Little did I know how much information I would learn Dear BikeSafe, I would like to say a huge thank you for the opportunity to attend your workshop at Stafford Police HQ. I really wasn’t prepared for the breadth of motorcycle skills covered by the team during the day. Barry and the team were very welcoming and […]
Just to again extend my thanks to Shaun and Fletch (Warwickshire Police) for delivering my BikeSafe workshop back in April, which I have taken so much from.Particular highlights being how Police Motorcyclists observe the road ahead. The commentary ride behind Fletch was truly mind blowing. Spotting an HGV over the crest of a hill, probably […]
Former Police Motorcyclist, TeapotOne was invited by Devitt Insurance to attend a BikeSafe workshop with the Metropolitan Police, serving as a good refresher and opportunity to explain the reasoning behind Roadcraft and why police motorcycle training is underpinned by the police rider’s handbook (Roadcraft). TeapotOne delivers his account of the day through two excellent video […]
LambChop had not done any advanced motorcycle training since gaining his full motorcycle licence back in 1992. Our friends at Devitt Insurance invited him to attend a BikeSafe workshop with the Metropolitan Police Service (BikeSafe-London) and he thought this would be a good opportunity for his own skills MOT. He said he was rather shocked […]
I’m now 56 and came back to bikes about five years ago I started riding motorbikes when I was about 14, mostly 125’s off-road, given I didn’t have a licence at the time. I then ‘graduated’ to an FS1E moped when I was sixteen, before shifting to cars when I got my licence and passed […]
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I signed to attend a Derbyshire BikeSafe workshop. I’ve done RoSPA, IAM and a BikerDown course and thought it would have similar content. There were five other riders on the course, plus three Police Motorcyclists delivering the workshop. The other riders were from all walks of life and of […]
I was so nervous about attending BikeSafe I think today has to go down as one of my top 100 day’s of my life. I was so nervous about attending BikeSafe and less than two weeks ago, I had been contemplating selling my motorcycle. I’m so glad that I attended this police workshop today as […]
Excerpt from RiDE magazine article June 2021 – There are some statistics you need to know before I talk about the BikeSafe course, mainly because they are the driving force behind why it exists. Motorcyclists make up 2% of the road users yet account for 25% of the fatal collisions with an average of 60 […]
Hello to the Thames Valley Police BikeSafe team at Taplow. Many years ago, I attended one of your BikeSafe workshops. This started with the classroom motorcycle safety/theory session and then out on the bike for an observed ride with a police motorcyclist. We stopped and had feedback on my riding. It was this feedback that […]
A platform from which I could undertake some advanced motorcycling On Saturday 17th April, 2021, I woke up early and travelled to Northallerton Police Station HQ, on a sunny but cold morning, to take part in a North Yorkshire Police run BikeSafe course. Arriving in time to fill up the tank before the course started […]