South Wales Fire & Rescue Service are due to launch a new Motorcycle Safety Scheme. With a new model Ducati Motorcycle based at Whitchurch Fire Station in Cardiff they are inviting members of the public, who already hold a full bike licence, to have their riding assessed.
A team of three dedicated Fire Service Officers are operating the scheme with the intention of reducing road casualties.
They say that almost two thirds of the Fire & Rescue Service calls relate to Road collisions and less and less are call outs to fires.
So in a clever step to protect their budgets they are turning their attentions to Road Safety and Casualty Reduction. Throughout the region they already play host to the Pass Plus Cymru Scheme aimed at newly qualified car drivers.
This is another step in ‘getting the message across’. They say that the intention is to promote the Bikesafe Scheme and to promote ‘Post Test Training’.
The Fire Officers have all undertaken a Basic Standard Police Riding Course and their efforts must be applauded.
But what you must remember is that these officers are NOT qualified Instructors. They are not professional instructors. They can assess and advise.
The only place to get professional instruction is from a Professional Instructor.
Professional Instructors, such as those at 1st Class Rider Training-Cardiff are highly trained and are able to recognise faults in your riding, but not only that, they can analyse the fault and work out remedial corrective action to rectify the fault.
We support the Fire & Rescue Service in this campaign and look forward to working with them to further achieve their goal of reducing motorcycle casualties.
We will keep this post up-dated as the further details are released.