police bikesafe

[busasean]

has anyone done the police bikesafe? i'm booked on for fri june 10th with kent plod and just wondered what to expect.

[BillyC]

Lots of us have done this now...

... Expect a great day out, and to learn a great deal!

[Nouf]

:stupid:

[coombest]

:stupid:

:-k ???

[Moriarty]

Yes - its a great thing to do. Even if its just to find out that you're riding sensibly and doing the right thing.

Its a wee bit tedious at times with all the lectures, but at the end of the day, you get a few good riding pointers from some of the best trained bikers in the land and riding around with your own police escort it quite a lot of fun. Especially if you get stuck in traffic...

[Jabba]

Yeah....great fun, and you'll find that the coppers are human too (well, most of the time :lol: ).

Funny seeing how other road users modify their behaviour when the spot the :plod: ......... :twisted:

[adam]

yes! It's a good day out. A lot more than just riding so GO even if it's ****ing down and you're hungover :lol:

[REEVESIE]

Just booked my Bikesafe on September 18th at The Warren South London.

Doing this with the Father-in-law. I just hope he remebers to take that extremley loud p$ss taking exhaust off :D

[Peter Henry]

Might be a silly question,(but I am going to raise it anyway!) but do you get any kind of certificate or paperwork indicating that you attended/completed such a course?
If yes,then would it not be a good thing to keep on you with your license when out riding in case you get a tickle? Just thought if you are being pulled for something "minor" the Cop might see from this that you do actually take your road riding seriously and might just give you the benefit of the doubt? :lol: Only a question mind! :oops: 8)

[Well Oiled]

I did a bikesafe at Stoke-on-Trent the other weekend. No tedious lectures, just a five minute pre-brief, 45 min ride out with police rider, 15 minute debrief, with lots of good advice and tips. Then they even gave us free bacon butties and a mug of tea, and we sat around chillin with the riders.

By the way - yes you do get a certificate to say you've completed the course, and a goody bag with keyring, pen, stand pad etc.

Not bad considering it cost nowt.

I live near Derby and I'm amazed that Derbyshire police don't take part - our roads are some of the most popular in the country, and the most deadly (Cat & Fiddle especially). Why aren't Derbyshire putting something on?

One of the riders told me that every road fatality costs over a million quid with emergency services plus all the investigations that follow. That would pay for one heck of a lot of bikesafe days, so it has to be the best investment, even just looking at £££££'s.

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Doing this with the Father-in-law. I just hope he remebers to take that extremley loud p$ss taking exhaust off :D

They turn a blind eye to race cans... unless it really IS taking the ****, of course.

Did anyone else do bikesafe and think it really wasn't all that? :?

[SVeeedy Gonzales]

Yeah....great fun, and you'll find that the coppers are human too (well, most of the time :lol: ).

Funny seeing how other road users modify their behaviour when the spot the :plod: ......... :twisted:

That just struck me... in a way bikesafe may be slightly "unreal" compared to normal road riding - if the other people on the road act differently (better) when they see police, when you're out alone they'll act worse and present more risks...

[busasean]

Might be a silly question,(but I am going to raise it anyway!) but do you get any kind of certificate or paperwork indicating that you attended/completed such a course?
If yes,then would it not be a good thing to keep on you with your license when out riding in case you get a tickle? Just thought if you are being pulled for something "minor" the Cop might see from this that you do actually take your road riding seriously and might just give you the benefit of the doubt? Only a question mind!


yep, this is one of the things i asked. kent police give you a goody bag and cert. which will go along side my license and I.A.M. card in my wallet. kent police take you out over 120 miles, but charge £40,this includes lunch. should be interesting anyway.

[mattSV]

Sveedy wrote:-

Jabba-the-Hutt wrote:
Yeah....great fun, and you'll find that the coppers are human too (well, most of the time ).

Funny seeing how other road users modify their behaviour when the spot the .........


That just struck me... in a way bikesafe may be slightly "unreal" compared to normal road riding - if the other people on the road act differently (better) when they see police, when you're out alone they'll act worse and present more risks...

When I did my Bikesafe, the coppers rode their own bikes so it might have been a bit more 'real world'. My copper had a CBR600 - the best laugh I had was pulling out of junctions and then caning it (where the limits allowed :wink: ) and watching hime caning it to catch me up.

A great day, learnt loads - planning on doing it again

[squirrel_hunter]

Not done bikesafe but did do my I.A.M test and learnt loads!

They sound similar but the I.A.M is a full course that take place over a couple of weeks where your instructor has more time to observe and help you out. Plus you get a certificate and quilifiy for insurance discount! If you like the bikesafe course do your I.A.M test

PS I'm not on the I.A.M payroll :wink:

[busasean]

doing my I.A.M. at the mo... interesting! got to say i found their book really patronising though.

[Flamin_Squirrel]

I'd like to do IAM, but quite frankly if it's anything like bikesafe I don't see the point.