The UBC Campus Security Bicycle Patrol Team was established in 1992. Currently, there are 16 officers assigned to the full-time bike team. The officers ride in most weather conditions except when it is icy or snowing. The bikes are equipped with bright lights and can be ridden at night without visual difficulty.
Officers generally ride alone or with an assigned partner in groups of two.
This allows bike officers to patrol in areas without burdening patrol officers with routine cover calls. The bike team's main focus is self-initiated activity. Besides the self-initiated activity that keeps the bike team quite busy, the bike officers will also respond to radio calls, if they are near enough for the officers to pedal the distance. The bike team naturally attracts many positive citizen contacts from both the community and the business that surround the University. Officers are encouraged to take the time to promote a positive relationship with these groups.