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02-05.-2008, 06:33 AM
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Re: Police cyclists
John Kane wrote:
> The police have a responsibility to properly train their officers so > training costs are reasonable Just because the officers are community > support does not mean that they will not be involved in the type of > crime you mention. Sending officers out on a Halford's BSO is > probably not the best idea. I asked a couple of our local PCSOs about this. Apparently they get some training at a local tarmac cycle track. From the description, some of them start as virtual commplete beginners - they may mot even all complete Bikeability level 1. No-one mentioned on-road training. They said the trainers are in-house, and can't keep up with demand. They seem to be fair-weather cyclists, preferring to walk or take the bus in the winter. In the summer they all want to use the bikes. The bikes have no mudguards but seem good otherwise. I've asked our cycling officer if he can talk to senior police officers to try to get some more advanced training organised. Given how they use bikes, the police and PCSOs ought to be in the same sort of helmets as they'd use walking or on the bus. Colin McKenzie -- No-one has ever proved that cycle helmets make cycling any safer at the population level, and anyway cycling is about as safe per mile as walking. Make an informed choice - visit www.cyclehelmets.org. |
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02-05.-2008, 02:50 PM
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Re: Police cyclists
On Thu, 01 May 2008 22:33:09 +0100, Colin McKenzie
<news@proof-read.co.uk> wrote: >John Kane wrote: >> The police have a responsibility to properly train their officers so >> training costs are reasonable Just because the officers are community >> support does not mean that they will not be involved in the type of >> crime you mention. Sending officers out on a Halford's BSO is >> probably not the best idea. > >I asked a couple of our local PCSOs about this. Apparently they get >some training at a local tarmac cycle track. From the description, >some of them start as virtual commplete beginners - they may mot even >all complete Bikeability level 1. No-one mentioned on-road training. > >They said the trainers are in-house, and can't keep up with demand. > >They seem to be fair-weather cyclists, preferring to walk or take the >bus in the winter. In the summer they all want to use the bikes. The >bikes have no mudguards but seem good otherwise. The PCSOs around here get fairly good training and seem to use their bikes throughout the year. I know three who are NS cycling instructors and go into local schools to deliver Level 1 and 2 cycle training. >I've asked our cycling officer if he can talk to senior police >officers to try to get some more advanced training organised. > >Given how they use bikes, the police and PCSOs ought to be in the same >sort of helmets as they'd use walking or on the bus. This is the best photo I have of a PCSOs bike. www.johnballcycling.org.uk/photos/pcsobike |
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