Buy this as a start:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorcycle-R...5855028&sr=8-1
I live in Southampton and I'd say I'm a very safe rider, I never break the speed limit, quite good with hazards (I assume no one else knows how to drive) and I know when I've made a questionable decision on the road.
I've only been riding 2 yrs though and I'm not very good at being authority so I probably wouldn't be able to help you