Prevent Your Bike Patrol From Failing

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="03ed4c00dduajq.gif"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="95" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="91"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="46" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Three Reasons Your Bike Patrol </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>will Fail</B></I></FONT></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial" ><B>Security Training and Consulting</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Security Training and Consulting"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Security Bike Patrol Training"><U>Security Bike Patrol Training</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Training Tips"><U>Training Tips</U></A>   |   <B>Prevent Your Bike Patrol From Failing</B></div> <div> Prevent Your Bike Patrol From Failing</div> <div> <B>Three Reasons Your Bike Patrol Will Fail</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT></div> <div> Security Bike Patrols are popping up all over the United States as security departments come to realize the benefits the patrol brings to their department.  Unfortunately, too many of those patrols fold before the potential of that benefit is ever realized.  The good news is that there are three main contributing factors to the failure of most security bike patrols.  Now you can avoid these factors and help ensure that your bike patrol is the best that it can possibly be.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Inadequate Training or No Training At All</B></div> <div> Many security departments make the mistake of thinking that all they need to do is place their security team members on a bike and let them ride.  The theory behind this is that we all learned how to ride a bike when we were young, what could be different now?  The fact is, the bike is a tool, just like any other piece of equipment carried or used by your department and for that tool to be effective it must be used properly.  The only way a tool is used properly is if training is provided that demonstrates how to use the tool.  You wouldn't give your team members a loaded gun without training would you?  Sure, it is an extreme example, but not teaching your team members how to use a bike properly is just as dangerous to the success of the patrol.</div> <bR> <div> Another problem many security departments face is that they provide their team members with the wrong training all together.  It is important to remember that you are a security department and, therefore, the training you receive must be geared to your specific needs.  Many security departments rely on law enforcement to train their bike patrols and while there is nothing wrong with the law enforcement training, it just isn't practical for security purposes.  Because most law enforcement agencies have little understanding of the needs of security, they often teach techniques that while perfectly relevant for law enforcement, cause private security professionals liability or threat of possible negligence.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Failing to Place One Person In Charge Of The Patrol</B>  </div> <div> While this may sound like a minor thing, it is probably, single handedly the reason for many bike patrol failures.  Your bike patrol will be away from the main group of security professionals and because of this, they will need their own supervisor, one who understands the needs of the bike patrol and who has the authority to implement changes and insure that proper techniques are being followed.  It is this supervisor who must also ensure that the bikes receive proper maintenance and will the be the main person responsible for the patrol's success.  Departments who have not placed <B>one</B> actual authoritative person in charge of the bike patrol have often found conflicts and disputes and, more often than not, watched their patrol deteriorate into complete failure. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Failure To Have Full Time Bike Team Members</B>  </div> <div> Many security departments offer their team members the option of being in the patrol on some days and being in regular security on others.  While this may initially sound like a good idea, in actuality it limits your team members' ability to master the techniques necessary to insure the program's success.  When team members only ride the bike on certain days, they never really adjust to the techniques, body positioning and discomfort factor associated with the bike.  This not only limits the team member's effectiveness, but also tends to make the team member hesitant to ride at all.  A bike patrol is not a post and cannot be treated like any other rotating position.  For a bike patrol to be successful, it's members must be dedicated to full time riding.  </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A> today and find out how to make your bike patrol as effective as possible through proper training with proven security techniques. </div> </td> </tr></table></body>