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 […]
Thankfully as I was already close to the nearside On Tuesday 15 September, at 1630 approximately, I was riding on the B4235 Usk to Chepstow. I was on my way to Tintern to stay the night at the Prava Farmhouse B&B / Restaurant prior to riding back home to Weymouth on Wednesday 16th September. I […]
Do you feel lucky? The sky is blue, and the road is dry, you’re out for a run on your 2×1, aka, the bike. Then, behind you, he appears, as if out of nowhere. It’s a copper on his bike. Point-less trying to shake him off, you correctly guess that he’ll be a better rider […]
Explanation on how to ride safer, smoother and more responsibly I’d like to pass on my thanks to Paul Cumberlidge (Merseyside Police) and the team, as well as Dave Rees (Highways and Streetscene Services, Wirral Council) and all others involved in last weekends BikeSafe course. I found the course really valuable and great value for money. […]
BikeSafe was a great day of learning that has made my riding both safer and more enjoyable Thanks again for your time a couple of Sundays back at the Warwickshire BikeSafe workshop. What was good? Left the day feeling safer Generally had a great, legal ride on some lovely roads Great balance of humour, genuineness […]
Warwickshire BikeSafe team have been working with Norton Motorcycles to enhance the riding skills of the company’s test engineers. This shows the willingness of Warwickshire Police BikeSafe team to work with motorcycle groups in the motorcycle industry and those that use Motorcycles as part of their work with the aim to impart some extra knowledge […]
They say training is the best modification you can invest in for your bike It’s a fine, sunny day in early September and I’m riding out to Northamptonshire Police HQ for my BikeSafe workshop. They say training is the best modification you can invest in for your bike. Let’s see. I’m a born-again biker. I […]
I learned to ride on the flat roads around Lincolnshire in the early 80’s and passed my test in August 1988. The test was a very simple figure of eight around the Grantham streets and an emergency stopping exercise. My first ‘proper’ motorcycle was a Yamaha TZ 250 in a very un-PC Camel cigarettes paint […]
I passed my CBT test almost 25 years ago I joined the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Warwickshire BikeSafe course on the 5th Sept 2020 on what turned out to be both a fun and educational day. I passed my CBT test almost 25 years ago and those initial four half-day sessions was the only formal […]