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 […]
Encouraged to take the next step to advanced training Our PSNI BikeSafe Coordinator, Trevor Kirke, first met Stephen Mills five years ago when Stephen, a local riding instructor, attended a BikeSafe workshop to provide advice and information on how to access further advanced training. It was only after chatting for a while that it became […]
The PSNI BikeSafe Team have taken delivery of a fully electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire motorcycle. This bike is liveried up in police colours and fitted with emergency lights and sirens. One of the very few fully electric motorcycles on the market, the Harley-Davidson LiveWire has an open road range of over 160 kilometres and boasts 104 bhp. This […]
I came away a better rider” – feedback from RAF BikeSafe workshops is hugely positive “I came away a better rider” – feedback from RAF BikeSafe workshops is hugely positive Feedback from Royal Air Force personnel who have attended a BikeSafe workshop has been hugely positive since the collaboration was launched earlier this year. In […]
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 […]
The Royal Air Force and Police BikeSafe are collaborating to provide 600 BikeSafe workshops free-of-charge to RAF motorcyclists, starting in 2021 and for the next four years. RAF motorcyclists should contact their local MT sections for further information. Northamptonshire Police and Air Cdre Shaun Harris (Assistant Chief of Staff A4 – HQ Air Command) encourage […]
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 […]
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. […]