Every year, the Florida Bicycle Association acknowledges the efforts of individuals and organizations who deliver on the FBA mission to “inspire and support people and communities to enjoy greater freedom and well-being through bicycling.” Nominations are solicited from FBA members, however, anyone can submit a nomination for a wide variety of categories. Enforcement Officer...
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This video is from our first real road ride, Tuesday, Feb 9. Late morning, we headed to lunch a round-about way. The instructors plan routes to use major roads like John Young and US 441 to initiate the officers in operating around large, fast, noisy motor vehicles. It also embeds the principle that bicycles...
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The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of novelists and poets. ~Christopher Morley Last week I got to see another dimension of the bicycle — a crime-fighter’s steed. I also had the pleasure of watching nearly 2 dozen people transform from novice cyclists to proficient bike handlers. On day one, they...
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I’m working on video editing and writing an in-depth post about the LEBA course. In the meantime, I put a bunch-o-photos up on Flickr (this is mostly for the benefit of the officers so they can share with friends and family). These photos exist in a much higher resolution than available on Flickr, so...
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This has been an incredible week! I have hours of video to view, sort and edit. I have hundreds of photos and several pages of notes. I hope to work it into a post in the next few days. But for now, I’m having a couple beers and going to bed. Here are some...
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Today was curbs and stairs, lots of riding in traffic and a night ride. Here are some choice photos from today: The curb mount proved to be surprisingly difficult. There were a number of unceremonious bicycle dismounts during this drill.
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It was blue skies, but cold and windy today. In addition to lots of riding around town, the class worked on bike cop skills today — using the bike to its fullest advantage (and learning how to make it an asset rather than a liability). Here are some photos from today: The day always...
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The weather forecast today was 100% accurate. It started raining at noon, while we were at lunch… on the other side of town. I am very grateful for my rain jacket and rain pants. I felt sorry for the guys in T-shirts and shorts. It was a cold rain, and it poured on us...
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Most of the day was in the classroom, but we spent 3 hours on bikes. I have 4 pages of notes, but I’m wiped out, so a real post will wait. Here are some iPhone photos from today… The class will travel on the road in groups, so they learn to ride in a...
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I have an exciting opportunity this week. I’ll be sitting in on a Law Enforcement Bicycle Association training class at OPD. I’m looking forward to learning more about how law enforcement officers use bikes to do their work. I hope I’ll learn a few bike handling skills I never thought of before, too. I’ll...
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