Initiated in June 1992, five Police Service Officers were assigned to bicycle patrol on the University Park Campus. The department currently owns 11 mountain bikes which are used for this operation. The bicycle patrol officers logged 6587 miles from March 1998 through December 1998. There are many benefits associated with bicycle patrols. The mobility of the bicycles enables officers to patrol areas more frequently and to move silently in and out of any area.
Bike patrols can move through areas of congestion with relative ease compared to police cruisers.
Violators on bicycles can be easily pursued regardless of the route they may take. Contact with the community increases with the officer on a bicycle being more approachable than those in automobiles. The only disadvantage to the bicycle patrol is weather conditions, so patrolling during the winter months is extremely rare.