29-01-14, 12:40 PM
Hi all
Jim Sanderson here from the Kent Fire Bike Team. One of your number sent me a link to this thread through our facebook page Kent Fire Bike https://www.facebook.com/kentfirebike?ref=hl and so I thought I'd stop by and clarify a few things for you all!
Biker Down was devised by me in response to a 'gap in the market', as I saw it there was further work needed by Road Safety Practitioners when it came to engaging with Bikers and I realised that what we (Bikers) wanted was practical advice and relevant knowledge as opposed to finger wagging, shaking heads and advice on the fact that Bikes are dangerous!
As has already been said Biker Down started with Kent Fire and Rescue and is made up of 3 modules:
1. Scene Management, based on my own training as a Fire-fighter and the training I deliver to fire-fighters as a Road Traffic Collision Instructor , what to do when you first arrive, considerations and priorities, delivered (in Kent) by yours truly we try to make it staright forward fun, gritty and practical.
2. First Aid Section where we use our own (KFRS) First Aid Instructors and members of the British Motorsport Rescue Team to deliver practical lessons in CPR/HELMET REMOVAL and Managiing MAJOR BLEEDS and TRAUMA as to be expected at a MC accident.
3. The Science of Being Seen. delivered by an Advanced Instructor and Author of many motorcycling texts, Kevin Williams from Survival Skills Motorcycle Training. In this he talks about Hi-Viz and when and why it works but more about WHWN IT DOESN'T! He also discusses the phenonomen of Motion Camouflage and Looming amongst other stuff!
At the end of the course you are issued with lots of practical goodies including an Aide Memoire and First Aid kit.
National Biker Down. There is a BIKER DOWN UK page here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Biker-Dow...100?ref=hl
We now have about 10/11 teams around the UK with Milton Keynes and Wales being very active after Kent (we run two courses a month from Ashford Fire Station). ALL BIKER DOWN COURSES ARE FREE OF ANY CHARGE we are a Public service and you have paid in effect, in your taxes. Ride Skills is £50 and as someone pointed out this is because we have to pay for the track use although Brands Hatch and MSV let us have the rest of the facilities we use all day free of charge because of who we are.
RIDE SKILLS
Is exactly as has been described above except don't be fooled the First Aid on Ride Skills IS NOT THE SAME as a Full Biker Down course.
If you are interested in attending either of these or both, my e-mail is james.sanderson@kent.fire-uk.org and if you are members of this forum lets try and get you all on a course together!
All the best to you all.
Stay Sunny side up!
Fire-fighter Jim Sanderson
Kent Fire Bike Team
Jim Sanderson here from the Kent Fire Bike Team. One of your number sent me a link to this thread through our facebook page Kent Fire Bike https://www.facebook.com/kentfirebike?ref=hl and so I thought I'd stop by and clarify a few things for you all!
Biker Down was devised by me in response to a 'gap in the market', as I saw it there was further work needed by Road Safety Practitioners when it came to engaging with Bikers and I realised that what we (Bikers) wanted was practical advice and relevant knowledge as opposed to finger wagging, shaking heads and advice on the fact that Bikes are dangerous!
As has already been said Biker Down started with Kent Fire and Rescue and is made up of 3 modules:
1. Scene Management, based on my own training as a Fire-fighter and the training I deliver to fire-fighters as a Road Traffic Collision Instructor , what to do when you first arrive, considerations and priorities, delivered (in Kent) by yours truly we try to make it staright forward fun, gritty and practical.
2. First Aid Section where we use our own (KFRS) First Aid Instructors and members of the British Motorsport Rescue Team to deliver practical lessons in CPR/HELMET REMOVAL and Managiing MAJOR BLEEDS and TRAUMA as to be expected at a MC accident.
3. The Science of Being Seen. delivered by an Advanced Instructor and Author of many motorcycling texts, Kevin Williams from Survival Skills Motorcycle Training. In this he talks about Hi-Viz and when and why it works but more about WHWN IT DOESN'T! He also discusses the phenonomen of Motion Camouflage and Looming amongst other stuff!
At the end of the course you are issued with lots of practical goodies including an Aide Memoire and First Aid kit.
National Biker Down. There is a BIKER DOWN UK page here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Biker-Dow...100?ref=hl
We now have about 10/11 teams around the UK with Milton Keynes and Wales being very active after Kent (we run two courses a month from Ashford Fire Station). ALL BIKER DOWN COURSES ARE FREE OF ANY CHARGE we are a Public service and you have paid in effect, in your taxes. Ride Skills is £50 and as someone pointed out this is because we have to pay for the track use although Brands Hatch and MSV let us have the rest of the facilities we use all day free of charge because of who we are.
RIDE SKILLS
Is exactly as has been described above except don't be fooled the First Aid on Ride Skills IS NOT THE SAME as a Full Biker Down course.
If you are interested in attending either of these or both, my e-mail is james.sanderson@kent.fire-uk.org and if you are members of this forum lets try and get you all on a course together!
All the best to you all.
Stay Sunny side up!
Fire-fighter Jim Sanderson
Kent Fire Bike Team