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International Police Mountain Bike Association (IPMBA)
Address : 583 Frederick Road, Suite 5B
City : Baltimore
State : Maryland
Zip : 21228
Country : U.S.A.
Phone : 410-744-2400
Fax : 410-744-5504
Website : http://www.ipmba.org
Contact Person : The Secretary
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Association Activity : The year was 1880. Automobiles had not yet appeared on the scene. Another form of wheeled transportation, the bicycle, was all the rage. Frustrated with dirt roads that often became impassable after the lightest rain, early cyclists were among the first to organize to improve and pave America's highways. This was the "genesis" of the League of American Bicyclists (L.A.B. or "The League"), today widely recognized as the grandparent of all cycling organizations.

One hundred years later, police departments were looking for a practical way to balance the personal touch of a walking beat officer with today's need for mobility. The demand for information on the use of bikes by law enforcement spurred L.A.B. to organize the first "Police on Bikes"® Conference. Held in Tucson, Arizona, in 1991, this first gathering produced the idea that police cyclists could benefit from an association that would facilitate the sharing of information and establish training and equipment standards. The following year, at L.A.B.'s 2nd Annual Police on Bikes® Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, the International Police Mountain Bike Association (IPMBA) was formed as a separate division of L.A.B. Founding members included officers from across the United States and Canada.

One of the most well known programs offered by L.A.B. is their Effective Cycling® (E.C.) certification. Taught by certified instructors across the country, L.A.B. is able to educate cyclists how to safely, legally, and efficiently use bicycles as a means of transportation. In addition to the skills and knowledge imparted to E.C. students, the program has proven worthwhile for cyclists who found themselves in court after being injured in a vehicle accident. E.C. certification has been recognized as evidence of serious training in safe, legal riding techniques.

Officer Allan Howard, of the Dayton, Ohio, Police Department, and Officer Kirby Beck, of the Coon Rapids, Minnesota, Police Department, are both E.C. Instructors and founding members of IPMBA. They realized that a similar program, tailored to the needs of police departments and incorporating police tactics, was one of the most important services IPMBA could offer its members.

In April of 1993, after months of planning, ten instructors from across the U.S. gathered in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to present the first, four-day IPMBA Police Cyclist Course® (PC) to 90 officers from the U.S. and Canada. The curriculum included what any bike officer should know about safe riding, police tactics, maintenance, emergency skills and legal issues.

The 3rd Annual Police on Bikes® Conference was held immediately after this first PC Course. More than 250 North American peace officers attended three days of workshops and exhibits. Citizen patrol groups, storefront operations, community policing, officer selection, bicycle maintenance and patrol tactics, were among the many topics discussed.
 
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