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Bike Patrol Officers: the First Line of Defense an Eventful Year Events Fall 2007 ipmbaNewsletter of the International Police newsMountain Bike Association IPMBA: Promoting and Advocating Education and Organization for Public Safety Bicyclists. Vol. 16, No. 4 An Eventful Year Bike Patrol Officers: by Maureen Becker Executive Director The First Line of Defense t has been an eventful year for IPMBA. The big event, of course, was the 17th by Mike Woida Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept. (IN) Annual IPMBA Conference. While it is nothing unusual for IPMBA to hold a conference, this was the first to be hosted by an EMS agency – East Baton Ed’s Note: Mike Woida will conduct a workshop Rouge EMS. The conference was a success, not only in its implementation, entitled State and Local Anti-Terrorist Training Ibut also as demonstration of the important and integral role of EMS cyclists within th for the Patrol Officer during the 18 Annual the organization. IPMBA Conference, April 24-26, 2008, in Also eventful was the release of IPMBA’s guidelines for international relations. Indianapolis. This 4.25 hour workshop is After exploring a number of options, IPMBA came to the conclusion that the most designed to help bike patrol officers maximize effective way of pursuing its mission in the international venue was to adopt an their unique relationship with the community in affiliation model. Using this model, IPMBA will affiliate with like-minded public order to prevent terrorist activity. For more safety cycling organizations throughout the world. These organizations will be information or to register, visit www.ipmba.org, responsible for developing their own country-specific training materials and or request a conference registration packet via operational guidelines, but they must be aligned with IPMBA standards in order to mail or e-mail. be considered for affiliation. IPMBA will continue to welcome international public s we are all aware, the utilization of safety cyclists as members, presenters, authors, and conference attendees, and will bike patrol officers by a police to support the efforts of its friends and affiliates overseas. The guidelines were department enhances the agency’s debuted at the fifth annual Emergency Services Cycling Seminar in London, where overall effectiveness in combating the nascent Public Safety Cycling organization hopes to become among the first A crime and developing a strong bond IPMBA affiliates. The affiliation guidelines are available from the IPMBA office. with the community. The bikes serve as a Another eventful occurrence was the introduction of a new supplement to the marked patrol cars and foot ...the crowning merchandise supplier. Starbright Creations has been offering patrols in use by the department. Their versatile achievement of IPMBA logo merchandise since June, and their products are mobility on the streets, over the sidewalks, and garnering rave reviews. Favorite items include the mock through alleyways, coupled with the use of the year was turtleneck shirt and the pullover fleece, both of which are the release of perfect antidotes to the onset of cooler temperatures, and the (Continued on page 31) the Complete Mocean Metro Pique short-sleeved polo shirt, available with or without the Instructor embroidery. With the holiday Guide to Public season fast approaching, be sure to leave this copy of IPMBA inside Safety Cycling, News lying around, open to page 25, or bookmark your Board List.............................................30 2nd Edition. favorite logo item at http://www.companycasuals.com/ Instructor Corner ..................................27-30 IPMBA/start.jsp. A little hint can go a long way. IPMBA Corporate Members..................14 Finally, the crowning achievement of the year was the release of the Complete Issue Focus: Events...............................5-12 Guide to Public Safety Cycling, 2nd Edition. Released in late August, this book EMS Bike Team Deployment............10 represents a collaborative effort between IPMBA and Jones & Bartlett Publishers. Races and Rides ...............................5 Relying More on Bike Patrol.............5 More than just an update of the Complete Guide to Police Cycling, this book is an You Look Sick ..................................11 up-to-the-minute resource for all public safety cyclists. Drawing on the expertise of Member News .....................................23-26 more than 70 contributors, the new Complete Guide has immediately become the News from the UK ...............................21-22 definitive work on the subject and is being enthusiastically adopted by IPMBA President’s Column ..............................2 instructors and their training facilities. If you do not already have a copy, add it to Product Purchase Program ...................15-18 your holiday wish list – more information can be found on page 27! Product Reviews Even though summer is over, the public safety cycling season shows no signs of Dynamik Trail Bike by RANS ...........20 coming to an end. Holiday events like parades, shopping sprees, festivals, visits Teaching an Old Bag New Tricks .....19 from Santa, and first night festivities will keep police, EMS, and security cyclists busy well into 2008, and before you know it, it will be time for the 18th Annual IPMBA Conference, April 19-26, 2008, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Keeping you up IPMBAto Speed! NEWS, VOL. 16, NO. 4 1 President’s Column 2007: Another Good Year Another summer has come and gone and many Talk to others, explore ideas, and develop new strategies for departments are putting their bike patrol equipment how your department uses their bikes. The bottom line is: don’t away for the season. I hope that this past year has rest on your laurels, strive to make your bike patrol better each been a successful one for your bike unit. In my year. One of the best ways to achieve this is to attend the community, the police department re-established annual IPMBA conference, which will be held April 19-26, their bike unit to be used on a daily patrol basis 2008, in Indianapolis. You should have already received your after a several year hiatus. They have already conference registration packet in the mail. If not, you can find logged many outstanding arrests and are quickly it on the conference page at www.ipmba.org or contact the re-establishing positive office to request one via mail, fax, or email. community relations in the downtown In closing, I would like to thank all of the business area. These are things that all of Think outside IPMBA members and staff for the hard work us have known for years, but as budgets that went into developing the new Complete are cut, so are bike units. Without a city the box and Guide to Public Safety Cycling. This was just councilman who as a police officer started a vision when I was IPMBA’s Education the bike patrol almost 20 years ago, this look for ways Director, and it has finally come to fruition. revival may not have happened. I’m very proud of how we as an organization Of course, many of you are still out there to do your job came together and developed the new manual, riding – some parts of the country are still and how we established a partnership with experiencing bicycle-friendly weather and better. Jones and Bartlett Publishers that will last for in the Southern Hemisphere, spring is just years to come. I hope you enjoy reading the arriving. No matter where you live, keep new material and find the updated information riding as long as you can. Your bike is one of the best tools for useful. With the new manual, IPMBA shows why we are truly public safety work and with the advances in clothing materials, the leader in public safety cycling. you can stay warm and dry year-round. Remember to layer properly. And remember that frostbite can come on quickly, so keep yourself protected. Many of us have been on bike patrol for several years. It is easy Jim Bowell to become complacent and conduct our patrol the same way day in and day out. We establish a routine and don’t deviate much from it. This is just human nature. Now is the time to 18th Annual IPMBA Conference: Keeping you up to Speed! start researching new uses for bikes for the upcoming year. April 19-26, 2008, Indianapolis, Indiana Think outside the box and look for ways to do your job better. BE AN IPMBA INSTRUCTOR! ipmba news Newsletter of the Want to become an IPMBA-Certified Instructor? INTERNATIONAL POLICE MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION 583 Frederick Road, Suite 5B Baltimore, MD 21228 PH: 410-744-2400 ~ FX: 410-744-5504 all 410-744-2400 or email [email protected] to E-mail: [email protected] obtain an instructor application packet. In the Web site: www.ipmba.org C Jim Bowell simplest of terms, to become an Instructor, you must IPMBA President Maureen Becker meet the criteria outlined in the packet, apply to Executive Director; Managing Editor Jennifer Horan IPMBA headquarters, be approved, then register for Design and Layout Copyright 2007 © International Police Mountain Bike and attend one of the Instructor Courses. Association (IPMBA). Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Check out www.ipmba.org for information The International Police Mountain Bike Association is a non-profit educational organization providing resources, networking opportunities, and training for public safety on the upcoming instructor courses! bicyclists. Next course: Interested in submitting an article? Interested in advertising in IPMBA News? April 19-23, 2008 ~ Indianapolis, Indiana Call Maureen (410-744-2400) for information. 2 INTERNATIONAL POLICE MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION, Fall 2007 IPMBA NEWS, VOL. 16, NO. 4 3 Instructor Corner 4 INTERNATIONAL POLICE MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION, Fall 2007 Slow speed skills, precision braking, and the ability to go up and down stairs and curbs are just a few examples of the skills essential to public safety cyclists who work events. Whether providing medical support, crowd management, or overall safety, EMS, police, and security cyclists impact events in ways their four-wheeled counterparts cannot.
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