Derbyshire County Council new riders funding

DCC have got funding to run a Bike Plus course at a discount for those
who've passed their test in the last year. 60 quid instead of 150.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/BIKES/news/news-centre/news-template.jsp?dbid=26413

This and the work being done on the Motorcycle Strategy is impressive.

http://www.derby.gov.uk/HiRes/Travel/RoadSafety/Derby+and+Derbyshire+Motorcycle+Strategy.htm

Why is this sort of support so patchy around the country?

 

Bollocks to the new riders. Those of us who've grown old and fat and only
use our bikes about 30 times a year need access to those courses cheap too!
After going for a ride out on Saturday for the first time since I went out
with you, Matt and Ginge last year, I realised quite how shite my riding
is....

I don't have chicken strips anymore, they're more turkey strips 'cos they're
that much bigger.

And as for riding at a decent speed. Forget it! I was quite happy to stick
at the same speeds I do in the car.

Which, to me, is a very worrying sign....

Dave

 

Lady Nina emerged from their own little world to say

Glos. do one, open to allcomers, even Welsh people [1]
search for the Bikesafe website.

[1] S Wales have one but charge a lot more.

 

I've just had a look at that, 45UKP for the weekend course. I looked at
doing the Avon & Somerset "Ride To Arrive" one down in Portishead last
year but that was about 150UKP IIRC. It was a residential course and
there was no discount if you didn't stay the Saturday night.

http://www.bikesafe.co.uk/

 

Bad form, etc.

Having read the page more carefully I see that it's not a weekend
course. It is actually held on 2 successive Sundays.

 

rb emerged from their own little world to say

Gone up a bit since I did it a decade ago. There was a £7 admin fee and it
was over 3 consecutive Sundays. 2 in the classroom and an assessed ride on
the 3rd. I assume they just have 1 classroom session now.

 

Same as anything worthwhile, really.... :-/

 

Verdigris emerged from their own little world to say

Martyn Hillier has retired [1] and Nigel Murray can't be far off. I imagine
that costs have risen as they have probably put a manager in charge.
Whereas before it was run by a traffic cop who utilised existing resources
and a lot of goodwill from colleagues.

[1] according to his ex-colleague I went to Normandy with last year