BSUPD on Bikes

 

Overview

Intended to supplement the Police Department's cruiser and foot patrols, the Bike Patrol serves a role in the Department's law enforcement mission and as a positive tool in the Department's philosophy of community policing. The bike patrol unit has been in existence since 1997.

 

Training and Equipment

Bridgewater State University Police Bike Patrol Officers attend an intense three-day police mountain bike course known as COBWEB (Cops On Bikes With Education for Bicyclists.) The course teaches how a police officer should ride a bike, including keeping safe in traffic, dismounting and managing obstacles. It is a course developed in 1990, networking with several organizations throughout the country and designed for police officers by police officers.  Presently, it is the only Self-Certifying Police Mountain Bike Course in Massachusetts.

Bridgewater State University Police Bike Patrol Officers are equipped with their full duty belts, including their two-way radios. They wear a modified uniform designed for comfort and visibility while on the bike.  The police bikes are equipped with headlights, a first aid kit, and paperwork related to the rider's sector assignment.

 

 

Last Modified: September 17, 2011