| One of ten identical bikes issued to PCSOs
in North Yorkshire. The frames are liveried and they are fitted with the
usual white light to the front and red to the rear. |
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| This silver mountain bike is a Giant
Terrago. It is one of four bikes used by Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police
in London. The only emergency warning equipment fitted is a white light and
an air horn. The bottle can be pressurised using a normal cycle tyre pump.
The red plate then folds down and operates the very loud horn (see inset). |
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| This is a Hampshire Police Smith &
Wesson cycle stopped at the side of the road. |
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This photo shows the Hampshire police cycle patrol uniform. The Eastleigh
officer is wearing reflective body armour over a white polo shirt with
combat trousers. |
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A very different patrol bike is this
electrically-assisted Eco-bike Tornado. It is fitted with wire spoked wheels
and is all-silver. It is used to patrol Hyde Park in London. It has 'police'
wording on the frame and panniers. |
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| This is a British Transport Police cycling
police officer. He uses his bike to patrol the track-side paths around
Livingston, near Edinburgh. |
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| A closer look at the cycle. Notice the
subtle 'police' wording and lack of emergency warning equipment. To get from
the police station to the patrol area, the bike and officer go by train - of
course! |
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| A Thames Valley police officer on cycle
patrol. Notice the microphone appearing from the helmet, and the spiral
cable to the handle bar. This cable is linked to a push-to-talk switch so
communication can be made whilst cycling without any loss of control. |
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| Another cycling police officer practices
advanced cycle control skills on a training course. |
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| An example of an experimental police cycle
livery. |
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| Cycle patrol officers are taught how to
quickly block a road for crowd control using their cycles. |
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| Two officers watch a demonstration ride by
an American police officer and IPMBA instructor trainer. |
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| A Northumbria policeman leans over as he
turns his police cycle at speed. |
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| This cycle cop flies through the air after hitting a ramp
at speed. |
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| A police officer on 'cycle patrol'
practices sliding the back of his bike around to point in the opposite
direction. |
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| This is a City of London Police cycle, used
in the 'square mile'. It has a rack-top black bag with police logos, as well
as 'police' writing on the specialist mountain bike frame. The rear has a
small matrix of flashing lights, and the front has a similar arrangement but
with a handy notepad on top! |
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| An officer wearing a standard police helmet walks his police
bike through the streets. It has panniers for paperwork etc. but no lights
or siren as it is normally used for community policing work and not
emergency responses. |
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| A police officer riding a Smith &
Wesson specially-designed mountain bike. |
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| A sergeant practices slow-speed maneuvers on
his white mountain bike. Notice the 'police' wording on the front and the
blue lights. |
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| To increase the presence of the cycle when
it is not being ridden, this one has a high-visibility cover on the rear,
complete with police logos. This is useful when the bike is being used to
block a street for example. |
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| It is unusual to see a police inspector on
bike patrol. This is North Yorkshire's Nigel Tottie, a qualified emergency
cyclists' trainer. |
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| West Yorkshire police started using
mountain bikes in Leeds at the end of 2004. Here is an example of their
chosen equipment. It is a white S&W mountain bike and has blue lights
and a siren on the handlebar, and a liveried rack-top bag. The West York.
riders are in the background. |
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| This is an example of a North Wales police
mountain bike. It is liveried in reflective battenburg markings, just as you
would find on police motor vehicles. Notice the cycle-specific uniform of
the officer. |
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| This is Nottingham Police's Meadows bike
patrol team. These photos were taken when the unit was first set up in April
1999. The bikes are fitted with two large white lights to the front. Also
notice the uniforms are a mix of cycle-specific and standard clothing: the
helmets have miniature boom microphones fitted, but the footwear remains
standard leather shoes. |
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| Another of Nottingham's cycle units,
heading out on patrol. |
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