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I recently completed a BikeSafe course with Surrey Police and I wanted to share my experience with the forum.
Overall I found the day very enjoyable and came away with a few tips that I can improve my riding with.
We spent an hour or so in a classroom, chatting about riding styles, threats, etc before heading out onto the road for observed rides. We had a 2:1 ratio, which meant we got plenty of time being observed, but enough time to chill out at the back following.
Every 45 minutes or so, we’d pull over, chat about the ride and the police observer would comment on a few things, make suggestions and we’d chat about it all.
The police were never patronising and approached the whole thing with a refreshing level of realism about biking. They’re all bikers themselves when not in uniform, so know what it’s like when there’s a nice twisty B road open in front of you.
It was a fun day, and well worth it if you can get onto the course.
www.bikesafe.co.uk
Overall I found the day very enjoyable and came away with a few tips that I can improve my riding with.
We spent an hour or so in a classroom, chatting about riding styles, threats, etc before heading out onto the road for observed rides. We had a 2:1 ratio, which meant we got plenty of time being observed, but enough time to chill out at the back following.
Every 45 minutes or so, we’d pull over, chat about the ride and the police observer would comment on a few things, make suggestions and we’d chat about it all.
The police were never patronising and approached the whole thing with a refreshing level of realism about biking. They’re all bikers themselves when not in uniform, so know what it’s like when there’s a nice twisty B road open in front of you.
It was a fun day, and well worth it if you can get onto the course.
www.bikesafe.co.uk
