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The rear view of the bikes. The battery…



The rear view of the bikes. The battery for the warning indicators is housed in the small yellow box on the back, along with a spare TETRA radio battery and, in the sergeant’s bike, a first aid kit. The large yellow cover (with all of the sponsors listed) hides an A4 sized document wallet for paperwork. Each bike also has a lock fitted.

An exclusive first look at a North Yorkshire…



An exclusive first look at a North Yorkshire Police mountain bike. Five of these bikes will be used for patrolling Acomb. This is the first one to come back from the police workshops where the battenburg markings were added. This photograph is taken in the York Cycle Heaven workshops where the lights and sirens will be fitted.

With police cycles being relatively new to the…



With police cycles being relatively new to the UK, there are no fixed standards and designs and equipment are continually being tried out. Here we see the same bike with a few alterations. It has had blue lights added to the front, a flashing red light at the back as well as more livery.

Attending a emergency cyclists training course are ambulance…



Attending a emergency cyclists training course are ambulance and police personnel from around the UK, including Tees, East and North Yorks Ambulance, London Ambulance, North Yorks Police, South Wales Police, Northumbria Police and Kansas Police Department (USA). The attendees are (from left to right) Gerard Morgan, Monte May (instructor), Kevin Rogerson, Ian McCloud, Ben Whiteway, Russ Harper, Steve Harvey, Sean Clarke, Claire Tinker and Mark Inman.

York police’s community cycle unit expanded on 6…



York police’s community cycle unit expanded on 6 October 2003. Here are the officers at a training day, (from left to right) Sergeant Nigel Tottie, PC Helen Williams, PC Colin Sutherland, PC Ben Whiteway, PC Russ Harper, PC Steve James, Acting Sergeant Jo Smith, PC John Hebblethwaite and PC Steve Harvey.

Many of the emergency cyclists that attended this…



Many of the emergency cyclists that attended this seminar brought their bikes along to compare and contrast models and equipment. This example is used by West Midlands Police. It has a high-visibility cover for the bag, a white and a blue light and siren.