Police Cycle Patrol

A 2 day course for staff who could make extensive use of the bicycle to enhance their current patrol duties or a 4 day course for instructors to cascade the training to other officers. The course can be designed to suit local requirements and is likely to cover both on-road and off-road riding skills.
The course includes the following topics.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Cycle Patrol
Safe Cycle
Bike set-up
Cycle Control Skills
On-Road Skills
Off-Road Skills
Awareness of the Network
Navigation
Trailside repairs
Health and Safety issues
Clothing
Planning and delivery of sessions (instructor training course)
Courses are delivered by experienced tutors who have a background in cycle training and mountain bike leadership. Some photos from the courses are in our gallery section. Forces who have already participated in training include Strathclyde Police who deploy over 600 officers on cycle patrol, Lothian and Borders Police  and Central Scotland Police.