All Officers selected for the bike patrol team are volunteers. Bike patrol officers receive comprehensive in-house training in the special requirements of Law Enforcement bicycle employment. Officers can in most cases approach subjects silently. Officers can cover a more broader area on bicycle than on foot. Bicycles can go places which are inaccessible by cars.
Bicycles are cheaper modes of transportion than cars.
Depending on shift manning levels, one or two bicycle patrol officers are routinely assigned to bike patrol duty when seasonal conditions permit. When not assigned to bike patrol duty, the officers continue to perform their regular police duties.