Bikers offered free safety skills training

Thursday November 17, 2011

Local motorcyclists and scooter riders are being given the chance to attend free skills training sessions to improve road safety awareness and save lives.

Hammersmith & Fulham Council is offering bikers and scooter riders who live, work or study in the borough a free place at a session on the BikeSafe or ScooterSafe London scheme, which helps bikers to stay safe on the capital’s busy roads.

People can sign up to the scheme online or by attending a road safety event on Friday 25 November, 7am-10am on Beadon Road, just outside the Hammersmith & City line underground station in Hammersmith.

Council road safety officers will be on hand to register people interested in the course, and Met Police traffic officers and representatives from the local motorcyclists’ group of the Institute of Advanced Motorists will also be there to offer general motorcycling safety advice.

Cllr Nick Botterill, deputy leader and cabinet member for environment, welcomed the continued initiative. He said: “We want to improve the safety of all the motorcyclists and scooter riders who live here, or travel through the borough. The training days and our officers give people information about the potential dangers they face on the road but most importantly allow them to get the most out of biking in a safe way.”

For more information on motorcycling, staying safe on the borough’s roads, and the BikeSafe project, visit our road safety web pages.