The highway safety triangle model (engineering, education and enforcement) for increasing traffic safety has proven itself effective for many years. The three elements contribute directly to traffic safety, including pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. With proper law enforcement of pedestrian, biking and motorists laws, crashes can be prevented and lives can be saved.

Law enforcement officers don’t enforce laws that they don’t know and they don’t enforce laws that they can’t defend – yet they are the only people who enforce laws, for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists, to improve safety.

Because officers are in contact with pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists on a daily basis, they are in a unique position to assist with and add credibility to community efforts to encourage walking and bicycling and improve overall safety.

More than 80% of pedestrian and bicycle crashes with motor vehicles involve less than twenty different violations of the law. If officers enforce correct pedestrian, bicyclist and motorists behaviors, they will prevent crashes before they happen.

WE BIKE’s law enforcement training allows for better enforcement for motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. Heightened awareness among law enforcement officers of these violations can lead to better enforcement of laws, modeling of good behaviors, recognizing and taking advantage of teachable moments with pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists.

WE BIKE has developed a unique training program for law enforcement  – starting with a basic introduction of pertinent concepts and statutes in an easy-to-read pamphlet to a full two-day course and everything in between. WE BIKE helps determine the right training strategy for each community.