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Enforcement Training Opportunities Enforcement for Bicycle Safety Enforcement for Bicycle Safety (EBS) is a two-day course that provides police officers with the additional training they need to identify and correct behaviors that lead to bicycle crashes and other bicycle related issues. The course is designed for all police officers who have patrol duties and will encounter bicyclists but, officers who patrol by bicycle and those who teach bicycle safety certainly should attend. Click here to view the table of contents of the training manual. For course registration information within Wisconsin contact: JoAnne Pruitt Thunder - Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Program Manager, Wisconsin Department of Transportation - Bureau of Transportation Safety - 4802 Sheboygan Ave. PO Box 7936, Room 809, Madison, WI 53707-7936, (608) 267-3154, E-mail: joanne.pruitt-thunder@dot.state.wi.us For courses outside Wisconsin contact: Peter Flucke - President, WE BIKE 1144 Hawthorn Rd., Green Bay, WI 54313-5812 (920) 497-3196, Fax (920) 499-8492, E-mail webike@aol.com,. WE BIKE is a consulting company located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that specializes in the areas of education, engineering, enforcement and encouragement for bicycling, walking and inline skating. Established in April of 1993, WE BIKE conducts business on a local, regional and national level. WE BIKE is owned and operated by Peter Flucke a recreation professional and former police officer. IPMBA - the International Police Mountain Bike Association was formed in 1992 as a resource for departments to share ideas, training tips, patrol tactics, information about uniforms, and safety concerns regarding bicycle patrols. IPMBA has a standardized training course, the IPMBA Police Cyclist Course, that is utilized by departments nationwide. Many states have recognized the course through their state training boards. The course is necessary in today's liability conscious society and covers bicycle handling skills, night operations, bicycle maintenance, emergency maneuvers, nutrition, group riding, and other important information. Officers who are members of IPMBA and have passed the National Police Cyclist Written and Road Tests are eligible for IPMBA Police Cyclist Certification. In addition to the Police Cyclist Course, IPMBA now offers four other successful training courses (typically at the annual conference): the Maintenance Officer Certification Course (commonly known as the "MOC"), the Advanced Police Cyclist Course, the Emergency Medical Services Bicycle Operations Certification Course and the Police Cyclist Instructor Development Course (open to current instructors and candidates for instructors). More information is available on www.ipmba.org Enforcement for Bicycle Safety Manual Table of Contents   PAGE Introduction 1 Bicycle History 2 Bicycle Types 4 Why and Where Do People Bicycle? 8 The Highway Safety Triangle 11 Engineering 13 Bicycle Crashes 23 Enforcement 34 Laws 45 Crash Investigation and Reporting 57 Education 61 Bicycle Theft 69 Bicycle Registration 71 Police Bike Patrols 73 On-Bike Training 77 Bicycle Organizations and Contacts 79 Bibliography 83 Appendix A - History of Bicycling in Wisconsin 87 Appendix B - Sample Bicycle Traffic Enforcement Guidelines 90 Appendix C - Pre/Posttest 98 Appendix D - Attitudinal Survey 102 Appendix E - Questionnaire and Opinion Survey on Bicycle Law Enforcement 104 Appendix F - Definitions 107 Appendix G - Bicycle Statutes 108 Appendix H - Bicycle Serial Number Locations 114 Appendix I - …Bicycle Crash Types of the Early 1990’s, Hunter, et al. 115

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