Post on 27-Oct-2014
Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Training for Law Enforcement
Peter Flucke
• President, WE BIKE, etc.• Former Law Enforcement Officer• Police Cyclist (IPMBA)• Created Enforcement for
Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety course
• League Cycling Instructor• Pedestrian Safety Workshop
Instructor
• Walking• Bicycling• Healthy communities• Established in 1993
Pedestrian & Bicycle Law Enforcement Training - History
• 1995 - Created Enforcement for Bicycle Safety course for Wisconsin DOT
• 2005 - Added pedestrian safety to training
• 2006 – Created Continuum of Training
Where Enforcement Fits In
The Highway Safety Triangle
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Engineering
Education
Enforcement
So What’s the Problem
• Do we have the level of law enforcement that we want? Need?
• Why won’t law enforcement engage more?
Fact:• “Most cops didn’t get into law enforcement
to make the world a better place for pedestrians and bicyclists.”
• “The police receive little if any pedestrian or bicycle-specific training.”
• “The police are not engineering or education experts.”
• “Cops don’t enforce laws they don’t know and that they can’t defend.”
Getting Law Enforcement to Engage
• Fortunately, cops already know how to be Cops &
• They want to help people…
• They just need to learn more about pedestrian & bicycle safety
Training is Key!
• A single training effort doesn’t seem to be enough to engage law enforcement
• Instead, a multi-faceted continuum of training, implemented over time, seems to be more effective.
Pedestrian & Bicycle Law Enforcement
Training Continuum• Brochure• Safety Education
Materials• Roll call videos• Computer-based
training• Classroom training• Instructor training
Pedestrian & Bicycle Law Enforcement
Training Continuum• Brochure• Safety Education
Materials• Roll call videos• Computer-based
training• Classroom training• Instructor training
Pedestrian & Bicycle Law Enforcement
Training Continuum• Brochure• Safety Education
Materials• Roll call videos• Computer-based
training• Classroom training• Instructor training
Pedestrian & Bicycle Law Enforcement
Training Continuum• Brochure• Safety Education
Materials• Roll call videos• Computer-based
training• Classroom training• Instructor training
Pedestrian & Bicycle Law Enforcement
Training Continuum• Brochure• Safety Education
Materials• Roll call videos• Computer-based
training• Classroom training• Instructor training
Pedestrian & Bicycle Law Enforcement
Training Continuum• Brochure• Safety Education
Materials• Roll call videos• Computer-based
training• Classroom training• Instructor training
Continuum Implementation Timeline• January – Brochure• February – Safety education materials• March – Roll call videos• April – Computer-based training• April/May – Classroom training
For More Information:
Peter Flucke – PresidentWE BIKE, etc.
Peter@webike.org(920) 497-3196
(920) 246-8195 (cell)www.webike.org