Expert Witness and Consultant Specializing in Bicycle and Pedestrian Issues.

A crash involving a bicyclist or pedestrian is a tragic and emotional event. It is important that all of the factors and issues that influenced the event are discovered and verbalized when trying to establish fault and liability.

Kirby Beck was a street cop for 28 years, investigating hundreds of motor vehicle crashes, many involving bicycles and pedestrians. An experienced police bike patrol officer, Beck is an internationally recognized bike patrol instructor and instructor-trainer. He was certified in 1988 as League of American Bicyclists Effective Cyclist Instructor #183. Mr. Beck is an expert in issues involving: proper and legal riding techniques, bike/pedestrian legal issues and pertinent statutes, common crash types, nighttime and conspicuity issues, and common cycling hazards.

Kirby is a training consultant and served as the lead law enforcement instructor in the 3-day National Highway Institute (NHI) course entitled Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety and Accommodation, which was sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Bike Patrol Training
An original member of the International Police Mountain Bike Association (IPMBA) Kirby Beck was co-creator of IPMBA’s Police Cyclist™ Course in 1993. The Police Cyclist Course has become the standard of bike patrol training around the United States and internationally. IPMBA Police Cyclist Instructor Trainer #02T, Kirby instructs IPMBA Police, EMS and Security Cyclist Courses