Hampshire's scheme under the bikesafe umbrella is called Edge44 - to quote from the website: "Edge 44 is the scheme that Hampshire run under the Bikesafe initiative in partnership with the Road Safety Unit of Hampshire County Council and the Police supported by the Motorcycle Industry Association. This is a rider assessment which lasts for about 4 hours and is conducted by one assessor to two riders where ideas and tips are exchanged on riding skills, other areas included are winter riding tips, suspension set-up, actions at the scene of a collision and security measures available for bikes and kit. The dates are arranged by mutual agreement between all of us." http://www.bikesafe.co.uk/Bikesafe/Bikesafe2000/england/hampshire/hampsh ire.html I did this yesterday and have to say it was exactly what I needed. The bulk of the time (in all nearly 5 hours) was spent concentrating on road positioning - really using the road instead of the 'car driver' approach I'd had up until then. It was all out of town stuff in the Hampshire countryside. It also included discussing hazard awareness and as Peter, our assessor, put it "travelling as smotthly and quickly as possible form hazard to hazard". In sumamry: recommended. -- jeremy '02 Fazer 600 in blue _______________________________________ jeremy at hireserve dot com
Mind you if you're riding a bike the Bikesafe course is the one that'll keep you alive long enough to do the GCSE.
So your such a good rider you don't need to attend any course to improve your riding then eh ? Luck is a marvellous thing, the OP is trying to maximize his and good on him for doing so.
O'Contraire. Back in the summer, I was trying to get booked onto an advanced training course. It got cancelled. A fortnight later - and practically on the doorstep of the guy doing the course - I was crushed beneath the wheels of a Volvo, my bones were broken, my bike was trashed. NAHAY(TM)?
I believe that is (or will) be re-arranged... ie DC hasn't forgotten. Speaking of which, is it to early in the year to ask if you'll be doing your thus-far regular July 'annoy the neighbours and set fire to stuff' event this year?
Aye I think it would, I'm just seeing it flying away behind me in the distance.... way way way over my head. back to lurking methinks.
I hope so. I've asked DC if it would be possible to do short refreshers for some people rather than the full w/e, that *may* incorporate the Platy w/e ;o) And he said *yes* Now I've only got to discover that my next handling engagement in the doggie world will be that fr*gging w/e. -- Lesley CBR600FW SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster) BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12 BONY#54P BOB#18 Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally
What, too early, or yer not annoying the neighbours? -- Cheers! Fr Jack 96 Tiger. FRJACKUKRM AT GMAIL DOT COM skype: fr.jack (without the dot)
Hmm, well traditionally (ie the last 3/4 years) we've done a full weekend, planned to coincide with Platy's BBQ - thus giving 3 or 4 people who otherwise may not have been in Bristol the chance to a) get the training b) attend the Platy Conflag. With that in mind, can you not do your short day at another point - ie leave it the way it is - or do a full course (Promise to not put you with anything below 599cc!) ?
