphis PD, TN; Aram Kaloian, Wayne Monte May; Craig Medley; Erno Nandori; 708-206-3431 County Airport Police, MI; Al Simpson, Todd Prevost; Ronald Schlegel; John Segard;

Pompano Beach PD (ret.), FL); 5 (Paul Jeremiah Smith; Rose Steagall; Brian Switala; CONFERENCE COORDINATOR Kurt Feavel (’10) Hollingsworth, Orange County SO, FL; Tony Gregg Tinkham; Kathleen Vonk; Jason UW Madison PD Valdes, Miami Dade PD, FL.) Westbrook. 1429 Monroe Street Madison WI 53711 Most students taught: 133 (Mike Wear, *Certifications received by December 31, 608-262-4520 Metropolitan PD, DC); 82 (Aaron Feathers, 2009. [email protected] Memphis PD, TN); 76 (Bob Hipple, Membership Facts & Figures Indianapolis Metropolitan PD, IN); 72 (Chris At the end of 2009, IPMBA had members in EDUCATION DIRECTOR Porter, Abington Twp. PD, PA); 68 (Paul Mitch Trujillo (’12) every state except Hawaii, New Hampshire, Boulder PD Hollingsworth, Orange County SO, FL) and Vermont. The top five membership states 1805 33rd Street Boulder CO 80301 Most students who applied for IPMBA were: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Maryland, 303-441-4488 ext 02744 membership & certification*: 38 (Bob and Florida, using home addresses. Using [email protected] Hatcher, Delaware PD, OH); 37 (Jamie work addresses, Maryland and Florida switch Cheatem, UMBC PD, MD); 26 (Scott Elliott, places. Approximately 6.6 percent of INDUSTRY LIAISON Niagara Regional PS, ON); 23 (Monte May, members lived outside of the United States, in Charlie Summers (’10) Illinois State University PD Kansas City PD, MO); 28 (Wren Nealy, the following countries, listed in order of 700 W College Cypress Creek EMS, TX). number of members: Canada, the United Normal IL 61761 IPMBA membership applied for by 100% of Kingdom, Australia, the Netherlands, 309-438-8631 Germany, Turks & Caicos, and West Indies. [email protected] students*: Jeff Bergeron; Daniel Bowen; George Bowman; Michael Campbell; Jamie Thank you all for your support in 2009; we EMS LIAISON Cheatem; Kristopher Conwill; Brian look forward to a better year in 2010! Marc Zingarelli (’11) Copenheaver; Dwight Edwards; Scott Elliott; Circleville FD 586 Court St Circleville OH 43114 740-474-3333 [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR Robert Hatcher (’12) Delaware PD 70 N Union St Delaware OH 43015 740-203-1100 [email protected]

IPMBA NEWS, VOL. 19, NO. 2 19 Have yours NewsNewsin time from fromfor the the UK UK summer! st Member News 21 Annual IPMBA Conference ADVANCE CALL FOR INSTRUCTORS AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS st he 21 Annual IPMBA Conference will be held April 9-16, 2011, in Richmond, Virginia. Pre-conference courses will be scheduled April 9- 13, and the conference workshops will take place April 14-16. If you are an active, IPMBA-certified instructor and are interested in teaching at the conference or pre-conference, you must submit a Call for Instructors and Workshops form, which will be available from the IPMBA office shortly after the 2010 IPMBA Conference. You will be asked to outline your bicycling, work, and teaching experience, including non-bicycling-related $31.95* Paperback • 264 Pages • © 2008 expertise and/or instructor certifications. From the International Police Instructors will be selected for the pre-conference Mountain Bike Association in training courses as well as the core conference conjunction with Jones & workshops. Bartlett Publishers comes The Complete Guide to Public It’s easy – just follow these steps! Safety Cycling. STEP ONE: Contact IPMBA HQ at [email protected], www.ipmba.org, or

The Complete Guide is the 410-744-2400. Ask for a Call for Instructors and Workshops form (available single most comprehensive after the 2010 conference). source of in-depth information STEP TWO: Select a Topic. Stop hoarding your in-service training ideas. on starting a bike unit or enhancing an established bike STEP THREE: Write your Proposal. Follow the guidelines carefully. unit with tactical and technical tips on everything from basic STEP FOUR: Submit your proposal to IPMBA HQ by June 30, 2010. equipment needs to detailed STEP FIVE: You will be notified of the Education Committee’s decision in insights on policy, early fall. maintenance, training, legal issues, and much more. This Note: Even if you have presented workshops at past conferences, you must still essential resource will guide submit the form. Past inclusion does not guarantee future acceptance. Even if public safety personnel and you have taught at the conference or pre-conference in the past you must agencies seeking to put the submit an updated form. No exceptions! wheels of a public safety bike unit in motion!

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Come on y’all, to the 21st Annual IPMBA Conference! April 9-16, 2011, in Richmond, Virginia Submit your training request now! The Capitol City of Richmond is home to the 550-acre James River Park system, renown as one of the premier urban mountain biking destinations in the country, as well as the nation’s only urban Class III-IV whitewater rafting. The 11-mile trail network has been showcased during the Xterra National Cup Series, while the city has opened its streets to the National Duathlon Championships on- road racing cycle. Downtown Richmond, with its many neighborhoods, parks, and business districts, offers an ideal training ground for all forms of public safety cycling. History abounds in the River City; Civil War buffs will find it difficult to concentrate on training as they take in such significant sites as the Tredegar Iron Works, the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, the White House of the Confederacy, and the miles of battlefields surrounding the city (download your maps now from www.civilwartrails.org). Southern hospitality abounds, from the newly renovated Marriott Richmond to the many restaurants, pubs, and night spots tucked into the historic Shockhoe Bottom. Bring the family for a road trip into history at nearby Colonial Williamsburg or thrilling rides at King’s Dominion, Busch Gardens, Water Country USA, and Great Wolf Lodge. Pre-Conference Courses: April 9-13, 2011 Conference: April 14-16, 2011 http://www.ipmba.org/conferences.htm

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(Continued from page 1) busy doing my FLASHWEAR…” Well, they weren’t so good that matched their color scheme, I would now call “rubber at keeping secrets. It couldn’t have been more than a week later pants” fabric. Only, it was for their shorts. Sorry, guys, it was when Stu Bracken and Gene Miller from Tacoma Police the best available at the time. Department entered my shop. They said, “Hey, we see you can High quality and good fit didn’t come cheap. Before high- make stuff for our bike team. We’re desperate for new shorts”. performance fabrics were the Ok, here we go. Shorts. (At that time, they were pretty “short” “norm”, the prices were high, shorts, 6” inseam or less, for the “average” making the retail cost high, too. But guy.) How could I refuse? They returned compared to buying a wool shirt and shortly thereafter, saying, “if you can make pants to cut up into shorts, it soon these shorts, why can’t you make jackets proved cost effective to purchase and other things?” So I did. I made Goretex® seat covers, helmet covers, and good bike gear. hi-tech underwear for winter cycling. So, doing what I do best, I “sized” up the situation (and the guys, too). Fast forward a few months. “Beat the I watched how they performed their Streets” needs vendor attendance. What duties, measured their bodies, and could be better than strolling along the West developed the first generation Seattle waterfront, watching cops on bikes uniforms: padded under-liner, outer show off their skills? I still didn’t realize shorts, and a vented shirt using Lycra mesh panels. One of the just how much of a need there was for good first things I had noticed was that they had to remove their duty uniforms and gear. Again, I saw uniform pants cut off into gear, and practically their entire uniform, just to use the shorts with no pads, wool shirts, heavy body armor with cotton restroom. There wasn’t a front fly in anything! Thank goodness canvas covers, cotton socks. I’m sure that’s where Reno 911 got I made them some great Lycra mesh, padded undershorts…with their ideas! And who can forget the “look” on Pacific Blue? a front fly. I heard it over and over again; no-one was listening to what they So, they were all set in their new gear, and my parting words really needed. The more I listened, the more excited I became to were, “don’t tell anyone where you got this stuff – I’m really (Continued on page 23)

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(Continued from page 22) The entire city was abuzz with all of these To keep up with current “styles”, shorts make very high-tech gear that fit well, cops and medics. Sponsoring some of the inseams are getting longer, and a little with lasting quality. hospitality events was most memorable! baggier all over. Keep in mind, though, Then: “Viva Las Vegas-1992”. Some I’m sure those of you attending will recall that maneuvering on a bike is easier when conference called IPMBA. I knew this your last night at the Swiss tavern, huh? your clothing has stretch, and fits your would be the deciding factor about the I know Mike Goetz would! body well. If you want the “baggy” look, cops on bikes uniform business. I The EMS groups coming on the scene take care to wear a good, padded gathered all I had, and headed east for an opened up more color combinations, as compression bike short underneath. experience I will never forget. One of the well as slightly different uniform Longer lengths may be stylish, but avoid most memorable moments was meeting requirements. They needed some special having them so long that the fabric gets Tom Woods, then a sergeant from Denton pockets. They didn’t need the extra caught on the bike seat. Cotton should be Police Department, and to this day, one reinforcement areas for guns and other replaced with hi-tech fabrics with good very good friend. “Would you be able to equipment that the cops needed. They moisture-management, from your feet to modify some expensive uniforms we’ve weren’t concerned with stealth. Visibility your fingers, and all the way to your head. already purchased” he asked. I replied, was the name of the game for them. The Your body will appreciate the extra care. “Well, let me have a look. If I can do it at brighter and more visible, the better. Over the years, I have enjoyed educating a price you can live with, I will”. I guess But those white cotton tube socks were both new and seasoned bike cops about no one else offered …and that was the still around. A pack of 20 at Kmart, and technical fabrics and functional uniforms. start of a true relationship. I have I do it not just to sell a product, but attended every IPMBA conference also to provide information that will since Las Vegas, and each year, I help you select the right gear. have met new attendees and new What hasn’t changed since I started challenges. this business? Bike cops and bike Soon, FLASHWEAR became medics still want to look good. They BRATWEAR, which stands for want to be comfortable in their Bicycling Regulator and Tactician. uniform, no matter what the weather Clever, huh? I was hooked. conditions. They still enjoy being In 1994, we were part of “Project measured for their uniforms (we joke Harmony”, sending bright red and that they pay extra for me to measure black uniforms to Russia while them)! I’m honored to have been a IPMBA instructors did the training. part of IPMBA since the “early” days, and I still get a rush putting you Later, with the mid-‘90’s influx of guys and gals into Bratwear. You all federal grant monies, we got to wear it well! “design” uniforms for some special Sally strikes a pose in Nashville with Hamilton County Ranger Darrell Hannah and Chattanooga Police th Community Oriented Policing Trying to capture 1/10 of my Officers David Streip and Scott Randolph. Photo Courtesy experiences with IPMBA would take program groups. They didn’t all Sally Swanson. have to follow the strict uniform pages, and ages. And since that colors/specifications, so we found space isn’t available (and I still need the guys were good to go! Thankfully, time to make uniforms), I’ll just say to all ourselves making black-and-teal, black- that has changed, and high-performance, of you: thank you for sharing your and-fuchsia, and some great black-and- ankle-height socks are now the norm. purple. (Of course, we labeled all of the friendship and your biking experiences colors “Police Purple”, “Police Teal”, What has evolved over the years, or come since I first joined you in Las Vegas! etc.). For some departments, we color- full circle in some cases, is the question Bratwear will continue to make the best matched their jackets to their police bikes. whether to be highly visible, or more uniforms by listening to you. We help stealthy. The debate weighs the concern What fun we had. you perform your jobs better, and that for officer safety/visibility from motorists makes us perform our job better. Then came 1998, and the IPMBA against the importance of NOT being Conference. What better place to have a visible to the bad guys. These days, we’re Happy 20th, IPMBA! Here’s to all of us conference than in your own hometown? seeing a greater demand for reflective having incredible memories of those As I recall, that was the year a medic from prints and trims on all uniform pieces. times, with hopes of many more to come. Olympia kicked butt up our hilly Tacoma Today, we see about a 50/50 mix of two- Sally has attended every IPMBA streets. I was proud that several of the Conference since 1992, when she guys rode over to Bratwear during their toned shirts, either in polo style, or the traditional uniform-style shirt. The exhibited under the FLASHWEAR name. training to have lunch, tour the plant, and She can be reached at meet all of our employees. Having my uniforms have great eye-appeal, and the [email protected]. crew put faces to the names of those we fabrics function to keep the wearer made uniforms for was quite a treat. comfortable.

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