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What Police Need to Learn about Cycling

December 18, 2014/in Education, Enforcement/by Tamar Wilner

In part 3 of his comprehensive overview of police and cycling, Kirby Beck explains:

  • What police need to learn
  • How to get heard by your local police department
  • Why changes in police departments need to come from the top
  • Plus: why you need the AAA on your side.

“You need to start reporting things,” Kirby urges cyclists. “They’re not going to know it’s a problem if they don’t hear from you and hear from your friends.

“Now I know the cops will go, ‘Why did you tell them that? That’s all we need is more calls.’ Too bad! Too bad.

Police officers riding double file on Mills Street, Orlando, Florida

“See, I’m not going to be happy until we don’t have to have special programs to do bike enforcement because it’s part of what cops do every day, we don’t have to spend a lot of money on bike lanes and other facilities because we’ve got roads, and people can use those roads. They’re there for everybody, it’s a public right-of-way.”

Beck is a retired police officer and a trainer with the International Police Mountain Bike Association. In Part 1 of this series, he took us through the fascinating history of police cycling, and gave an overview of the current state of enforcement of bicycle law – or lack thereof. In Part 2, Beck explained how to deal with police citations and how to effectively report incidents to 911.

Tamar Wilner
Tamar Wilner

I am an assistant professor at the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas. I also serve as Chief Bridge-Builder for the Journalism Bridging Project, a collaborative effort to draw news outlets and academic researchers together through initiatives big and small.

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Police Have Issued You a Cycling Citation. Now What?

October 8, 2014/1 Comment/in Enforcement/by Tamar Wilner
cycling law enforcement

In part 2 of his comprehensive overview of cycling law enforcement, Kirby Beck explains:

  • What police mean when they describe something as a “problem” (hint: it’s different from how you or I might use the word)
  • How to effectively report incidents to 911
  • How to deal with police citations (step one: stay calm!)

Beck is a retired police officer and a trainer with the International Police Mountain Bike Association.

In Part 1 of this series, Beck took us through the fascinating history of cops on bikes, and gave an overview of the current state of cyclign law enforcement – or lack thereof. In part 3, he will discuss what police need to learn about cycling law enforcement.

Tamar Wilner
Tamar Wilner

I am an assistant professor at the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas. I also serve as Chief Bridge-Builder for the Journalism Bridging Project, a collaborative effort to draw news outlets and academic researchers together through initiatives big and small.

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I am a technical illustrator and graphic designer with over 30 years as an urban bike commuter, recreational group rider and ride leader. I am convinced that the greatest challenges facing American bicycling are a lack of education and a destructive belief system about our public roads.

Through CyclingSavvy, Mighk Wilson and I created a toolset for bicyclists to enhance their preferred style of riding. Together, we can transform our traffic culture to recognize that roads are for all people, not just motorists.

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